I thought this book was really quite adorable. It follows the main character Agnes Grey as she becomes a governess to help her family and show them that she is a capable woman. One of the main focuses of this book is the upper class treatment of those considered lesser than them. 
While it sometimes felt like the descriptions of the characters dragged on a bit and there was more tell than there was show, I enjoyed all the cute moments that did happen in this book. Because of the way it was told, you get the sense that you are traveling with this woman as she walks down memory lane and recounts her governess years. There is never really any rush and things go at their own natural pace in this slice-of-life type novel, which, depending on the person, can be a good or bad thing.