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Royals of Forsyth University #1
Lords of Pain
I never claimed to be a good girl, but I definitely never asked for this.
Killian, Tristian, and Rath.
These three men are a part of my past--one that I'd rather never look in the eye again. In high school, they knew my secrets and I knew theirs. They had power and I had nothing. The night everything fell apart, my stepbrother allowed his two best friends to take their rage out on me while he watched. While they laughed.
But what happened that night wasn’t my biggest secret. So I ran, planning on never coming back.
Three years later I’m standing on their doorstep like a stray. They’re more powerful than ever now, having risen to the rank of Lords at Forsyth University. But I’m still on the run and there's another monster chasing me down.
What could bring me back into their lives, their homes, and ultimately, their beds?
Fear.
Shame.
Desperation.
Killian, Rath, and Tristian aren’t the only ones who want me. There’s someone far more dangerous out there who's been stalking me since I left town the first time. Someone who makes the evil I know feel less dangerous than the evil I don’t.
But being their Lady is more than just fancy clothes and reputation.
I might be under their protection, but I’m also at their mercy.
And there's nothing a Lord loves more than taking control.
Killian, Tristian, and Rath.
These three men are a part of my past--one that I'd rather never look in the eye again. In high school, they knew my secrets and I knew theirs. They had power and I had nothing. The night everything fell apart, my stepbrother allowed his two best friends to take their rage out on me while he watched. While they laughed.
But what happened that night wasn’t my biggest secret. So I ran, planning on never coming back.
Three years later I’m standing on their doorstep like a stray. They’re more powerful than ever now, having risen to the rank of Lords at Forsyth University. But I’m still on the run and there's another monster chasing me down.
What could bring me back into their lives, their homes, and ultimately, their beds?
Fear.
Shame.
Desperation.
Killian, Rath, and Tristian aren’t the only ones who want me. There’s someone far more dangerous out there who's been stalking me since I left town the first time. Someone who makes the evil I know feel less dangerous than the evil I don’t.
But being their Lady is more than just fancy clothes and reputation.
I might be under their protection, but I’m also at their mercy.
And there's nothing a Lord loves more than taking control.
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First published February 12, 2021
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November 7, 2022
2 stars
Another day, another book where every female character's only aspiration in life, is to be noticed by men😍. Who quite frankly, aren't even all that.
I present to you.....the cringier, dollar store version of . But here we have three rapey heroes instead of just one.
KILLIAN
🤡 Heroine's stepbrother
🤡 "psychopath" lol
🤡 Completely obsessed with the heroine
🤡 Got a stick up his ass and shit for brains
🤡 Unfortunately the main one🙄 (which shouldn't even exist in reverse harem but whatever)
DIMITRI (RATH)
😏 My favourite of the trio
😏 The quiet, broody one
😏 A musician😫
😏 Scratch that...an illiterate musician😫😫😫
😏 Manipulative
😏 One angry ass dude
😏 Best chemistry w h (idc @ me. That morning humping session was everything)
Before anyone asks why Rath can't read. It was heavily hinted he is dyslexic, therefore had difficulty learning, so he manipulated everyone into doing shit for him until it was too late. The guy was a human manifestation of this picture the whole time💀💀
TRISTIAN
😴 The one with the name I always mispronounce
😴 has a thing for healthy eating (more like a fixation)
😴 The blonde guy. which should tell you everything about his personality because all blonde guys in reverse harems are the same. But here it is anyway:
😴 Man whore
😴 "Cold" and "mean" lol (he was literally the nicest)
😴 Charming
😴 The least relevant one.
All this talk of Killian and Tristian being so ruthless n shit.....when really I found Rath meaner than both of them combined. He had a way with words that had my heart in flutters<3
Although I'll admit Killian had his moments too🥰
^After he titty fucked her on the hallway floor. And they say romance is dead.
This particular love story started out in the laundry room, when Story was cornered by her stepbrother and his two friends. Then sexually assaulted (forced blowjob) with no regard to her being whatsoever.
The little encounter had Story fleeing to a boarding school, then going completely awol when threatening messages started coming in from her former sugar daddy-turned-stalker.
Instead of going to the police, her parents, a teacher or absolutely anyone with authority to help.....SHE DECIDES TO BECOME A SEX SLAVE FOR THE MEN WHO SEXUALLY ASSAULTED HER.
Because apparently they are all so dangerous and being their fuck toy buys her protection.
You are gonna come up to me with a straight face and tell me.....that these people determine power in life and FUTURE CAREERS by forming sorority houses with sex slaves🤣🤣🤣🤣
SEX SLAVES that you call ladies, duchesses and princess??????
If you thought the title of this book was metaphorical, well you're a fucking clown just like me. Because actual red-blooded people come up to these little frat boys with oversized egos and dicks for brains, strip their dignity AND ADDRESS THEM AS "LORDS".
You'd think that the dukes or princes would be more powerful because of the fancy titles? No. Apparently walking around like puffed up chimpanzees and getting public hand jobs, instantly puts them at the top of this so called fraternity "food chain".
To stay on top they decided they needed a lady that no other fraternity can ever EVER top. I mean Story has the thing no one has ever heard of. She is the rare breed. A gem amongst mouldy rocks. An extinct species.
She is.....................😱😵😳
No but seriously, it's like they've never seen a virgin before. They made a whole game out of who gets to pop her cherry. With a points system and all....
^Dimitri might not know how to read but he sure knows how to count😏
I won't seat here and preach about the wrongness of it all because that was one of the only parts I liked. The way the boys sort of fought over her was feeding some nasty part of me and I loved every drop.
Another thing I loved was Ms Crane (The housekeeper). She was what made this book bearable. Mainly because she kept insulting Killian and I hate that stupid fucker with a vengeance.
WHY DO I HATE KILLIAN WITH A VENGEANCE, YOU ASK?? Because that man is a lord alright, the lord of stupidity.
This dumbass DESPISED the heroine because he saw her in an intimate position with his father. Of course, because this is new adult/reverse harem trash, he instantly jumped to conclusions instead of using his brain.
He didn't assess the situation like a man who thinks intelligently and come to the conclusion that Story was a minor, virgin, innocent, clueless and to be honest....too airheaded to take advantage of a grown ass man. No he didn't blame his father, who had all the power, experience and motivation to do a thing like that.
Instead, he blamed everything on the heroine. Which resulted in him acting like a sulky asshole this entire book.
It's like the author tried her hardest to find any reason for the hero to hate the heroine. Doesn't matter if it's completely outrageous and makes the hero look like an actual idiot, which contradicts his entire character.
As Ms Crane has put it so beautifully...
The one time I actually liked Killian was when he straight out, publicly rejected Story. That was the most embarrassing thing I've ever read, I had to put my phone down and gather strength to keep going.
My man just did a whole U-turn🤣🤣🤣
I also sort of liked the whole "I'm completely obsessed with you so I'll torment you for it" thing he had going on. Just his reasons for hating her needed some work.
There's not much to say about the heroine except for the fact that she was annoying and meek. And don't tell me her stupid attempts at rebellion made her have a backbone.
Yes please fight back for their gratification and not because you are a heroine with an actual spine. Love that.
She was just.....a baby. A little naive child.
Killian:
This is where I was like....ooooh okay, show him Story. let it all out. Tell him what a stupid shit he is. Make Ms Crane proud😈
Story:
All I heard was...
Like girl.....you had one job and you still managed to sound like a child with a tantrum.
I genuinely have no idea how this girl is not completely traumatised from being objectified for what seems like all her life. It's like her hymen is the only aspect of her entire being that really ever mattered to anyone.
Now tell me how in the world would a person so easily lose their virginity after living like that?
ANYWAYS, I'm still gonna continue the series because it's trashy and stupid just like me.
EDIT: I finished the series and I like it now. Plot twist I know. I shall now exit this review before I lose the little dignity I have left.
Lords of Pain (1) - 2 stars
Lords of Wraths (2) - 4 stars
Lords of Mercy (3) - 3.5 stars
Dukes of Ruin (4) - 4 stars
Dukes of Madness (5) - 4.5 stars
TBR the rest when released
Another day, another book where every female character's only aspiration in life, is to be noticed by men😍. Who quite frankly, aren't even all that.
I present to you.....the cringier, dollar store version of . But here we have three rapey heroes instead of just one.
KILLIAN
🤡 Heroine's stepbrother
🤡 "psychopath" lol
🤡 Completely obsessed with the heroine
🤡 Got a stick up his ass and shit for brains
🤡 Unfortunately the main one🙄 (which shouldn't even exist in reverse harem but whatever)
DIMITRI (RATH)
😏 My favourite of the trio
😏 The quiet, broody one
😏 A musician😫
😏 Scratch that...an illiterate musician😫😫😫
😏 Manipulative
😏 One angry ass dude
😏 Best chemistry w h (idc @ me. That morning humping session was everything)
Before anyone asks why Rath can't read. It was heavily hinted he is dyslexic, therefore had difficulty learning, so he manipulated everyone into doing shit for him until it was too late. The guy was a human manifestation of this picture the whole time💀💀
TRISTIAN
😴 The one with the name I always mispronounce
😴 has a thing for healthy eating (more like a fixation)
😴 The blonde guy. which should tell you everything about his personality because all blonde guys in reverse harems are the same. But here it is anyway:
😴 Man whore
😴 "Cold" and "mean" lol (he was literally the nicest)
😴 Charming
😴 The least relevant one.
