I don't think I could pick a favourite out of the three men, although I do love Lorcan's kindness to Cyn.

And even thought it's set in the modern day, it has a timeless feeling, there aren't references to characters checking social media on their phones, or anything). To accommodate this, the writing maintained a solid pattern of going between the past and future but it was done so well!

Bea did a good job with the first part to the duet series in not only bringing the characters to life, given all that we learn about each of them. This book was focused around establishing their history and giving the characters time to reestablish their connection to each other. I’ve been enamored with her since we met her in the Masks world, and the Deana-Dhe have been menacingly swimming around like hungry sharks since we met them in the Stardom world.

Which just so happen to hold importance, as it played a big part of the storyline since it carried a link between them all. Guilty pleasure, not gonna lie, and there were hints in book 1, which makes sense with how close the guys are, and I hope we get more in book 2! Childhood trauma, selective mutism, and a lonely, loveless existence are made worse by her father's idea of tough love. I have been desperate to learn more about the Dheana-dhe so when I heard that a duet was coming out based around them and Cyn (13) I was super excited! They want me to make diamonds, a drug that has the ability to heighten the senses, and manipulate emotions.I kept picturing her as one of their beautiful butterflies, and them cruelly plucking her wings off. it’s just super forgetable there’s nothing special about the characters or the plot and it didn’t even have smut to make up for it like i needed something to keep me pushing through this book. One thing to add is just like with Their Obsessionduet, Bea had me falling hard for one in particular that being Lorcan. However that didn’t mean everything was answered straight away, seeing as secrets were still being kept and mysteries were still to be unravelled.

The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. i’m not gonna do a summary bc this book was boring as shit and i don’t wanna bother remembering it but the plot was mediocre along w the characters there’s like no growth within the main girl i feel and the main guys changed ig but i didn’t care about it enough like the ending was a cliffhanger bc main girl got kidnapped but i’m not reading the next book there’s sm other better books out there. There are a couple different kinks and some darker scenes, but nothing as dark or menacing as The Masks if you have read that duet from this author.If you're going to read this, I suggest reading the Dancer and the masks first but if not after so you'll understand the connection between all of them. However that didn’t stop the ending from having you wanting to know more, and seeing how it will all play out for Cyn and Arden, Carrick and Lorcan aka The Deana-Dhe in the finale Curses and Cures. Having read the Academy of Stardom series, I couldn't wait to know the story of the Deana-dhe and their love story. They've brought her to their home (they live on their own island in a spooky old monastery) to make Diamonds for them (a special drug).

The Deana-Dhe was portrayed as quite the mystery in TDATM and now we get to read about the history behind their personas. Cyn is a mute girl and made a vow that she will never ever squeak, scream or speak a word around them.This story almost feels like a fairy tale – a mute girl with a tragic past, and 3 criminal guys with fearsome reputations who bring her to their remote home and give her a task. Bea Paige has blown my mind one more time with Debts and Diamonds, first book of her new duet The Deana-Dhe, and it’s already tearing me apart waiting for the second part Curses and Cures after that brutal cliffhanger.