Normally, I would write a short summary of books before writing the review part but I honestly can't even give you guys a resume because this book had no story.
When I first saw this book I was so excited. I was expecting some historical fantasy/suspense novel resembling a little to Cassandra Clare's The Mortal Instruments series.
*Sigh* I didn't like this book as much as I hoped I would.
Here's why:
The whole first part of the book (which accounts for 33% of the novel) is PURE PUUURRE FLUFF! You can literally just take it out, replace it by a less monotonous five paged resume and the book would still make sense. It was so slow and it wasn't going anywhere. I was confused by the Mrs., Miss, Mr. *inserts name*. Just give your character a name and stick with that name. Don't mix it up. Also, avoid putting two names that are very similar (ex: George and Georgie). It tends to mystify the reader.
The second part was a little better but by the time I got there, I was a little bored. Things were starting to get interesting and the story was just about to develop. It still remained very slow and quite uneventful.
The third part was where things were going on but I was just so annoyed and fed up that I speed read it.
In general, I still think that starting a book with a punch remains the best way to grab a reader's interest. I don't recall this book containing any important main characters ( there were just so many characters and they all read the same). I wanted at least one strong female persona and that didn't happen. I won't lie. I skipped numerous pages and there was even a French mistake just to top it off.
On to the good parts:
I loved the very rich vocabulary and even though I complained previously about the super duper long character development, it was still quite well written.
Verdict: I believe this book needs lots of work.
1.5 stars