Ok, this book has been on my to-read list absolutely forever, and I finally decided to go through with it. Whereas I totally get how it's described as a "delightful romp," there were moments that I couldn't quite get behind. I felt like Willig wrote a really fun romance novel, and a really good historical novel, and then tried to mesh them together. 
 Ultimately I did realllllllyyy start to like it once things started moving and the real action took place, and I *loved* the direction Willig took - it was totally unexpected! (view spoiler)[(But so much better than how it could have gone - I would not have been able to stand behind Amy as the Pink Carnation ... she was too flighty!) (hide spoiler)] 
 Overall, a good introduction to what could be a pretty good series. I'll definitely check out the second!