I seem to be on the wrong end of a 60/40 divide here - this book was so fun?! 

The writing was fluid with very likeable characters. I thought the shifts in POV benefited the pacing of the story, whilst also showing the reader around many parts of Georgian London. This, together with the many quirks and trades of everybody (jewellery, bookbinding, antiquity, soirées etc etc.) as well as the overall mystery plot, kept me hooked. The romance was also cute, but not overdone in my opinion. 

I agree that the Pandora myth/ancient Greek inspiration itself was perhaps a bit underexplored, but overall I think placing everything in a different time period was refreshing and original. The ending was also a bit rushed for me - an epilogue would’ve been nice. 

Finally, I was somewhat disappointed by the uncritical treatment of antiquity trading and the wider colonial context. Reading Babel at the same time, the contrast is honestly stark. The story did include references to other inequalities

(e.g. through the Coombe brothers, Lottie or Ashmole)

, so this was a shame.

Overall though, this was a quick and entertaining read and I‘m looking forward to seeing more of this author!