The remarkable life & times of Eliza Rose by Mary Hooper

Fifteen year old Eliza Rose sets off to London in hope to find her father and live a happy life with him. But as soon as she arrives things go horribly wrong; Eliza is sent to prison for stealing a pasty. After spending several weeks there she is enormously relieved to be rescued by old Ma Gwyn. But the life Ma Gwyn has in store for Eliza is not the life she had hoped for.

She is once again rescued, this time by Ma Gwyn’s daughter, Nell. Nell takes Eliza under her wings and introduces her to the life of glamour, money and prestige, a life she thought she would never see. Join Eliza as she enters the world of royalty and power, falls in love, finds out her family secret that changes her life and discovers that things aren’t always what they seem, and sometimes they can be better.

Honestly I expected this to be a better book. The story was at certain points really dreadfull and the main characters didn't seem to progress in anything. It is a nice try to be a fantastic historical young adult novel, but the story just lacks action and good character. The story itself reminded me a bit of the story of Les Miserables (where the main character also steals and gets into a horrible prison )It could have been more entertaining when it was written in the first person narrative, I certainly would have found it a better read if it was from Eliza's point of view.
With this third person point of view I somehow didn't care at all what was happening to Eliza.
I certainly will try another novel by Mary Hooper, but this book just wasn't it for me.