Diamonds in the Rough by Charmaine Pauls: Review

I have been reading the books from this author for several years now. Being on her review team is wonderful, frustrating sometimes. Especially when she writes books in a series using cliffhangers.

Everybody hates cliffhanger. Especially when you’re reviewing ahead of actual publication. It seems we have to wait longer.

But the story, this part two, definitely one not to be missed. Here are my thoughts.

Diamonds in the Rough by Charmaine Pauls
Series: Diamonds are Forever Trilogy (Book 2)
Publisher: Independently published (July 9, 2020)
ISBN-13: 979-8656678810

ABOUT:
A DARK MAFIA ROMANCE

Girls like me, we know how to survive.
We each have our own little ways, but we acquire those skills at the same tender age.

If you ask me how many times a person can die, I’ll tell you many times. As many times as a man stabs you in the stomach with betrayal and wrings out your heart with lies.

Girls like me, we live.
We don’t get a choice.
We step over the cliff and fall.
Eat, sleep, die, and repeat.

(Diamonds in the Rough is Book 2 of the Diamonds are Forever Trilogy and ends on a cliffhanger. Diamonds in the Dust (Book 1) must be read to follow the story. Diamonds are Forever (Book 3) concludes the story and will be released on 15 September 2020.)

Diamonds in the Rough by Charmaine Pauls Review

Just when you think everything is calming down and moving forward, you know there has to be a big twist in the plot. Pauls gets me again with the cliffy on this one.

If you read my notes I leave on Goodreads while I’m reading the book, you know I was very frustrated in certain parts of the story. Especially towards the end when Maxime throws Zoe for a loop and really catches the reader off guard. Grr

I don’t think I have gotten over that yet. I’m just hoping that when book 3 comes out we don’t find that she has made a critical error. But I say you go, girl.

Diamonds in the Rough is frustrating, passionate, and super hot because of their amazing connection together. But it also pissed me off too! Maybe by the time book 3 comes out with the conclusion I will have calmed down. Maybe.

Pauls is an amazing writer in the darker side of romance novels. She does a fabulous job blending the light in between the dark. Her books are a compulsion that I just can’t miss!

Disclaimer: Chris has personally reviewed the product listed above. She has not received any monetary compensation for her review but did receive a free ebook so she could evaluate and use it for this post. Her thoughts & opinions in this review are unbiased & honest and your opinions may differ.