I find it difficult to describe this book. It's modern, but it's not. It's romantic, but not necessarily in the ways you expect it to be. (It is romantic in all the ways you hope it to be, however.) It has a love triangle, but not like you've ever seen before. It's religious, but it's an idealized religion. Not a lot happens, but SO MUCH happens. It's YA, but it could also have extreme broad appeal...to the right sort of people. There's dancing and genetics and a slight mystery and monarchy and kissing. It is effectively a cross between two of my other favorite books this year--The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue and Jane, Unlimited. If any of that sounds appealing to you, you will likely find That Inevitable Victorian Thing (that title! that cover!) to be a perfect match for you, too.