Dirty Like Jude: An Enemies to Lovers Romance (Dirty, Book 5)

This series is seriously giving me whiplash. This book was great! Roni is the character I didn’t know I needed in this world, and Jude has been a fixture in this realm since the beginning. It was great to get their background, and it didn’t drag. I always felt curious when we’d switch gears and went back years into their relationship. It was hinted in previous books, so it was refreshing to get the scoop, and it wasn’t as cringeworthy as Brody and Jessa’s story (sorry I’m still bitter about that crappy read). You feel for Roni. Jude breaks her heart, because he is too immature at the time to process and communicate correctly. And the same with Roni really. They were teenagers when they met, and they both had some growing to do. The MC side wasn’t as brutal as most MC reads, the author keeps it light for the most part, and it’s appreciated. I enjoyed this one. So hats off to the author for giving us a good read with Jude and Roni. They’re sweet and 30 year old Jude is definitely book boyfriend material. I am STOKED to get back to Zane and Maggie. Heck yes to the world tour shenanigans!!!

I like the way Mrs Diamond writes. However , I did not love Roni. I did not find her very relatable. Her character did a lot of stupid, slutty things and just had really bad judgement. So far my least favorite of the dirty series.

Great book, just by Jude being able to put his girls past behind them and move forward with what they have now. ❤️❤️❤️

I recently found Jaine Diamond’s Dirty Series and fell in love with her writing style and her characters. I read the other books in the series (KU) in less than a week, and went back and purchased all of them. Could not wait for Dirty Like Jude so I volunteered to review as an ARC reviewer. I am so honored! I wish that I could give this book and the others in the series more than 5 stars! Jaine Diamond has created a group of complex characters that you will easily fall in love with. It is obvious that she knows her characters well, her story lines are consistent, and her characters stay true to themselves throughout each book. Although he is not a member of the band, Jude is an essential character in this series. Both he and Roni are a big part of the whole picture and this was the perfect time to tell their stories. Just like the other characters in the series they have their own personal issues. Jude struggles with responsibilities in two different worlds that he tries to keep separate but always collide; and Roni is linked to both of his worlds. Their love story has covered a decade of hate, betrayal, heartache, and misunderstandings. There are a lot of twist and turns, angry moments, happy moments, and moments when I cried. This series is amazing and Dirty Like Jude did not disappoint! Can’t wait for the next in the series! Please hurry! I need Ash!

Let me preface this by saying I did like Jude in this story-very much so. He's head of security for Dirty, Jessie's best friend, and also a member of a motorcycle gang (of which his older brother Piper is VP). He's a hot, bada** , protective alpha male, very good at his job. He's had a thing for Roni since he was nineteen yrs old, and was going to make a move on her, until he overheard her telling Jessa about a stupid "bucket list" she had set for herself that included seducing his brother Piper. Sickened, he backed away. Fast forward to another night when he found Roni sitting alone during a party in tears on the porch steps of his brothers house. He leaned in to kiss Roni, not knowing she had just made a play for his brother, and then gotten dumped right afterward. Out of guilt, Roni pushed him away, but realized what a mistake she'd made going after Piper, because Jude was really the man her heart wanted. Later, Jude finds out Roni slept with his brother, and Piper tell Jude it would be stupid to be with Roni because she was an easy lay and would never be faithful. Jude is crushed-and furious with Roni. That's why he told her they would "never go down that road". Roni truly broke Jude's heart first, even though through most of the books she's always making Jude out to be the bad guy, never owning up to her own mistakes, failures, and just generally selfish behavior. She takes pride in being the Party Girl, she uses her sexuality as a weapon (at least I see it that way), and she's very self absorbed. I really had a hard time working up sympathy for her character, because she brought so much of her problems on herself. She never had a decent conversation with Jude about anything meaningful, because she was too worried about gaining all of the "power" of their relationship using sex. Not taking responsibility for anything going wrong between them (except in the end) really bothered me about her character. Jude's POV is what kept me reading the story, 'cause I truly do love that man.

Jude and Roni did not disappoint. It’s always the way it is when two people aren’t honest because they are protecting themselves from their feared heartbreak! The push and pull these two had sizzled!!!! I absolutely wanted to throttle Piper at the end, but if that is what made these two finally have an open conversation and admit how they feel, then I’m here for it. These two were off the charts HOT!!!

This love story is sad, difficult, feelings hurt, omg made me tear waiting for someone to put their shield down because as much as they've hurt each other the love is so true. But seriously after I'm done with all the books, one more to go :( #Netflix needs to put a series of the books movies of each book like the "After" movies series. It would be so awesome.

I started this series last week because I was in a book slump after reading a few great 5🌟 books. Nothing was holding my attention and that rarely happens. When I checked out KU group on FB I saw people recommending books and Dirty Like Me was one of them. I figured what the heck, this was a new author for me and I love the rock star genre when done right. I was hooked from the very beginning! I could not get enough of the crew from Dirty! So well written and delivered. Great characters, fantastic storyline, and delivered with so much heart. I am definitely a fan now! Each book was just as good as the next. You just has to keep reading. Don't hesitate to scoop this up!! So worth every star!!

Will read it again. I really loved Roni how she thought things through when it involved Jude. Example he had an extra helmut; didn't want to think it was for other chicks, I let myself believe it was for me (it was). They had lots of heartache to deal with. She had multiple men in her life (he had multiple women) but he was jealous and didn't want to commit until he realized it was always Roni. Loved Jude. v

Well good to get a closer look at Jude and Roni (V for Veronica) after that taste of them in the Wedding Novella. There were many glimpses of them over a ten year period. Both in love but so many obstacles in there way. They also hurt each other with words and acts over that period. Very pleased that they forgave each other and stayed together.

Jaine is a wonderful story teller. She really gets to the heart of each of her characters in such a real and reaching way. Each of her characters and their love stories are so beautifully portrayed, all the heart ache, hot sex and falling in love. Can’t recommend them enough and now I’m heading off to start the players series…

Zwei die zusammenpassen sich aber über Jahre wegen der Verhaltensregeln ihres Umfelds auseinanderbringen lassen bis sie kapieren, dass es nur an ihnen selbst ist zu entscheiden ob sie zusammen sind oder nicht.

I absolutely loved it! It seems to me, that Roni and Jude are to dependend - I would liked it more if they were more independend. I love her writing-style too :)