A review by lesserjoke
Her Dark Curiosity by Megan Shepherd

2.0

This sequel to The Madman's Daughter starts out strong, moving Juliet Moreau from her father's tropical island to a snowy London beset by a serial killer who may be someone from her past -- or at least, his darker side. However, this Jekyll and Hyde pastiche is quickly dropped in favor of an ever-widening conspiracy plot, with every reveal and each new villain more cartoonish than the last. The novel never really finds a sure footing, and it maddeningly traps Juliet in the exact same boring love triangle that she had set firmly behind her at the end of the previous story. Even Juliet's welcome (and long-awaited) embrace of her own darker instincts can't save such a mess.