This is my favorite book series. It is like any good YA book series but has some of the most interesting and dynamic characters and writing I've read within the genre. Additionally, I love historical fiction and the setting of Victorian London is well written. This is also the only love triangle series I've found satisfactory and well written and Twilight and the Hunger Games pale in comparison in the love triangle department. While it follows some typical YA plot points and angst, it supersedes the normal YA by its satisfactory ending and moving and emotional impact.