All this talk of Killian and Tristian being so ruthless n shit.....when really I found Rath meaner than both of them combined. He had a way with words that had my heart in flutters<3
You’re nothing but a dumb, worthless bitch, anyway. Like you could teach me anything. Seven minutes of making out in the car, and you still kissed like a dead fish.�
Although I'll admit Killian had his moments too🥰
He bends and grabs a handful of the dress he’d pooled around my waist, yanking it over his spunk on my chest. “Clean yourself up and go to bed. You’re a fucking embarrassment.�
^After he titty fucked her on the hallway floor. And they say romance is dead.
This particular love story started out in the laundry room, when Story was cornered by her stepbrother and his two friends. Then sexually assaulted (forced blowjob) with no regard to her being whatsoever.
The little encounter had Story fleeing to a boarding school, then going completely awol when threatening messages started coming in from her former sugar daddy-turned-stalker.
Instead of going to the police, her parents, a teacher or absolutely anyone with authority to help.....SHE DECIDES TO BECOME A SEX SLAVE FOR THE MEN WHO SEXUALLY ASSAULTED HER.
Because apparently they are all so dangerous and being their fuck toy buys her protection.
You are gonna come up to me with a straight face and tell me.....that these people determine power in life and FUTURE CAREERS by forming sorority houses with sex slaves🤣🤣🤣🤣
SEX SLAVES that you call ladies, duchesses and princess??????
“But the Lords take it to another level. They’re more than just controlling. It extends to everything. What you wear, when you eat, where you sleep. They completely rule your life. They own you.�
If you thought the title of this book was metaphorical, well you're a fucking clown just like me. Because actual red-blooded people come up to these little frat boys with oversized egos and dicks for brains, strip their dignity AND ADDRESS THEM AS "LORDS".
You'd think that the dukes or princes would be more powerful because of the fancy titles? No. Apparently walking around like puffed up chimpanzees and getting public hand jobs, instantly puts them at the top of this so called fraternity "food chain".
To stay on top they decided they needed a lady that no other fraternity can ever EVER top. I mean Story has the thing no one has ever heard of. She is the rare breed. A gem amongst mouldy rocks. An extinct species.
She is.....................😱😵😳
No but seriously, it's like they've never seen a virgin before. They made a whole game out of who gets to pop her cherry. With a points system and all....
Oral (give) - 5pts
Oral (rec’v) - 10pts
Exhibition (public) - x5
Exhibition (home) - x2
Fingering - 4
Handjob - 7
Spoken Consent - x2
Spoken Request - x3
^Dimitri might not know how to read but he sure knows how to count😏
I won't seat here and preach about the wrongness of it all because that was one of the only parts I liked. The way the boys sort of fought over her was feeding some nasty part of me and I loved every drop.
Another thing I loved was Ms Crane (The housekeeper). She was what made this book bearable. Mainly because she kept insulting Killian and I hate that stupid fucker with a vengeance.
“I don’t think paid help is supposed to be quite this insolent.�
“I don’t think I give a fuck,� she responds, glowering right back. “I’m not one of your little bimbo bitches. Now shut your damn face hole and get the plates down.
WHY DO I HATE KILLIAN WITH A VENGEANCE, YOU ASK?? Because that man is a lord alright, the lord of stupidity.
This dumbass DESPISED the heroine because he saw her in an intimate position with his father. Of course, because this is new adult/reverse harem trash, he instantly jumped to conclusions instead of using his brain.
He didn't assess the situation like a man who thinks intelligently and come to the conclusion that Story was a minor, virgin, innocent, clueless and to be honest....too airheaded to take advantage of a grown ass man. No he didn't blame his father, who had all the power, experience and motivation to do a thing like that.
Instead, he blamed everything on the heroine. Which resulted in him acting like a sulky asshole this entire book.
It's like the author tried her hardest to find any reason for the hero to hate the heroine. Doesn't matter if it's completely outrageous and makes the hero look like an actual idiot, which contradicts his entire character.
As Ms Crane has put it so beautifully...
You’ve got the personalities of an anal itch. Don’t know how I stand it.�
The one time I actually liked Killian was when he straight out, publicly rejected Story. That was the most embarrassing thing I've ever read, I had to put my phone down and gather strength to keep going.
I rise up onto my toes and tilt my face, bracing for impact.
He turns and storms away.
I stumble forward in surprise, only just managing not to fall into the empty space he’s left. A rush of mortification washes over me at the thought of everyone watching. At everyone knowing I’ve just been outright rejected.
My man just did a whole U-turn🤣🤣🤣
I also sort of liked the whole "I'm completely obsessed with you so I'll torment you for it" thing he had going on. Just his reasons for hating her needed some work.
I snuck into her room and stood by her bed, thinking of all the things I could do to her.
[...]
I left her little gifts in the form of my jizz on her lips, on the shiny tip of her tongue. Not enough that she’d notice. Just enough that I’d know she was marked—that she carried a part of me inside her.
There's not much to say about the heroine except for the fact that she was annoying and meek. And don't tell me her stupid attempts at rebellion made her have a backbone.
Nowhere in the contract did it say I couldn’t fight back. That I couldn’t hurt them. That I couldn’t defend myself. Could she be right? Would they like it if I fought them? Not disobedience or defiance, but a real, physical opposition. Would it make them like me more?
Yes please fight back for their gratification and not because you are a heroine with an actual spine. Love that.
She was just.....a baby. A little naive child.
Killian:
“Tell me how much you hate me,� he says, nose flaring wide as he pistons his hips. “Tell me how much you fucking hate my guts, you dirty little white-trash whore.�
This is where I was like....ooooh okay, show him Story. let it all out. Tell him what a stupid shit he is. Make Ms Crane proud😈
Story:
“I hate you,� I cry, feeling the spiral in my belly tightening. “You’re evil, and mean, and you let your friends hurt me. You’re the reason I ran away."
All I heard was...
Like girl.....you had one job and you still managed to sound like a child with a tantrum.
I genuinely have no idea how this girl is not completely traumatised from being objectified for what seems like all her life. It's like her hymen is the only aspect of her entire being that really ever mattered to anyone.
Now tell me how in the world would a person so easily lose their virginity after living like that?
ANYWAYS, I'm still gonna continue the series because it's trashy and stupid just like me.
EDIT: I finished the series and I like it now. Plot twist I know. I shall now exit this review before I lose the little dignity I have left.
Lords of Pain (1) - 2 stars
Lords of Wraths (2) - 4 stars
Lords of Mercy (3) - 3.5 stars
Dukes of Ruin (4) - 4 stars
Dukes of Madness (5) - 4.5 stars
TBR the rest when released
February 7, 2022
�4.5 
ٲ�
Once upon a time, one smart girl told me to read it for the smut. Did I already mention the girl is smart? 💥
The first thing I should probably get off my chest: this book solidifies my decision to not read menage /reverse harem books ever again. I'm not sure whether I'm trying to convince myself or someone else, but the lie needs to be said.
The thing is that I'm hanging by a thread every time someone pats and cuddles with my cat, and if on top of that he bestows purring on a poor bastard, I barely restrain myself from 🤬...(my house, MY cat, my rules ☠️).
As you can see, the idea of sharing is kinda foreign to me.
Which doesn't necessarily mean that my little grabby hands didn't download the second installment a second after finishing this book.
This girl over here is dying to see Killian, Tristian and Rath (Hs) fucking with Story (h) properly, as in without immature, assholish points for sex stuff in their way, and Story serving them a delicious dish that better be served really fucking cold. 😈
MMFM books that resemble porn films and boast ridiculous plots are not my idea of enjoyable pastime (my loss, after all), so it was a nice surprise that this particular book had something more to it than a senseless fuck fest.
Certainly not a coherent plot, spectacular characters or depth. 💀 But only a dumbass like me would expect any of the aforementioned in the reverse harem filth. 🤚🏻
�To be honest, when I saw the title of this book and read the blurb, I didn't give either of them much thought �
At first, my little brain took the whole Lords and their Lady thing for granted, and perceived it as a mere figure of speech, something meant metaphorically...
Little did I know 😂 that the authors considered it a great idea (why not, right?) to build the entire fucking plot around grown-ass college students calling a bunch of fellow horny guys as their Lords and the said lords' lil fucktoy (sex servitude representative in other words) as Lady?
Sksksksk the whole thing sent me. 😭🤚
That singular aspect of the book held me in a chokehold and capitalized on my appreciation of its comical value.
( I eventually got used to the idea and didn't even bat an eye at the Lords Vs Lady shit, tf 😭)
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that smutty books keep ruining words for me. First, the mortal blow was delivered to my innocent perception of the word "daddy", now it is the words like "Lord" and "Lady". Prim and proper associations with the Medieval times died a quick but painful death.
💀🔪What word will be next? 💀🔪
Not gonna lie and pretend that the story didn't have an addictive quality to it despite all the obvious flaws and the focus on smut.
In the beginning, there were a few times when I got bored and even skipped pages. That being said, it started sucking me straight into the dark black hole of smud at approximately 30% point.
