This is the epitome of the word "fluffy." Very light and lacking substance, but still fun enough to make it entertaining. On the audiobook side, I didn't love the narrator though, especially her version of male voices, so I'd recommend choosing the print version instead.

I can definitely see why this has such mixed reviews - there is a pretentiousness about both the characters and the writing - but I still found it incredibly absorbing. I do wish I hadn't watched the short first season of the television adaptation first because I kept trying to match events to the show, which happens in a fairly different order, and had images for the characters already in my head.