Well, well, well. This pleasantly surprised me at the end. I'll admit that it in no way passed Dear Mr. Knightley - I'm not sure any of Katherine Reay's books will ever be able to surpass that one - but it was absolutely excellent! My second favorite out of her three books now. ;) 
 The Good 
 These characters were absolutely adorable. I didn't love Lucy very much, and James was okay, but Helen!!! She was probably my favorite - her or Dillon. Yes, yes, Dillon was a minor character, but I adored him, and I think he was even better than James. Bette was so adorable, too. Oh gravy, no, my favorite character was Sid. Hands down. 
 The plot, too, was intriguing. There were a ton of references to everything from William Wordsworth to Jane Austen to, of course, the Bronte sisters. The "plot" part of the title makes a lot of sense, now that I think about it. And I loved that decorating was involved! 
 (view spoiler)[The ending was what made the book for me. Lucy's eventual honesty is something that is so precious, and this book demonstrates that, while doing the right thing might not be rewarding and might even hurt you emotionally or financially, it's still the right thing to do. I loved that! Well done, Katherine Reay! (hide spoiler)] 
 The Bad 
 The beginning was both too slow and too fast for me, I think. It jumped right into the middle of things, and I think that turned me off a little. Eventually that wore off, thankfully. The interesting part is that the writing style and the way the story flowed reminded me of Lucy herself, which was awesome. 
 The Ugly 
 Language: None 
 Romance: Nothing beyond kissing 
 Violence: None 
 Other: Lying and deception 
 A gorgeous book!!! I honestly won't forget this for a really long time. This is... dare I say it... a MASTERPIECE. :)