I knew when I picked up this book that its a teenage novel. I also knew that it was set in a different time. I primarily picked it up for the laughs. It is a book about giving up pretentions. It explicitly states that it was meant for teenagers. I think people that age should rather read this than Twilight or something. 
 the story was pretty straightforward, there were some turns but they were not hard to predict. 
 The narration could have been better, its rather confusing and thin at times. A one time read.