I just went with the flow and the whole story played a prank on my purportedly reverse harem-resistant brain. 🤪
💥THE GOOD💥
+ I didn't give a single flying fuck about any of the characters but Story (h).
Considering my strong negative attitude towards sharing, my indifference to the boys (I didn't single any of them out just yet. They all seemed unlikeable but in a hot kind of way (especially TRISTIAN 🥵🤚🏻 shajsjja)), laced with curiosity about the way they could up their game, ensured that I wasn't invested enough to get mad at the whole "sharing a gal" theme. At the same time, I was intrigued just fine by the said arrangement to enjoy the progress of the story.
+The heroine (Story) was not as dumb as most reviewers portray her to be. 😂🤚🏻Yes, at times she came off desperate and a bit too hellbent on making these guys notice and take her as their "Lady", but it wasn't as simple as the need to ride their dicks. She had the hidden, ulterior motive that propelled her to pretend to be more affected by their dumbass games than she really was and pliant for the sake of making her plan work.
I loved that the heroine reflected on her interactions with the guys and their personalities:
That was exactly the reason why I saw something more in her than a horny doormat that everyone believes her to be. I appreciate it when heroines acknowledge that the terrible shit they are being subjected to ain't cool and don't take it in their stride. Story wasn't entirely blinded by the lust haze that so many female characters in dark romance books suffer from (driving me up the wall🔪).
+ Killian, Tristian and Rath were asking for a good bitch slap in their assholish faces the entire book, and I gave them quite a few virtual ones for good measure. 😍😋
Ex. 1
Ex. 2
I might have kissed it all better afterward, too. 😙
+ Jealousy and competition between the guys, oh my. 🥵
I'm on the fence about reverse harem books mostly because I love my heroes possessive and jealous, which doesn't fit the trope's vibe. In this book I didn't feel as if Story was just a side-piece for them, the guys regarded her as their possession, and before I reveal something very unfeminist about my views I might just have to shut up right now. Better late than never.
+ Creepy ass scenes that were passed off as something not in the least scandalous. 😋
Careful. Back. Then. ☠️ 👏That's what creeping in your clueless stepsister's bedroom and jerking off to her sleeping form is being called these days. 👏
+ Surprisingly, each guy had distinguishable personality, sense of humor, habits. In other words, the layers to their personas that made them multi-dimensional and interesting to read about.
+ The ending was quite emotional but devoid of artificial drama. It made me curious about how Story would deal with everything she had been put through.
☠️THINGS THAT COULD HAVE BEEN MARGINALLY BETTER☠️
� The beginning read like something very trashy, cheap, typical, ridiculous. You name it.
� Please refrain from throwing rotten tomatoes at me: 😢 Killian, the hottie stepbrother, reeked of small dick energy. 😢
He's the only one who had been the first to fall hard for the girl, and the dumb way he screwed his chance to make her exclusively his? Annoying lil wimpy brainless brat. 🤦🏼♀�
� NOT DARK ENOUGH. NEVER DARK ENOUGH.
The whole book is not so much about mind game/powerplay routine as sex being used excessively as an intimidation tool.
I wanted for our Lords ☠️ (why does that sound so prim and respectful lmaooo) to take things to the next level of fuckery, that is: fuck with her brain so hard that it would need a cigarette after they were done with her... 🚬🚬🚬
Not to sound like a sadistic sick creep or anything, 💀 but can a girl dream about truly twisted mind games, manipulation... a point of no return for her heroine's psyche? 🥺👉👈
Who am I shitting with this review, though?
The goddamn book impressed me, there is no denying it...🙇🏼♀�
TW: dub-con, non-con, emotional abuse
ٲ�Once upon a time, one smart girl told me to read it for the smut. Did I already mention the girl is smart? 💥
The first thing I should probably get off my chest: this book solidifies my decision to not read menage /reverse harem books ever again. I'm not sure whether I'm trying to convince myself or someone else, but the lie needs to be said.
The thing is that I'm hanging by a thread every time someone pats and cuddles with my cat, and if on top of that he bestows purring on a poor bastard, I barely restrain myself from 🤬...(my house, MY cat, my rules ☠️).
As you can see, the idea of sharing is kinda foreign to me.
Which doesn't necessarily mean that my little grabby hands didn't download the second installment a second after finishing this book.
This girl over here is dying to see Killian, Tristian and Rath (Hs) fucking with Story (h) properly, as in without immature, assholish points for sex stuff in their way, and Story serving them a delicious dish that better be served really fucking cold. 😈
MMFM books that resemble porn films and boast ridiculous plots are not my idea of enjoyable pastime (my loss, after all), so it was a nice surprise that this particular book had something more to it than a senseless fuck fest.
Certainly not a coherent plot, spectacular characters or depth. 💀 But only a dumbass like me would expect any of the aforementioned in the reverse harem filth. 🤚🏻
�To be honest, when I saw the title of this book and read the blurb, I didn't give either of them much thought �
At first, my little brain took the whole Lords and their Lady thing for granted, and perceived it as a mere figure of speech, something meant metaphorically...
Little did I know 😂 that the authors considered it a great idea (why not, right?) to build the entire fucking plot around grown-ass college students calling a bunch of fellow horny guys as their Lords and the said lords' lil fucktoy (sex servitude representative in other words) as Lady?
Sksksksk the whole thing sent me. 😭🤚
That singular aspect of the book held me in a chokehold and capitalized on my appreciation of its comical value.
( I eventually got used to the idea and didn't even bat an eye at the Lords Vs Lady shit, tf 😭)
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that smutty books keep ruining words for me. First, the mortal blow was delivered to my innocent perception of the word "daddy", now it is the words like "Lord" and "Lady". Prim and proper associations with the Medieval times died a quick but painful death.
💀🔪What word will be next? 💀🔪
Not gonna lie and pretend that the story didn't have an addictive quality to it despite all the obvious flaws and the focus on smut.
In the beginning, there were a few times when I got bored and even skipped pages. That being said, it started sucking me straight into the dark black hole of smud at approximately 30% point.
I just went with the flow and the whole story played a prank on my purportedly reverse harem-resistant brain. 🤪
💥THE GOOD💥
+ I didn't give a single flying fuck about any of the characters but Story (h).
Considering my strong negative attitude towards sharing, my indifference to the boys (I didn't single any of them out just yet. They all seemed unlikeable but in a hot kind of way (especially TRISTIAN 🥵🤚🏻 shajsjja)), laced with curiosity about the way they could up their game, ensured that I wasn't invested enough to get mad at the whole "sharing a gal" theme. At the same time, I was intrigued just fine by the said arrangement to enjoy the progress of the story.
+The heroine (Story) was not as dumb as most reviewers portray her to be. 😂🤚🏻Yes, at times she came off desperate and a bit too hellbent on making these guys notice and take her as their "Lady", but it wasn't as simple as the need to ride their dicks. She had the hidden, ulterior motive that propelled her to pretend to be more affected by their dumbass games than she really was and pliant for the sake of making her plan work.
I loved that the heroine reflected on her interactions with the guys and their personalities:
I want to know, though. I want to know how he reconciles protecting one girl as he’s hurting another. I want to know what he tells himself to make it feel okay.
That was exactly the reason why I saw something more in her than a horny doormat that everyone believes her to be. I appreciate it when heroines acknowledge that the terrible shit they are being subjected to ain't cool and don't take it in their stride. Story wasn't entirely blinded by the lust haze that so many female characters in dark romance books suffer from (driving me up the wall🔪).
+ Killian, Tristian and Rath were asking for a good bitch slap in their assholish faces the entire book, and I gave them quite a few virtual ones for good measure. 😍😋
Ex. 1
“This is fucking bullshit,� I seethe, planting my feet to stop myself from pacing around like an irate tiger. “Kindness? Niceness? Since when do you fuckers play the game like that?�
“Since I’m going to be breaking in that pussy with my fat cock in a few months.� Rath laughs, grabbing his crotch. “Sorry, bro. All’s fair.�
Ex. 2
Rath leans forward to pry his glass back. “She’s putty, dude. The punishments don’t pay off, but you know what does? Being nice.� He chuckles at this like he’s tickled fucking pink at the idea. “Tristian bought her one of those paper flowers after the game. You know, the ones they sell to fundraise? You should have seen the look on her face.�
I might have kissed it all better afterward, too. 😙
+ Jealousy and competition between the guys, oh my. 🥵
I'm on the fence about reverse harem books mostly because I love my heroes possessive and jealous, which doesn't fit the trope's vibe. In this book I didn't feel as if Story was just a side-piece for them, the guys regarded her as their possession, and before I reveal something very unfeminist about my views I might just have to shut up right now. Better late than never.
+ Creepy ass scenes that were passed off as something not in the least scandalous. 😋
Sneaking into her room, looking at her there, all tucked into her bed. I remember the way her lips always looked, puckered in concentration as she dreamed. The way they felt around the hard tip of my dick, so soft and wet. The way I’d leave some of my come on them, spreading it around, marking her as my own. Story was always a hard sleeper. Barely anything could wake her. I was careful back then—too careful, moved too slow.
Careful. Back. Then. ☠️ 👏That's what creeping in your clueless stepsister's bedroom and jerking off to her sleeping form is being called these days. 👏
+ Surprisingly, each guy had distinguishable personality, sense of humor, habits. In other words, the layers to their personas that made them multi-dimensional and interesting to read about.
