I liked it.Not as much as I was expecting to though. Loved Valentine! Wanted to see more of Fr Michael, her brothers, aunt and niece were great. I even didn't mind her not really knowing what she wanted. But I did think the whole setup of the brothers keeping fortune hunters away from her was dumb. That was such common regency behavior, I have no idea why she thought it was unusual. Anyway, at all those balls and parties she was going to, she would have ended up talking to whoever was there - even dancing with a few of the less well-off man. The idea that she absolutely couldn't pick an acceptable husband unless her brothers backed completely away is ridiculous. I think it would have been more interesting if Melbourne could have figured a way to get Valentine and Eleanor together without have her declare her 'independence.'