I really loved this book, although it had some flaws (as some people have already mentioned in the comments). It is true that the first part is a little slower and harder to read (even though I think that is kind of expected, since we're getting to know everybody) and I do feel that we were left with some loose ends at the end of the book ((view spoiler)[ the incest thing being the bigger one - all through the book I was DREADING the moment that I would see the creepy brother/uncle do something to her sister/niece (daughter?), and there was so much build up about him, and in the end we don't know if he ever did do something, or was just plain creepy... so why make me suffer through all of his creepy thoughts? (hide spoiler)]), but the main points were all beautifully solved. 
 If you love a good story about a family -with romance, family secrets and scandals - this is for you. This kind of reminded me of Isabel Allende's "The House of Spirits", just because of the whole family tree thing, all the stories from all the different eras - and how everything ends up intertwining.