+ The ending was quite emotional but devoid of artificial drama. It made me curious about how Story would deal with everything she had been put through.
☠️THINGS THAT COULD HAVE BEEN MARGINALLY BETTER☠️
� The beginning read like something very trashy, cheap, typical, ridiculous. You name it.
� Please refrain from throwing rotten tomatoes at me: 😢 Killian, the hottie stepbrother, reeked of small dick energy. 😢
He's the only one who had been the first to fall hard for the girl, and the dumb way he screwed his chance to make her exclusively his? Annoying lil wimpy brainless brat. 🤦🏼♀�
� NOT DARK ENOUGH. NEVER DARK ENOUGH.
The whole book is not so much about mind game/powerplay routine as sex being used excessively as an intimidation tool.
I wanted for our Lords ☠️ (why does that sound so prim and respectful lmaooo) to take things to the next level of fuckery, that is: fuck with her brain so hard that it would need a cigarette after they were done with her... 🚬🚬🚬
Not to sound like a sadistic sick creep or anything, 💀 but can a girl dream about truly twisted mind games, manipulation... a point of no return for her heroine's psyche? 🥺👉👈
Who am I shitting with this review, though?
The goddamn book impressed me, there is no denying it...🙇🏼♀�
TW: dub-con, non-con, emotional abuse
March 1, 2021
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Oh my God. I feel like I need to turn in my feminism card and maybe set fire to my search history for good measure so no one will ever know that I read this book. It's easily one of the most trashy and ridiculous things I've ever picked up-- ever-- boasting a collection of tropes that usually make me want to rip out my hair and scream. And yet... I didn't hate it? Why didn't I hate it? This book was wrong, wrong, wrong, and I read it in less than 24 hours.
***WARNING: MILD SPOILERS, TWs AT BOTTOM***
As others have said, the premise requires that you really suspend your disbelief and be really comfortable reading problematic content. This is basically the 21st century equivalent with a bodice-ripper. It opens up with a really graphic scene of non-con where the heroine is forced to blow one guy while another one fingers her. She's wearing slutty clothes because she's a cam girl on a sugar baby website for horny old dudes and the guys are all in a mean, ugly mood because one of them was brutally dumped by his girlfriend and they've all been drinking. It's ugly.
Cut to several years later and the heroine is armored in bitterness and out seeking revenge and the dudes are hosting weird auditions for a Who Wants to Be Our Gang Bang-ee contest for their next live-in whore, called, ironically, "The Lady." Because college, am I right?
Ostensibly, these are college guys but they have the emotional maturity of fourteen-year-olds and there isn't a whisper of school assignments to be found in this book. If you pick this up expecting a typical college-age romance, you're going to be very disappointed. Mood-wise, it's more like one of those mafia romances or motorcycle club romances. The men are all super aggro and sleazy and everything revolves around dick-swinging contests, one-upsmanship, violence, and sex. Speaking as someone who actually went to a pretty fancy college and hung out with some people who were in fraternities, no it is nothing like this. It needed to be said. This is more like a very intense, very smutty Japanese hentai manga take on college experience, by which I mean, it's all about the drama, llamas.
Anyway, the heroine-- whose name is Story-- goes to the audition and the dudes, Killian, Tristan, and Rath, decide they want her to be the live-in whore. So she's put in their house and given a huge contract that would make even Christian Grey say, "That's too much, my dudes." And then they proceed to construct a game where they get points for doing sexual things with Story (e.g. blow job gets X points, with bonus points if she volunteers it or if they do it in public, and so on and so forth), with the person who gets the most points winning Story's virginity as the prize. They're also in rivalries with other frats who also have their own live-in whores who are being groomed for some sort of contest and I was really confused about how this all worked, but it didn't seem to matter too much because #sex.
Also, Story is being stalked by some serial killer-ish dude who also has a hard-on for her virginity and has been stalking her since her cam girl days. Go to the police? Nahhhh. Too easy. Too convenient.
I normally hate heroes like this. I still hated these heroes but I honestly couldn't put the book down to save my precious female ego. The story was like crack-- addictive, bad for you, and liable to make others judge you for your poor life choices. I just had to know what was going to happen next. No matter how implausible the premise, the story-telling was tight. I had to know what was going to happen. I wanted Story to stand up for herself and get revenge on these fuckers... and she kind of did? One of my other friends didn't like this book because she was such a victim in this and while I suppose that's true, she did manage to get in a few sneaky attempts at revenge. The fetishization of her virginity was super icky and that's something I never really got over, which is why I deducted a star. I just... I really, really hate that trope. I don't mind virgin heroines but the way it was handled here? Super squick.
Trigger warnings are all over the place. The heroine is seventeen in the opening chapter, I think, where she gets raped by her stepbrother (oh, yeah, did I mention Killian is her stepbrother??? GROSS) and his two friends. She's also been molested and groomed by her stepfather (mostly implied, although there's one scene told through Killian's eyes where he sees something). Dub-con and non-con are scattered throughout this book and there's all sorts of problematic quotes and stuff that's misogynistic and gross. Underage drinking is also a common motif (probably the only realistic element in this college book lol) and there's violent sex, fighting, and also one scene that actually-- shockingly-- involves murder.
Also, foul language?? EVERYWHERE. Don't read this if you hate the F-bomb.
I normally don't even pick stories like these up but Namera's fantastic review sold me on the book and like her, I ended up really enjoying it even though part of me was like "oh no." If you like dark, smutty stories that are unapologetic trash and make no beef about it, this is definitely the book for you.
3 to 3.5 stars
May 8, 2024
Lords of Pain, Audio Experience!
If you are looking for a book that sucks you into its supernatural realm and entangles you in the romantic lives of its two protagonists, look no further. I could not put it down—not stop listening! Here you can find
The characters are all so well-rounded and believable, and the chemistry they each exhibit is nothing less than flawless. I was cheering on the entire time, holding my breath through it all. Listening the book would have been life-changing, but having the story narrated to me—to have someone experiencing it alongside me really added a lot to the story and its messages. I always felt like my hands were in the characters' lives, and the hours flew by as I followed with bated breath to the next scene I could imagine in my head. If you're looking for supernatural mystery and romance,
I promise if you pick up this book or listen to the audio experience as I did, you will have a ride—fun, emotional, and everything in between.
If you are looking for a book that sucks you into its supernatural realm and entangles you in the romantic lives of its two protagonists, look no further. I could not put it down—not stop listening! Here you can find
The characters are all so well-rounded and believable, and the chemistry they each exhibit is nothing less than flawless. I was cheering on the entire time, holding my breath through it all. Listening the book would have been life-changing, but having the story narrated to me—to have someone experiencing it alongside me really added a lot to the story and its messages. I always felt like my hands were in the characters' lives, and the hours flew by as I followed with bated breath to the next scene I could imagine in my head. If you're looking for supernatural mystery and romance,
I promise if you pick up this book or listen to the audio experience as I did, you will have a ride—fun, emotional, and everything in between.
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February 19, 2021
� To be brutally honest, I am SHOCKED at how much I enjoyed this. One week later, I'm upgrading it from 4 stars to 5.
I think this is my first 5-star read of the year! I can't stop thinking about it, so I figure it's only fair to bump the rating up.
I remember reading an Angel Lawson book a very long time ago, and according to my ŷ history I gave it 3 stars so it can't have been terrible, but I remember absolutely nothing about it now. It made zero long-term impression on me. I'm not sure why I never picked up another Lawson book, but when I saw that this one was a dark, bully, reverse harem... well. You know me. I jumped straight in, fully expecting to be disappointed.
Maybe it's because my expectations were so low, but I really bloody liked it. It's 118k words long, so it's not a short book, but I TORE through it in less than a day - ignoring the essay which was due the same night, I might add. I was so hooked I couldn't stop reading.
� PLOT, THOUGHTS, AND GENERAL RAMBLING
(Sorry, not going to do my usual simple pros/cons list for this one. Bear with me.)
The book opens with a prologue where 17-year-old Story is on the verge of becoming a sugar baby. She needs money fast, because she plans to run away - and even though her stepfather is wealthy, he's the one she's running from. So she's selling pictures of her body to fund her escape. When she goes down to the laundry room to pick up some clothes, however, she runs into her 18-year-old stepbrother and his two best friends: Killian Payne, Tristian Mercier, and Dimitri 'Rath' Rathbone.
They've been drinking heavily, Tristian has just had his heart broken, and all three of them are in a dangerous mood... as Story quickly finds out when Tristian forces her to give him a blowjob, while Rath fingers her and Killian watches. This scene reminds me a lot of the opening scene from Sam Mariano's Untouchable, which I don't mind saying I LOVE, so from then on I was prepared to give this book a chance.
As soon as she can, Story leaves them and escapes the house. The first chapter skips to almost three years later. Killian, Tristian and Rath (also I'm just going to call them K, T and R from now on) are now in their junior year of university and are the heads of their fraternity, LDZ, also known as the Lords. Forsyth University has a bunch of frats - the Lords, Counts, Barons, Princes - and each of them has a set-up where the 'winners' of some unmentioned 'Game' become the leaders of the frat for the following school year. They also have to pick a single girl to be - basically - their live-in sex slave.
