This book was cool. I have a really hard time finding books set in Victorian England that don't make me so annoyed with the sexism. While this book most definitely had varying levels of sexism, they worked with the story and the female lead wasn't a ridiculously submissive woman. The twists in the book did actually surprise me and I wasn't able to keep everyone separated despite a larger cast of characters. I will definitely be reading the sequel and be keeping an eye on this author. I really enjoyed the writing style and was shocked to see this was her first. The only reason that I didn't give the book a higher mark was the pace--I felt the beginning could've been a little faster BUT by the end...the book was moving fast :D