I'm not a huge fan of Phantom of the Opera I've never read that book and barely liked the movie. Lol! I don't know why I wanted to read this. And honestly, while reading this book I thought it was just okay. I would have rated it a 3 because I liked it well enough. But if you can make it to the end..... just make it there! The main character gets edgy and I like it! And that ENDING, is why I loved it more than I thought I would. Sometimes I love the tragedy more. That's just my opinion on this one.