Yes, my dudes, you know what this means: HELLA suspension of disbelief., But if you can manage that, it's actually a pretty interesting set-up, and I really hope we get books focusing on the other frats too. I also hope we get more details, because the authors are very vague on how KTR won the previous Game and how it actually works.
KTR are currently holding auditions (basically an exercise to see which girls let themselves be sexually degraded) to see who's going to be their Lady, their live-in girl. Imagine their astonishment when Story shows up wanting the position.
She spent part of the intervening years in a boarding school, but also fled there once she picked up a stalker from her sugar baby days. (You have to suspend a lot of disbelief here. Roll with it). Instead of going to the police, she figures that living with KTR would keep her safe. So, without telling them about her stalker, she auditions. And, of course, she gets the position, because she has something they all want: her virginity.
K has always been OBSESSED with Story, to the point of getting a tattoo of a dark-haired girl on his arm. He used to sneak into her room at night and jack off into her mouth while she was asleep, so... yeah, he's a bit of a psycho. But a psycho who's completely hot for his stepsister. T and R both have a soft spot (aka hard spot) for Story as well. Once she's their Lady, the three of them decide to play a Game where they basically put a number of points to every single sexual act with her. The person with the highest number of points at the end gets her virginity. Of course, she mustn't know.
She signs a contract to move into their house, and kind of be their sex doll, in that they dress her up in revealing clothes and make her do stuff to them. It's all very dub-con. But slowly, as the book progresses, you get some real interesting depth to the characters. KTR are really amoral, and they know it, and Story knows it, which means she tries to stay on their good side by pleasing them. This might make her look submissive, and certainly she doesn't always LOOK strong when she's trying to please them but they're being dicks to her. However, I read it as her being actually quite manipulative in her own way, because she knows the stalker is after her and needs their protection. She doesn't actually care for them at all - just what they can do for her.
There's not really a romanticisation of the dubcon. At the end, there's a great scene where Story makes absolutely clear to K that she doesn't give a crap about him. I never once felt like she had genuine emotions for them, and once she finds out about the Game she does something RUTHLESS.
I've tagged it bully romance but the 'bullying' is just all sexual harassment, which is my favourite type, so I'm good with it. Be warned that there's some violence; K is rough with her sexually a couple of times and leaves bruises, but there's no actual hitting or anything. I thought the heroes were actually all really well defined and I found them all fascinating.
� Safety Warning for Gimme & Friends: This book is not 100% safe, but you know usually I'm ultra-sensitive to that, and this time I was fine with it. I'll give full details of the unsafe-ness. It's mostly safe because Story makes them sign a contract saying no other girls, so T and R are clean. For K, at the very beginning we see him having sex with an OW while thinking of Story. Then, a few chapters later, after Story is his Lady, he tries to have a threesome with two blondes because it's his 'pre-game' ritual and he's superstitious. However, they have no physical effect on him - he can't get it up - and he ends up going after Story instead, being all over her, and after that there's no more OW action. I will say that I personally thought it was manageable, especially because Story clearly hates him while he's obsessed with her.
I think this is my first 5-star read of the year! I can't stop thinking about it, so I figure it's only fair to bump the rating up.
I remember reading an Angel Lawson book a very long time ago, and according to my ŷ history I gave it 3 stars so it can't have been terrible, but I remember absolutely nothing about it now. It made zero long-term impression on me. I'm not sure why I never picked up another Lawson book, but when I saw that this one was a dark, bully, reverse harem... well. You know me. I jumped straight in, fully expecting to be disappointed.
Maybe it's because my expectations were so low, but I really bloody liked it. It's 118k words long, so it's not a short book, but I TORE through it in less than a day - ignoring the essay which was due the same night, I might add. I was so hooked I couldn't stop reading.
� PLOT, THOUGHTS, AND GENERAL RAMBLING
(Sorry, not going to do my usual simple pros/cons list for this one. Bear with me.)
The book opens with a prologue where 17-year-old Story is on the verge of becoming a sugar baby. She needs money fast, because she plans to run away - and even though her stepfather is wealthy, he's the one she's running from. So she's selling pictures of her body to fund her escape. When she goes down to the laundry room to pick up some clothes, however, she runs into her 18-year-old stepbrother and his two best friends: Killian Payne, Tristian Mercier, and Dimitri 'Rath' Rathbone.
They've been drinking heavily, Tristian has just had his heart broken, and all three of them are in a dangerous mood... as Story quickly finds out when Tristian forces her to give him a blowjob, while Rath fingers her and Killian watches. This scene reminds me a lot of the opening scene from Sam Mariano's Untouchable, which I don't mind saying I LOVE, so from then on I was prepared to give this book a chance.
As soon as she can, Story leaves them and escapes the house. The first chapter skips to almost three years later. Killian, Tristian and Rath (also I'm just going to call them K, T and R from now on) are now in their junior year of university and are the heads of their fraternity, LDZ, also known as the Lords. Forsyth University has a bunch of frats - the Lords, Counts, Barons, Princes - and each of them has a set-up where the 'winners' of some unmentioned 'Game' become the leaders of the frat for the following school year. They also have to pick a single girl to be - basically - their live-in sex slave.
Yes, my dudes, you know what this means: HELLA suspension of disbelief., But if you can manage that, it's actually a pretty interesting set-up, and I really hope we get books focusing on the other frats too. I also hope we get more details, because the authors are very vague on how KTR won the previous Game and how it actually works.
KTR are currently holding auditions (basically an exercise to see which girls let themselves be sexually degraded) to see who's going to be their Lady, their live-in girl. Imagine their astonishment when Story shows up wanting the position.
She spent part of the intervening years in a boarding school, but also fled there once she picked up a stalker from her sugar baby days. (You have to suspend a lot of disbelief here. Roll with it). Instead of going to the police, she figures that living with KTR would keep her safe. So, without telling them about her stalker, she auditions. And, of course, she gets the position, because she has something they all want: her virginity.
K has always been OBSESSED with Story, to the point of getting a tattoo of a dark-haired girl on his arm. He used to sneak into her room at night and jack off into her mouth while she was asleep, so... yeah, he's a bit of a psycho. But a psycho who's completely hot for his stepsister. T and R both have a soft spot (aka hard spot) for Story as well. Once she's their Lady, the three of them decide to play a Game where they basically put a number of points to every single sexual act with her. The person with the highest number of points at the end gets her virginity. Of course, she mustn't know.
She signs a contract to move into their house, and kind of be their sex doll, in that they dress her up in revealing clothes and make her do stuff to them. It's all very dub-con. But slowly, as the book progresses, you get some real interesting depth to the characters. KTR are really amoral, and they know it, and Story knows it, which means she tries to stay on their good side by pleasing them. This might make her look submissive, and certainly she doesn't always LOOK strong when she's trying to please them but they're being dicks to her. However, I read it as her being actually quite manipulative in her own way, because she knows the stalker is after her and needs their protection. She doesn't actually care for them at all - just what they can do for her.
There's not really a romanticisation of the dubcon. At the end, there's a great scene where Story makes absolutely clear to K that she doesn't give a crap about him. I never once felt like she had genuine emotions for them, and once she finds out about the Game she does something RUTHLESS.
I've tagged it bully romance but the 'bullying' is just all sexual harassment, which is my favourite type, so I'm good with it. Be warned that there's some violence; K is rough with her sexually a couple of times and leaves bruises, but there's no actual hitting or anything. I thought the heroes were actually all really well defined and I found them all fascinating.
� Safety Warning for Gimme & Friends: This book is not 100% safe, but you know usually I'm ultra-sensitive to that, and this time I was fine with it. I'll give full details of the unsafe-ness. It's mostly safe because Story makes them sign a contract saying no other girls, so T and R are clean. For K, at the very beginning we see him having sex with an OW while thinking of Story. Then, a few chapters later, after Story is his Lady, he tries to have a threesome with two blondes because it's his 'pre-game' ritual and he's superstitious. However, they have no physical effect on him - he can't get it up - and he ends up going after Story instead, being all over her, and after that there's no more OW action. I will say that I personally thought it was manageable, especially because Story clearly hates him while he's obsessed with her.
March 12, 2021
I tried but glamourizing rapists just doesn’t work for me 🤮 didnt finish.
August 28, 2021
This one gets five stars because it pissed me the fuck off, made me laugh and hit me in the gut with emotions I never could’ve seen coming.
Damn Story! Usually I like a girl that’ll speak her mind but you must have a death wish. At the very least a total lack of self preservation.
Yup, totally guessed her addendum to the Lord’s contract. Makes you wonder why they decided what the prize would be for winning the game. Maybe she’ll get the last laugh after all.
It’s all fun and games until you realize just how broken the h is. I mean you really get punched in the face with how misogynistic her entire life has been. If this trilogy really ended with a HEA she would probably ride off into the sunset by her damn self.
Considering who got the first BJ and kiss, I’m pretty certain who’s popping that cherry. Jeez, even thinking that sentence made me feel like an asshole.
So many wounded egos, it’s a wonder they get anything done being so full of themselves. Plus it’s always best to lash out when anyone has the best of intentions. Ugh!
Am I the only one who thinks Ms Crane is the best part of this entire book? If you disagree you’re dead inside.
If you don’t want to fuck a bunch of phony porn wannabes perhaps you shouldn’t stick your dick in every hole offered. But what Story said works too.
