A review by haramis
A Purely Private Matter by Darcie Wilde

2.0

This was a disappointment. I enjoyed the first one so thoroughly, and this one was such a mess. I liked that the first one was very light on romance, but this follow up has not only leaned in harder to that element, but as a love triangle, which, no, no thank you. The mystery was convoluted to the point of not particularly making sense. Worse, it hinged on a title inheritance that is not a thing -- two sisters, one marries a marquess, the other a tradesman, and then tradesman's children are in line for their cousins' title. No. That's not how it works. I saw someone speculating that it was a typo, but if so, it happened twice, in two different conversations. I don't know how you get to this point in historical fiction without researching inheritance, especially if it's the meat of your mystery. I won't be continuing with the series.