I was excited to get the opportunity to read this 2nd book after the 1st book cliffhanger left me reeling. However, we have yet another one and it’s just not my cup of tea. I would much rather one longer story with a HEA, just personal preference!

4.5 ⭐️

hell the fuck yeah brothers. this is what i’m talkin about!!!!

i love these characters and this world sm, this is the closest book to giving me that netflix drama fix and i need the next book yesterday! i genuinely recommend for quick and unputdownable brain candy books

I thoroughly enjoyed this sequel! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️. I appreciate how nuanced and messy Diana’s situation is. No one is perfect in this book, but no one is a villain, either.

what a fun series! book two, diana in love, focused heavily on diana’s relationship with her (still) husband, oliver. lots of honesty through therapy sessions together. jasper remains a variable but they’re back to their on again/off again “see you when it’s convenient” status.
i can’t wait to see where the dirty diana project goes and how much involvement petra will have.
these books hook you and i can’t wait to read the third!

thank you to random house publishing group for providing this book for review consideration via netgalley. all opinions are my own.

While I devoured this book in a day, it left me so unsatisfied. Why? Because it feels like Diana is even more at odds than she was in the first book? Did she really do all of this to get back with her husband? Idk!! And now I have to wait for book 3.

Diana in love completely swept me away. Diana’s rediscovery of herself, her passions, desires, and a long-lost spark, was written so deeply and emotionally. The author’s writing style makes every scene come alive, particularly when Diana reconnects with Jasper in Paris. You can feel the tension, the heartache, and the freedom all at once. What I loved most was how real Diana’s journey felt, struggling with her past while embracing who she’s becoming. This book is about reclaiming who you are, and that was one of the reasons it resonated with me in ways I didn’t expect. I can’t wait for the next book already.

The cliffhanger!!!! This book has such depth and emotional and is just so authentic! I can’t even choose between Oliver or Jasper but the true star of the story is Diana. It’s just a raw representation of heartache, friendships, life decisions and romance. Can’t wait until June!!!!!!

The first book in this series was a 5 star read for me, and probably one of my favorite books I read last year. I was thrilled to be approved for the second book. I have to be honest. I did not love this as much as I did book 1. I still loved reading about Diana and Jasper. I also loved reading about the conflict within Diana over her pending divorce and feelings for her soon to be ex-husband. The ending of this book was amazing. I loved it. I think I just got bored with the trip that Diana took with L'Wren and Alicia in Paris. We needed more Jasper in Paris. The love scenes were very well done, as they were in the first book. Diana is just such a well written character, and I think many middle aged women like myself can relate to her so well. I kinda of want to pull her out of the novel and have lunch with her, and talk about real life. I enjoyed this! 3.5 stars, sadly not a 5 this time.

Sometimes a sequel doesn’t live up to expectations when the first installment sets the bar so high. Not in this case!! Second book had the same magic as the first and I cannot wait for book number three. Going to start listening to the podcast now!

Thank you to NetGalley and The Dial Press/Random House for the eARC of this book. This is an honest review.

It is rare and thrilling when a second book in a series outshines the first. Such was the case with Diana In Love. I especially enjoyed the collision of past and present lives, not just with Jasper but with Alicia playing a more prominent role in this part of Diana’s journey. The disorientation of melding who you were with who you are was captured artfully, especially in the Paris chapters. As for the men in her life, this book was even more titillating and FRUSTRATING as the first, but in the best way. And that last sentence of that last chapter…I am dying for Diana Says Yes!

Diana in Love is the second book in the Dirty Diana series. While Diana in Love lacks some of the suspense of the first book, it makes up for it in smoldering intensity, lust, and, yes, love. Diana is still torn between her loyal and steadfast (but slightly boring!) husband Oliver, (although they are in the process of getting a divorce) and "the one that got away," her long lost love Jasper. When Diana travels to Paris with her two best girlfriends it turns into a romantic reunion with Jasper. And where else but the city of light could Jasper and Diana reconnect in such a passionate way? But when Diana returns home to her responsibilities as a mom and soon to be ex-wife, the possibility of a future with Jasper seems light years away. And Diana is still hiding her dirty secret-she is the voice behind a podcast that explores women's deepest fantasies and desires. Diana in Love doesn't take sides into who she should end up with (after all, there is still a book three!), but Oliver has a new girlfriend and his long buried libido has returned in a way that has Diana reexamining her choices. Diana in Love is a feisty and fun book filled with graphic and pulse pounding sex-sometimes that's exactly what's needed to examine your own loves and life.