I have to admit this one really pushes my buttons, too much feminism ingrained in me. But to blame the victim every step of the way is beyond me. It was just a matter of time before they said something along the lines of ‘she was asking for it based on her attire� even though they gave her the damn clothes. God, I hope they all die and come back as cockroaches.
Pretty sure Killian is an irredeemable piece of shit. Prove me wrong.
“Your brother has never known the meaning of the word ‘no�.� (Dude ain’t lying)
The women’s greatest weapon in their arsenal is their mouth, their words. And Story wields that sword like a knight of old.
I’m not surprised she made the choice she did and with the way this ended it’s probably at least a bit if a relief. But I’m ready for the next and I can’t wait for all the retaliation!
Damn Story! Usually I like a girl that’ll speak her mind but you must have a death wish. At the very least a total lack of self preservation.
Yup, totally guessed her addendum to the Lord’s contract. Makes you wonder why they decided what the prize would be for winning the game. Maybe she’ll get the last laugh after all.
It’s all fun and games until you realize just how broken the h is. I mean you really get punched in the face with how misogynistic her entire life has been. If this trilogy really ended with a HEA she would probably ride off into the sunset by her damn self.
Considering who got the first BJ and kiss, I’m pretty certain who’s popping that cherry. Jeez, even thinking that sentence made me feel like an asshole.
So many wounded egos, it’s a wonder they get anything done being so full of themselves. Plus it’s always best to lash out when anyone has the best of intentions. Ugh!
Am I the only one who thinks Ms Crane is the best part of this entire book? If you disagree you’re dead inside.
If you don’t want to fuck a bunch of phony porn wannabes perhaps you shouldn’t stick your dick in every hole offered. But what Story said works too.
I have to admit this one really pushes my buttons, too much feminism ingrained in me. But to blame the victim every step of the way is beyond me. It was just a matter of time before they said something along the lines of ‘she was asking for it based on her attire� even though they gave her the damn clothes. God, I hope they all die and come back as cockroaches.
Pretty sure Killian is an irredeemable piece of shit. Prove me wrong.
“Your brother has never known the meaning of the word ‘no�.� (Dude ain’t lying)
The women’s greatest weapon in their arsenal is their mouth, their words. And Story wields that sword like a knight of old.
I’m not surprised she made the choice she did and with the way this ended it’s probably at least a bit if a relief. But I’m ready for the next and I can’t wait for all the retaliation!
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November 7, 2021had STRONG flashbacks to Untouchable... big DNF
June 12, 2022
DNF @20%
Writing 1 star reviews for HS reverse harem/bully romance books is swiftly becoming my favorite pastime. 🤩
Welcome to episode 3 of me absolutely defying my self-imposed rule of never reading reverse harem books. 🤡
I thought I was emotionally and physically prepared to brave this book, I’d braced myself to endure all the fuckfest that would surely transpire in this book. I thought I was prepared to sit through the torture of three dumb-as-a-rock chaps being referred to as Lords. But what I didn’t think I was prepared for was the 3.79 minutes of entertainment it provided me. It caught me so off guard I had to put my phone aside and wipe my tears of absolute delirium away.
The source of my entertainment? Killian MY LORD *bows respectfully*
To give you a little context of what Killian is talking about in the below mentioned quote: Rath and Tristian are talking about taking Story’s virginity with Killian listening in on their conversation silently until he breaks his silence and says:
You hear that, my girls? Bleeding out all over the floor. You hear that!
Now I’m no expert at how much a girl bleeds when her cherry is popped but I am CERTAIN it is not all over the 👏🏻 floor👏🏻 and certainly not in such quantities that would require any kind of explaining. Did he think the laundry room would turn God forbid into a crime scene or this 👇🏻
Caution! Do not enter when beacon is flashing hazardous stuff (Story’s copious amount of virgin blood) present beyond this point.
I was waiting, HOPING for them to take her virginity, for either Rath or Tristian to frown or look at Killian skeptically and tell him that it won’t be a problem, to tell him that they could always place a towel under her and throw the dirty towel in the washing machine for good measure since they were in the laundry room. But no. They proved not only to be dumber-than-a-box-of-rocks but really obtuse and ignorant too. Because they just rolled with Killian’s bullshit and let her off the hook.
This would, could, should have been a pleasant read if she’d lost her virginity that fateful day in the laundry room. 🤡
Writing 1 star reviews for HS reverse harem/bully romance books is swiftly becoming my favorite pastime. 🤩
Welcome to episode 3 of me absolutely defying my self-imposed rule of never reading reverse harem books. 🤡
I thought I was emotionally and physically prepared to brave this book, I’d braced myself to endure all the fuckfest that would surely transpire in this book. I thought I was prepared to sit through the torture of three dumb-as-a-rock chaps being referred to as Lords. But what I didn’t think I was prepared for was the 3.79 minutes of entertainment it provided me. It caught me so off guard I had to put my phone aside and wipe my tears of absolute delirium away.
The source of my entertainment? Killian MY LORD *bows respectfully*
To give you a little context of what Killian is talking about in the below mentioned quote: Rath and Tristian are talking about taking Story’s virginity with Killian listening in on their conversation silently until he breaks his silence and says:
“Do whatever else you want to, I don’t care, but…� He rakes his fingers through his hair, looking away, jaw tight. “The last thing I need is for her to bleed out all over the laundry room floor. I’m not cleaning that shit up, and I’m sure as hell not explaining it to my dad.�
You hear that, my girls? Bleeding out all over the floor. You hear that!
Now I’m no expert at how much a girl bleeds when her cherry is popped but I am CERTAIN it is not all over the 👏🏻 floor👏🏻 and certainly not in such quantities that would require any kind of explaining. Did he think the laundry room would turn God forbid into a crime scene or this 👇🏻
Caution! Do not enter when beacon is flashing hazardous stuff (Story’s copious amount of virgin blood) present beyond this point.
I was waiting, HOPING for them to take her virginity, for either Rath or Tristian to frown or look at Killian skeptically and tell him that it won’t be a problem, to tell him that they could always place a towel under her and throw the dirty towel in the washing machine for good measure since they were in the laundry room. But no. They proved not only to be dumber-than-a-box-of-rocks but really obtuse and ignorant too. Because they just rolled with Killian’s bullshit and let her off the hook.
This would, could, should have been a pleasant read if she’d lost her virginity that fateful day in the laundry room. 🤡
February 9, 2022
4.5⭐️
i wish i never read this when it first came out. i wasn't a romance reader let alone dark and RH romance books. to be fair i thought it was like a historical fiction book with all the counts, princes, lords. i was so WRONG.
anyway, the darkness is right up my alley hehehe <3 i love it <3
killian
- crazy and psycho but i'm digging it <3
- soft spot for the h
- athlete
rath
- mysterious and illiterate boy <3
- smartest one of the lot
- artist
tristain
- blonde
- pretends to be cold but is really a ball of sunshine
- clean eater (yuck)
story
- dumb bitch
- dumb bitch
- dumb dumb bitch
ted
- what you doing bro?
- obsessed with cherries
- crazy
“Everyone thinks you like it nice, but I know better. You’d rather have me tear you open on my cock.”� His voice is raw as he grinds back. “That’s exactly what you fucking deserve. Maybe then, everyone would know it’s mine.�
i wish i never read this when it first came out. i wasn't a romance reader let alone dark and RH romance books. to be fair i thought it was like a historical fiction book with all the counts, princes, lords. i was so WRONG.
anyway, the darkness is right up my alley hehehe <3 i love it <3
killian
- crazy and psycho but i'm digging it <3
- soft spot for the h
- athlete
rath
- mysterious and illiterate boy <3
- smartest one of the lot
- artist
tristain
- blonde
- pretends to be cold but is really a ball of sunshine
- clean eater (yuck)
story
- dumb bitch
- dumb bitch
- dumb dumb bitch
ted
- what you doing bro?
- obsessed with cherries
- crazy
October 25, 2021
One of the Hs and the h are stepbro and stepsis, so when they lived together he would sneak into her room, jack off to her while she was sleeping and then smear his cum on her lips�
and you're telling me I'm supposed to hate this man?? Sorry 😌
book 2 review
book 3 review
“Sometimes, back then, I used to smear a little on her lips and imagine her licking it off later. I used to watch at the table during breakfast, knowing that she’d taken it in, even unknowingly..."
and you're telling me I'm supposed to hate this man?? Sorry 😌
book 2 review
book 3 review
April 24, 2021
*bashfully grins*
5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐�
First, please don't take my five star rating as any sort of endorsement or recommendation for this book. This is one of those ratings/reviews that is purely for myself (like all my reviews, really). Both Nenia & Namera have better reviews if you're trying to decide whether or not this book would be up your alley. Warning for a long, rambling review too with some mild spoilers.
Thanks to Maddy for bringing this book to my attention :) A couple nights ago I was having trouble sleeping & wanted something inane & easy to read - since this book was on my radar I decided to give it a go. Instead of helping my insomnia by putting me to sleep, it worsened it. I got less than 2 hours of sleep that night & finished this book in 1 day.
I knew this book was likely going to be good when I read the authors' introduction note:
If you are a friend or family member turn back now. We love your support. Don’t read this book. We’ll never be able to look you in the eye over dinner again
Lol. I'm totally starting to judge books by the introductions authors leave. This introduction itself was funny, while also expressing how entirely inappropriate this book is. It set the tone, and I was not disappointed.
