TLDR: Dirty Diana is smart, subtle, and unapologetically sexy in a way that feels refreshingly mature. If you’re over the overly explicit, juvenile romances flooding the market, this is one to pick up. It’s everything you want in a romance but with that grown-up edge. 

 

Dirty Diana is the kind of romance that doesn’t need to be flashy to leave an impact. The spice level here is understated, classy—so demure and sexy that it completely pulls you in without being overly explicit. It feels genuinely adult in a way that’s rare to find in contemporary romance these days. So much of what’s out there can feel, well... kind of juvenile and tasteless, but this book balances intimacy with elegance, capturing that slow-burn allure without trying to spell everything out. 

 

Reading this felt a lot like watching Sex/Life on Netflix—just as intriguing and unapologetically sexy but with a refined, mature edge that makes you want to lean in closer. Diana’s world is layered and complex, giving you glimpses of her inner life that feel real and grounded. She’s in this in-between place, struggling to find passion in a routine life, and it’s in the quiet, reflective moments that you really start to feel for her. The book explores her desires without the need for over-the-top drama, making her journey one of personal rediscovery that you can’t help but root for. 

 

My only gripe? It ended too soon! I could’ve easily spent another hundred pages in Diana’s world, watching her story unfold at its own pace. But maybe that’s a good thing— I’m that much more excited for the rest of the trilogy.