There was an overriding story running through all of this but it's written as a collection of short stories really, all round one building over a period of 90 years or so.

Some of the characters peaked my interest, some of them were really dull and didn't capture me. Inevitably, the interesting characters all die and the dull ones got to carry on.

I tend to struggle with a short story as a format as I always want to know more and this was no different.

There were some nicely written bits but overall I found it a bit dull really and was glad I when I finished it.