Gosh, this book relieved some stress & anxiety I had been feeling, was 110% entertaining, and made me happy & laugh. I'm at the point right now where if a book can do that, I'm inclined to give it 5 stars. The authors infused this story with so much dark humour that what could have been an incredibly offensive book came across as a comedy to me. I consider this a black comedy, and there were elements of this book that slightly, distantly reminded me of The Virgin Suicides.
I don't know about you, but this gave me major Virgin Suicide vibes.
In fact, if I ever spoke to the authors, the first question I would ask them would be if they read that book. Though my comparison to The Virgin Suicides is super distant. For a bully romance to even remind me of that book in the slightest? I'm impressed. I think it's difficult for authors to pull off dark humour. Purely dark, melodramatic romances that tend to take themselves too seriously being easier to write. It takes clever writing & wit to pull off a reverse harem dark bully romance black comedy. Which imo is what this is.
So, I'm about to do what is considered impolite in a review, and compare this book to another book by another author. I usually try not to do this, but in my mind I kept comparing the two while reading, I couldn't help it. This book was everything I wanted Untouchable by Sam Mariano to be. *If you enjoyed Untouchable by Sam Mariano, I'm glad. I don't mean any offense whatsoever. I'm new to reading the bully/new adult romance genre. After reading Vicious by LJ Shen (which I loved) I wanted more. I started Untouchable with high hopes, but was sadly let down.
� The biggest similarity to this book & Untouchable:
� What I wanted, craved was a dysfunctional, mean, angsty push & pull from the Hero & Heroine.
� The portrayal of sexual assault:
� Dialogue:
� Location:
� Humour:
� Back to the portrayal of sexual assault:
�The psychology behind Rath & Killian
✣✣✣✣�
I also think another reason this book worked for me, is that I don't consider this a romance. Irl I wouldn't want to go near any of these guys with a 10 foot pole. This read like a well-written trainwreck that I could not peel my eyes away from. I know I'm not the typical romance reader, but I couldn't care less about the HEA. Though I'm 100% on board for the next book and can't wait.
Ok, even though I just said I don't care about the HEA . I do want to see these guys deal with the big realization that Story has now found out about The Game. Oh, and that's another thing, this book slightly reminded me of 10 Things I Hate About You. After finding out about The Game, it looks like Story has finally grown a backbone. If these guys want any chance at winning her over, they're going to have to make some pretty big overtures.
Can't wait to see where this trainwreck lands. I have to admit I'm crossing my fingers there's more dysfunction before we get to the grovelling 🤞 It's been too much fun to read.
5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐�
First, please don't take my five star rating as any sort of endorsement or recommendation for this book. This is one of those ratings/reviews that is purely for myself (like all my reviews, really). Both Nenia & Namera have better reviews if you're trying to decide whether or not this book would be up your alley. Warning for a long, rambling review too with some mild spoilers.
Thanks to Maddy for bringing this book to my attention :) A couple nights ago I was having trouble sleeping & wanted something inane & easy to read - since this book was on my radar I decided to give it a go. Instead of helping my insomnia by putting me to sleep, it worsened it. I got less than 2 hours of sleep that night & finished this book in 1 day.
I knew this book was likely going to be good when I read the authors' introduction note:
If you are a friend or family member turn back now. We love your support. Don’t read this book. We’ll never be able to look you in the eye over dinner again
Lol. I'm totally starting to judge books by the introductions authors leave. This introduction itself was funny, while also expressing how entirely inappropriate this book is. It set the tone, and I was not disappointed.
Gosh, this book relieved some stress & anxiety I had been feeling, was 110% entertaining, and made me happy & laugh. I'm at the point right now where if a book can do that, I'm inclined to give it 5 stars. The authors infused this story with so much dark humour that what could have been an incredibly offensive book came across as a comedy to me. I consider this a black comedy, and there were elements of this book that slightly, distantly reminded me of The Virgin Suicides.
Keeping tabs on Story was like an addiction back then. I wanted to know what she smelled like, what she sounded like, what she looked like under the clothes. It was easy enough and it consumed me. I had to share a bathroom with her, giving me access to her things, her scent, her presence. I knew what kind of shampoo she liked, and that she preferred white toothpaste to the blue gels. That her fucking long hair clogged up everything. I knew when I saw the crumpled-up papers in the trash that she was on the rag.
The shared bathroom provided something else—something unintentional: access to her room, to her secrets. To her. I spent hours sitting with my back against the cool tiled walls, listening as her voice carried through the vent from her bedroom.
I don't know about you, but this gave me major Virgin Suicide vibes.
In fact, if I ever spoke to the authors, the first question I would ask them would be if they read that book. Though my comparison to The Virgin Suicides is super distant. For a bully romance to even remind me of that book in the slightest? I'm impressed. I think it's difficult for authors to pull off dark humour. Purely dark, melodramatic romances that tend to take themselves too seriously being easier to write. It takes clever writing & wit to pull off a reverse harem dark bully romance black comedy. Which imo is what this is.
So, I'm about to do what is considered impolite in a review, and compare this book to another book by another author. I usually try not to do this, but in my mind I kept comparing the two while reading, I couldn't help it. This book was everything I wanted Untouchable by Sam Mariano to be. *If you enjoyed Untouchable by Sam Mariano, I'm glad. I don't mean any offense whatsoever. I'm new to reading the bully/new adult romance genre. After reading Vicious by LJ Shen (which I loved) I wanted more. I started Untouchable with high hopes, but was sadly let down.
� The biggest similarity to this book & Untouchable:
� What I wanted, craved was a dysfunctional, mean, angsty push & pull from the Hero & Heroine.
� The portrayal of sexual assault:
� Dialogue:
� Location:
� Humour:
� Back to the portrayal of sexual assault:
�The psychology behind Rath & Killian
✣✣✣✣�
I also think another reason this book worked for me, is that I don't consider this a romance. Irl I wouldn't want to go near any of these guys with a 10 foot pole. This read like a well-written trainwreck that I could not peel my eyes away from. I know I'm not the typical romance reader, but I couldn't care less about the HEA. Though I'm 100% on board for the next book and can't wait.
Ok, even though I just said I don't care about the HEA . I do want to see these guys deal with the big realization that Story has now found out about The Game. Oh, and that's another thing, this book slightly reminded me of 10 Things I Hate About You. After finding out about The Game, it looks like Story has finally grown a backbone. If these guys want any chance at winning her over, they're going to have to make some pretty big overtures.
Can't wait to see where this trainwreck lands. I have to admit I'm crossing my fingers there's more dysfunction before we get to the grovelling 🤞 It's been too much fun to read.
January 25, 2022
Erm� hmm� I don’t even know what to say.
I honestly don’t know who I despise the most, or the less.
I just hope Story has the wits to vanish into thin air and leave the four hanging to their willies. But I highly doubt so.
But What are you doing to do about it? Right?
I honestly don’t know who I despise the most, or the less.
I just hope Story has the wits to vanish into thin air and leave the four hanging to their willies. But I highly doubt so.
But What are you doing to do about it? Right?
September 3, 2021
What are you looking at? Some things science cannot explain. Me loving this book is one of them🙈
On to the 2nd book because I need to know what other dumb, depraved things they will do to her and what kind of revenge she will dish out
On to the 2nd book because I need to know what other dumb, depraved things they will do to her and what kind of revenge she will dish out
May 24, 2023
este libro es demasiado ridículo e increíblemente misógino. racionalmente se merece 1 estrella... sin embargo, la pasé muy bien leyéndolo JAJAJA así que le daré 3.
es muy oscuro, así que lean las advertencias.
es muy oscuro, así que lean las advertencias.
September 13, 2022
Are you triggered by sexual assault?
This book isn’t for you.
Do you think Hardin Scott from the After series is a toxic bully?
This book isn’t for you.
Do you hate having your boundaries pushed while you read?
This book is NOT for you.
Do you have any triggers at all?
This book is probably still not for you.
Even if you're into dark themes but haven't read too many dark reverse harems, I would advise you to go with a tamer book first.
The only people I would recommend this book to are unhinged humans such as myself.
I really enjoyed this book. It's addictive and the writing is fine. I think the characters felt fleshed out enough to make me really hate them. The psychological aspect of it was really interesting. How Story feels so conflicted and why, I think that's exactly what happens in toxic relationships in real life. We are able to get attached to horrible monsters. It's true. It happens. It was an interesting twist to the whole abusive man thing. In this book, the heroine doesn't love the guys. She doesn't make excuses for them. She knows they're awful even through those times of uncertainty when they're kind.
I know these guys are all awful. I know that's the point. Regardless, I thought Killian was the absolute worst. He's such a cringey creep. The hovering over the bed thing? Iugh, dude. I know he’s supposed to be the leader, the best one or whatever, but no. I was dreading that Story would choose him because as I previously mentioned, IUGH.
Rath was pretty whatever for most of it for me. He did some fucked up shit and some cute shit but I feel like for the most part, he was in the background.
Tristain. Oh Tristain, you're such a creep too, but I think you're my favorite.
SO in conclusion, don't read the book if you're triggered easily. Killian is hot trash. Ok, thanks for coming to my ted talk.
