ENDED UP DISAPPOINTING
After a series of more challenging literary works, I decided to take a break with The Miniaturist. To begin with, I became totally engrossed in the novel. I has high hopes of it being a modern day Wilkie Collins. However, by the end I was pretty disappointed because I felt that too many aspects that had created suspense and mystery throughout the story were simply not satisfactorily resolved. I later watched the BBC mini-series that was based on the book, and whilst that also shared some of the inherent failings of the novel, others were addressed and more or less resolved.