I went into Diamond Devil expecting a messy but satisfying romance. Instead, I got a story that sets up deep family betrayal and then refuses to resolve it. The central conflict a woman sleeping with her sister’s fiancé could have been powerful if it had been addressed with honesty and emotional consequences. Instead, the most affected character, Celine, is quietly erased from the plot, and the sequel skips ahead five years without ever giving her a voice or closure.
The writing style is fine, but the storytelling feels incomplete. Relationships are abandoned instead of resolved, and the most important emotional threads are left hanging. If you value believable character arcs and fair resolutions, this series may leave you feeling unsatisfied.
Taylor’s actions made it impossible for me to connect with her as a heroine. She knowingly pursued a relationship with her sister’s fiancé while her sister was alive and hospitalized, then later tried to present herself as morally superior. The lack of accountability or realistic consequences for her choices left the story feeling hollow and the romance unconvincing.