Daughter of Diamonds

Luck Gods Series, Book 3

By: J. Gabriel Gates

Narrated by: Paige Reisenfeld

Four tribes of warring demigods rule over luck in our world. To survive, Aggie must find out who is murdering them…

As a newly minted Queen of Hearts and a high school senior, Aggie has her hands full. Being a demigoddess. Managing her OCD. Prepping for the SATs. And most of all searching for her mom, who has been brainwashed and remade into a bad luck goddess, the Queen of Spades.

Aggie needs help from her suit of luck gods to get her mom back. But when a prominent Heart is murdered, the Valentines split into factions and question her leadership—because Aggie is one of the suspects. To prove her innocence and regain her suit’s loyalty, Aggie must solve the murder. Her partner on the case? Her roguish sort of ex-boyfriend, the Jack of Hearts. The investigation will pit them against goblins, sylphs, bad luck gods, a mysterious secret order, and even members of their own suit.

And they’ll have to hurry. Because the Queen of Spades has plans, too. Plans that could cast a shadow of misery over the entire world…

Daughter of Diamonds is book 3 of The Luck Gods Series, is a YA urban fantasy series featuring slow-burn romance, royal intrigue, found family, and a mind-bending original magic system based on the four card suits.

©2023 J. Gabriel Gates (P)2024 Steed Publishing and Media, LLC

Critic reviews

“There’s action, attraction, demigods, and lots of good and bad luck. It’s pure genius, and it will steal your heart!” - Bonita Gutierrez, Author of the Werewolf Whisperer series"

Sparkling Diamond!!

This series is just so much fun! The twists and turns keep on coming and you never know what’s going to happen next. Paige does an EXCELLENT job capturing each character (and accent, for that matter!🤣). I have thoroughly enjoyed each one so far!

Surprising

The third book to the series didn’t disappoint! There were more twists and turns that I didn’t see coming. I almost cried at one scene and then bam it changed in an instant. More characters were added to the story which aren’t my favorite. My favorite so far is Duce. I am hoping he doesn’t change in the next book , that would make me sad. I do recommend this series. It is a different kind of a fantasy series that has teams from a deck of cards . It has a lot of action, betrayal, complicated relationships, mystery, romance and twists and turns. Looking forward to the last book to the series!

Mystery

Narrator continues to do an amazing job. Highly enjoyable book to listen to. She has all the voices and book showcases her talents. I could listen to her perform all day. Wait!! I have!

This book is an excellent continuation of the story that I have come to love. You really see Aggie and Rachel at odds in an original twist on mother/ daughter relationships.

Gabriel’s writing is impeccable and impressive, as usual. His writing style is to be admired, studied, etc. His depth of characters keeps expanding and I was invested in all of their stories. I will definitely be listening to the next book in the series.


This book is more of a sleuth mystery than the adventure the others were. Exploring who murdered the king and going down those paths. It’s a nice continuation of the story. I felt the book should have ended sooner. Because it ended on a non-climax and there was a very good possible ending that would have been a cliff hanger just a little before the end.