I'm leaving this starless until I finish my review because I just don't know. 
 One thing I can say is that it really did pick up at the end but I'm sad it didn't do that sooner. I think so many things weren't explained enough and others were explained too much. 
 Basically, I have a lot of things to think about before I write my full review. 
 I do really want to read Phantom of the Opera now.