I've learnt over the years to give ALL books a chance as sometimes it may surprise me, and it has proved me right at times. I was aware that I may not be keen when I chose to try this one and sadly I'm not. For me, I struggled to become engrossed due to the art references. Their is a fair amount at the beginning and I struggled with it. I can honestly say it's a beautiful opening to a book if this is your thing though.