If a Victorian lesbian mystery with a Dickensian motif sounds too good to be true... Well it really might be. I found Fingersmith engaging at first, than tediously overwritten as I forced myself to finish. The twists are interesting, as is the relationship between the two protagonists, but (spoiler-ish), they spend so much time apart after part one that I kind of lost interest. Really cool concept, a lot of people absolutely love it, but sadly this one just wasn't for me.