I almost don't want to write a review and waste more of my life on this book. I really hated it, and not only that but it was so long. It felt like I was reading it forever and yet somehow it never ended. I was so bored and I hated all the characters and I hated the storyline.

The most interesting part to me was when Billie was in France and her whole coming of age story. That was the only part that actually felt like a novel to me. The rest of it was more just about the life of this one store catering to the absurdly wealthy. It reminded me of when you play war with toys as a kid but 90% of the time is spent on setting up the battle and not actually fighting. Fun for play, not so much for the book. Nothing made me care.

I wouldn't recommend this. I don't know why anyone would enjoy this. I didn't. I wish I could forget it and I really wish I'd dnfed this. It's unfortunate I did not. I'm glad for anyone who likes this, but I truly cannot understand why.