This was obviously quite well-researched, but I found myself wanting more out of it nonetheless. Part of it was that the speech patterns at times didn't quite feel right for the time, I think. I did enjoy the suffragette storyline and Victoria's almost inadvertent politicization, since I think that wasn't an uncommon thing. I quite liked the love interest in this story, though that's a relatively small part of the novel. 
 Anyway, I think my standards for historical fiction are really picky, so take my so-so rating with a grain of salt.