While this book started off really interesting and mysterious, my interest in it began to decrease after a while. The writing just drags, I literally skipped pages without feeling I missed something. It was written poeticly, and even includes some poems, which a lot may like but I didn't care for that, since it just added to the feeling that this book oftentimes didn't get to the point. While some characters seemed fascinating in the first couple of pages there was not enough to them to keep me engaged. Adeline was especially plain: while I felt sorry for her sad life there was not much character except weeping all the time. I felt like I didn't get her so her journey became less meaningful to me. Neither did I understand why everyone fell for her immidiatly. There were some good bits: the abbey was atmospheric, there was a nice twist and some other enjoyable stuff, but near the end I just couldn't wait until it was over.