Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Lukewarm lesbian romance

I am afraid that I completely missed out on what is meant to be so mesmerizing about this book (judging by the other glowing reviews.) Firstly, the plot is melodramatic, verging on ludicrous and unbelievable. The two main characters, Maud (the lady) and Sue (her maid and lover) never come alive. They are like wooden dolls moving through Victorian London, and are almost interchangable. The only thing that is good is the accurate period detail and Water's ability to create atmosphere. But much of it is just padding, padding, paddding, and even when you get to the bones of it, there is nothing much there, save a few good sex scenes and some very detailed descriptions of ladies underwear.Admittedly, I gave up on this half way through. Maybe it picked up towards the end, but I doubt it.