I was joggling between two and three stars. While it passed my time well and the story had couple of twists and surprising turns it became tedious at times. I really wanted to like the book just because my interest in Victorian times is growing every minute. The author just didn't succeed in making my heart jump, tear my hair, shed tears or laugh. In other words, it did not stir my emotional side. I also felt that in some occasions the reader was under estimated by not allowing to make own conclusions or repeating certain things too much.