The Tailor's Daughter

For the first 100 pages or so I thought this was going to be a 5 star book. I was loving it. Graham's writing is on the formal and flowery side but I found it beautiful. I was so curious to see where it was going to go. However, my interest ebbed as the book went on because this is way too long and......more

When starting this book, it didn't take long to get sucked into the beautiful world of upper-class tradespeople of London in Victorian times. The story doesn't start with much action in the first few pages, and there isn't even any dialogue, so its slow speed had me doubtful, but only briefly. I qui......more

I picked up this historical romance because I craved a well written story set in Victorian England, and several reviews said the writing was outstanding even if the story itself was a little boring. Unfortunately, the writing annoyed me from the start. Graham tells rather than shows 80% of the time,......more

I found this story to be entirely too schizophrenic to enjoy completely. Although it's not formatted this way, I felt like there were three different plots, with fairly significant lulls in between that made it difficult to continue reading. The author couldn't seem to decide if she wanted this to b......more

This novel took me FOREVER to read, and I often didn't look forward to picking it up; however, when I had large chunks of time to read I found myself really enjoying the story. This is not a book for reading when you have ten minutes to spare. The author's style reminds me of Jane Austen, and you ne......more