Diamond

My first book from this author and most certainly not my last. There are a lot of books available that claim to be dystopian with dark undertones but this book just knocked me for six! I wasn't quite sure what to expect but whatever it was it most certainly wasn't this. I read the synopsis and thought alrighty then futuristic sci fi with a mysterious heroine and the stereo typical alpha male. Can I state here and now that this book seems to have a life of its own and if it's a romance you seek then perhaps you will scream but if you want to get knocked on your ( no doubt) shapely behind then this book deserves to be read!
A harsh society where anything is possible and everything has a price. Into this awful setting comes Nadya a woman with secrets and unfortunately they are even kept from her! Her personal goal is to secure safety for those she cares for and to do that there's nothing that Nadya won't do. Getting inside the red door is just the start though as there may be monsters outside but there's also treachery and danger within . Gaining the attention of Lavarious Diamond is just the start as Nadya is about to crash through so many barriers on this journey that turns out to be revelationary !
I was a tad confused initially as to just what had happened to Nadya but I really liked that the reader was taken along on Nadya's voyage of self discovery . She is a unique character with strengths and a naivety that doesn't come from a lack of experience but more a complete lack of ingenuousness. She lacks guile and sophistication perhaps but understands full well that trust has to be earned.
Diamond knows he is not a good man but there's a part of him that wants to be and he believes he does good things. He sees things in black and white which handicaps him. Diamond was a character that unfortunately believed himself invulnerable and his arrogance meant he left himself wide open. Is there an attraction between them? Most definitely but it's just the beginning of Nadya's adventures. A shock ending and I haven't a clue what might happen next but then again I seem to think that perhaps the author hasn't either . Whatever comes next is going to be exciting , of that I have no doubt!
I was gifted a copy via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review