An interesting idea, but I'm not a huge fan of Barnes method of writing. I just felt like the Disneyification of England had a lot more potential than was exploited in this book. I think my largest issue was with the expectation that we were supposed to care about the main character while simultaneously accepting that she is a fairly worthless character, who is entirely consumed with self loathing. If there were more evidence of her not being an utter prat, it could have probably been pulled off, but alas, this was not the case. Additionally, the final third of the book seemed very rushed.