A Royal Affair

Unlike some of the other reviews I have seen, I liked this book better than the first one. I thought it flowed better and the dialogue wasn't as clunky. There was banter throughout and I appreciated that the mystery, for the most part, was not about murder. Not sure how I feel about using real people in fictional scenarios but overall it was an interesting plot and I liked seeing the characters develop. The author has a real talent for writing dialogue and most of the book therefore is dialogue, but it is a refreshing change from most mysteries I read.

I enjoyed the second book in the Bainbridge and Sparks series. However, I did not like it as much as the first book, perhaps because the storyline seemed a little bit unlikely for these two women to be working on. Whereas the first book made more sense in light of history and what may come up for two women running a new matchmaking agency, this book was a bit beyond the suspension of disbelief.