A great second book about Diana! I liked this one just as much as the first. It was refreshing and entertaining. Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC.

Oh My GODDDDDD!! where do I begin? The love I have for this book/this series!!. I can't believe I need to wait until June 2025 for book 3....Thank you @netgalley for gifting me both Arc's. I went in to book #1 ( Dirty Diana) in a bit of a reading funk.. although I've read some great books lately, It was taking me days and days to get through them. It's been a long time since story and the characters had me in a choke hold that I couldn't put the book down. I read both books in one and a half days! The rollercoaster of emotions I felt from the main Character was so real and relatable. The authors did a spectacular job with the storyline and character development. the writing is sharp, real and convincing. I had to remind myself I was reading fiction!!!! I hope I am gifted an arc of book #3
One of the best series I have read. Highly recommend.

This book was just OK to me. It was a little bit too much of a romance book for my liking, and it had too much unrealistic scenarios going on. It was making it seem too far fetched and I didn’t like it

Thank you to NetGalley, to the author, and to the publisher for this complementary ARC in exchange for my honest review!!!

An enthralling sequel! It was fun to read about Diana’s adventures in Paris with her friends and to follow along as she figures out her feelings for Jasper and for Oliver. There is a good mix of storylines involving Diana’s love life, her friendships, and her professional life and aspirations. Can’t wait to read the next one!

Thank you To Random House and NetGalley for the opportunity to read a copy.

This was a fantastic sequel to Diana in Love! I read this in one sitting and cannot wait for part 3! You'll fall in love with Diana - she is just so real and raw.

Loved book 2 in this series and continued to fly through the pages as Diana’s story unfolded! This spicy read continues to reminded me of the Netflix series Sex/Life, with the spice level, and also the love triangle between past lover and the marriage-on-the-rocks husband. Each cliffhanger ending makes you crave the next subsequent book. Can’t wait for Part 3!! Hoping to win an ARC of it ASAP. Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity!!

This was such a fun book!! I fell in love with the main character. She was so fun and relatable and honest and real. I absolutely love it!

DIANA IN LOVE is full of humor, emotional depth that's real and raw, and characters I genuinely love and care about... reminding me why I fell in the love with the first book in the series, DIRTY DIANA. Still getting used to living alone and being separated from her husband Olivier, Diana is navigating this new life of hers, which can be tricky since she doesn't really know what it is she wants. Olivier seems to be doing well (getting fit) and moving on, and even though Diana's first love Jasper is still as alluring and intoxicating as before, he is consistently leaving her, heading to another country for work, not knowing when she'll see him again. People bring out different parts of ourselves and for Diana, she feels free and fearless when around Jasper. And due to the history with Olivier, she feels blocked and it's hard to be truthful and vulnerable around him, for fear of either hurting his feelings or how Olivier will judge her. Diana and Oliver are both changing, but how much of them is still the same?

Diana and Oliver start therapy to learn how to better communicate for their daughter's sake and to understand why they ended up where they are (sitting on a therapist's couch). I so loved the vulnerability and realness in those moments... the realizations that unfold in their sessions and the love that's still between them was compelling to read. I admire how the this series highlights how normal, healthy and freeing sex and fantasies (and expression of any kind really) are. I also appreciated the reminder how important it is to do things that light ourselves up and how much I want to live a life that feels like I am exactly where I am supposed to be. I really loved getting to know Diana's friends more and seeing how they "clash."

This series has been a true joy and a privilege to read and I will wish for time to hurry up so the final book can come out while at the same time to slow down so that day never comes and this series will never officially come to an end.

Much gratitude to Random House Publishing Group/Dial Press Trade Paperback and NetGalley for the arc in exchange for my honest review.