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A review by krisrid
A Purely Private Matter by Darcie Wilde
3.0
I enjoyed this second book in the Rosalind Thorne mystery series, but not quite as much as I did the first book.
I still love the character of Rosalind, and her capability to make a life for herself within a social structure that is mean, petty, judgmental and self-important. Rosalind, through no fault of her own was changed overnight from a proper lady within the "ton" to a penniless nobody with nothing, and she managed to build a new life without becoming a whore or marrying some horrid nasty man just to survive. That makes for an interesting, likable character. The fact that Rosalind uses her intelligence and her connections from her previous life to help other women survive problems offers plenty of fodder for a good story.
I think the reason I didn't love this book as much as the first is the subject-matter of the mystery. It drifted into the maudlin for me by the end, and the hyper-dramatics of the relationship matters of this era are not of particular interest to me. It was still a good, well-written story, and Rosalind was given plenty of opportunity to show her intelligence and ability to find things out and get things done. I was just a little less interested in the matters on which she was putting her skills to use this time around.
I love the series, this world, and Rosalind, and will definitely read a next book in this series [I hope there will be one although I realize it may be a while until that would happen given this one is only recently published].
I still love the character of Rosalind, and her capability to make a life for herself within a social structure that is mean, petty, judgmental and self-important. Rosalind, through no fault of her own was changed overnight from a proper lady within the "ton" to a penniless nobody with nothing, and she managed to build a new life without becoming a whore or marrying some horrid nasty man just to survive. That makes for an interesting, likable character. The fact that Rosalind uses her intelligence and her connections from her previous life to help other women survive problems offers plenty of fodder for a good story.
I think the reason I didn't love this book as much as the first is the subject-matter of the mystery. It drifted into the maudlin for me by the end, and the hyper-dramatics of the relationship matters of this era are not of particular interest to me. It was still a good, well-written story, and Rosalind was given plenty of opportunity to show her intelligence and ability to find things out and get things done. I was just a little less interested in the matters on which she was putting her skills to use this time around.
I love the series, this world, and Rosalind, and will definitely read a next book in this series [I hope there will be one although I realize it may be a while until that would happen given this one is only recently published].