I am not sure which was it... 
 Was it my aversion to any stories(books/movies/anything) that take place in wartime? 
 Was it the high expextations I had from the reviews I'd read about the book? 
 Was it that lately I am in a very bad mood? 
 Was it one or all of the above? 
 ...that made me go hhhmmmmffh with this book.