This book isn’t for you.
Do you think Hardin Scott from the After series is a toxic bully?
This book isn’t for you.
Do you hate having your boundaries pushed while you read?
This book is NOT for you.
Do you have any triggers at all?
This book is probably still not for you.
Even if you're into dark themes but haven't read too many dark reverse harems, I would advise you to go with a tamer book first.
The only people I would recommend this book to are unhinged humans such as myself.
I really enjoyed this book. It's addictive and the writing is fine. I think the characters felt fleshed out enough to make me really hate them. The psychological aspect of it was really interesting. How Story feels so conflicted and why, I think that's exactly what happens in toxic relationships in real life. We are able to get attached to horrible monsters. It's true. It happens. It was an interesting twist to the whole abusive man thing. In this book, the heroine doesn't love the guys. She doesn't make excuses for them. She knows they're awful even through those times of uncertainty when they're kind.
I know these guys are all awful. I know that's the point. Regardless, I thought Killian was the absolute worst. He's such a cringey creep. The hovering over the bed thing? Iugh, dude. I know he’s supposed to be the leader, the best one or whatever, but no. I was dreading that Story would choose him because as I previously mentioned, IUGH.
Rath was pretty whatever for most of it for me. He did some fucked up shit and some cute shit but I feel like for the most part, he was in the background.
Tristain. Oh Tristain, you're such a creep too, but I think you're my favorite.
SO in conclusion, don't read the book if you're triggered easily. Killian is hot trash. Ok, thanks for coming to my ted talk.
October 21, 2021
This was disturbing, yet addictive.
I’m very perturbed.
Did I like it? Did I hate it? Did I love hating it? Did I... hate-read this book? Is that even a thing? All I know is that the cliffhanger left me wanting more and now I have to wait 3 months for the sequel so who’s the clown here? 🤡
I’m not taking further questions, your honor.
May 2021: Bumping the rating up to 4 stars because it’s been months and I’m still thinking of this book on the daily.
October 2021: Fuck it, this deserves 5 stars. I'm still living in this book seven months later.
I’m very perturbed.
Did I like it? Did I hate it? Did I love hating it? Did I... hate-read this book? Is that even a thing? All I know is that the cliffhanger left me wanting more and now I have to wait 3 months for the sequel so who’s the clown here? 🤡
I’m not taking further questions, your honor.
May 2021: Bumping the rating up to 4 stars because it’s been months and I’m still thinking of this book on the daily.
October 2021: Fuck it, this deserves 5 stars. I'm still living in this book seven months later.
February 27, 2022
no review because I'm lazy but I FUCKING LOVED THIS BOOK.
Definitely not for everyone, so read the TW. I devoured this beast of a book in a day
Definitely not for everyone, so read the TW. I devoured this beast of a book in a day
February 19, 2021
4.5 Holy shit that was surprisingly really good stars.
I was in a weird book funk this week and felt like reading some dark, fucked up, dub/non con depravity and boy oh boy did this book deliver and then some.
The first thing I suggest if you decide to read this book is to employ some pretty heavy suspension of disbelief, treat it like a weird alternative reality to our world because even explaining the concept of this book is wild and it sounds ridiculous but it friggin worked.
Also if you want romance this is truly not the book for you, the 3 H's in this book are straight up sociopathic monsters and they absolutely don't become soft, misunderstood heroes at all.
Now I hate the bully trope so you're probably confused about why I liked this. Well the fact is, is that the author didn't set this story up as a romance which is what pisses me off the most about the bully trope. Also Story the h in this...she's fucking great. While she plays along with their depravity (she has her reasons) she also gives them hell for what they've done too in such a satisfying way. Another factor is that they are grown ass adults in this book so it didn't skeeve me out reading about 16-17 year olds doing sexual stuff (bar one scene at the start when they are seniors at school)
I don't want to give too much away because I think this book is best enjoyed by knowing the bare minimum but if you're feeling in the mood for:
- reverse harem
- humiliation
- dub con and non con
- filthy talking H's
- virgin h with a backbone
- scorching hot sex
- mystery
Give this book a go but warning, it ends on a cliffy and dear lord do I need that 2nd book right now because I've got no idea how this is gonna end.
I was in a weird book funk this week and felt like reading some dark, fucked up, dub/non con depravity and boy oh boy did this book deliver and then some.
The first thing I suggest if you decide to read this book is to employ some pretty heavy suspension of disbelief, treat it like a weird alternative reality to our world because even explaining the concept of this book is wild and it sounds ridiculous but it friggin worked.
Also if you want romance this is truly not the book for you, the 3 H's in this book are straight up sociopathic monsters and they absolutely don't become soft, misunderstood heroes at all.
Now I hate the bully trope so you're probably confused about why I liked this. Well the fact is, is that the author didn't set this story up as a romance which is what pisses me off the most about the bully trope. Also Story the h in this...she's fucking great. While she plays along with their depravity (she has her reasons) she also gives them hell for what they've done too in such a satisfying way. Another factor is that they are grown ass adults in this book so it didn't skeeve me out reading about 16-17 year olds doing sexual stuff (bar one scene at the start when they are seniors at school)
I don't want to give too much away because I think this book is best enjoyed by knowing the bare minimum but if you're feeling in the mood for:
- reverse harem
- humiliation
- dub con and non con
- filthy talking H's
- virgin h with a backbone
- scorching hot sex
- mystery
Give this book a go but warning, it ends on a cliffy and dear lord do I need that 2nd book right now because I've got no idea how this is gonna end.
October 2, 2023
“𝑳𝒂𝒕𝒆�,� 𝑰 𝒇𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒍𝒚 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒎, 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒚. “𝑾𝒉𝒆� 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒌𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒉𝒊𝒔—�
𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒌 𝒋𝒐𝒍𝒕𝒔 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒑𝒍𝒚. “𝑫𝒐𝒏’� 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒇𝒖𝒄𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆!� 𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒔, 𝒌𝒏𝒖𝒄𝒌𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒆𝒍. “𝑻𝒉𝒆� 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒆𝒏!�
𝑰 𝒔𝒉𝒓𝒖𝒈, 𝒖𝒏𝒂𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒅. “𝑻𝒉𝒆� 𝒘𝒐𝒏’� 𝒃𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓. 𝑻𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒏.�
𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸, 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩. 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭 𝘢𝘴 𝘩𝘦’� 𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳. 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘮𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘰𝘬𝘢𝘺.
if she doesn’t shoot all three of them in the next book i’m gonna be mad bc this? this made me ugly cry. they gave za heirs but worse, as if that was even possible
�
judging by this cover, the fact that i found this on reddit, n that stupid ass description, future me is def gonna regret this 😴
𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒌 𝒋𝒐𝒍𝒕𝒔 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒑𝒍𝒚. “𝑫𝒐𝒏’� 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒇𝒖𝒄𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆!� 𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒔, 𝒌𝒏𝒖𝒄𝒌𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒆𝒍. “𝑻𝒉𝒆� 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒆𝒏!�
𝑰 𝒔𝒉𝒓𝒖𝒈, 𝒖𝒏𝒂𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒅. “𝑻𝒉𝒆� 𝒘𝒐𝒏’� 𝒃𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓. 𝑻𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒏.�
𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸, 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩. 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭 𝘢𝘴 𝘩𝘦’� 𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳. 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘮𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘰𝘬𝘢𝘺.
if she doesn’t shoot all three of them in the next book i’m gonna be mad bc this? this made me ugly cry. they gave za heirs but worse, as if that was even possible
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judging by this cover, the fact that i found this on reddit, n that stupid ass description, future me is def gonna regret this 😴
June 19, 2024
Terrifically dark and twisty!
The following ratings are out of 5:
Romance: 🤎🖤💜💙
Heat/Steam: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Story/Plot: 📕📗📘📙📔
World building: 🌏🌍🌎🌏🌍
Character development: ☺️🥲😚🥰😳
The heroine: Story Austin - she lived in a small two-bedroom apartment on the wrong side of town until her mother married Daniel Payne and moved them into a seven thousand square foot mansion. She also had to deal with a stepbrother who wanted nothing to do with Story and wanted her to stay away from him and his friends. Until one day when he and his two friends had been drinking and caught her in the laundry room and used her for their own entertainment. Story had already had an escape plan, she had wanted to run away because of other problems she was having, this just upped her timeline, and she was able to talk her mom and stepdad into sending her to boarding school.
The Heroes: Killian “Killer� Payne, Tristian Mercer, and Dimitri “Rath� Rathbone - They were kings of their high school and three years later are now Lords at Forsyth University.
Killian - stepbrother to Story, he is now star quarterback of the Forsyth University football team. He has a bit of a deviant in him and likes to give a little pain to get off with a girl. Something is off about him; he might be a sociopath and is definitely dangerous.
Tristan - he puts on a charming façade. Girls think he is sweet and nice and can’t see the brutality behind his mask.
Rath - he’s dark and quiet and into the music scene at college. He is ruled by his emotions, temperamental and fierce but also cool and calculating.
The Story: Lords are the highest tier fraternity on campus and the most infamous. Each year all the frats on campus play a vicious game full of different challenges for points and the Lords always win. There is a lot riding on the games such as careers, big money and reputation. The Lords also get a Lady that is hand selected by the previous year’s winners.
Killian, Tristan and Rath planned to take over the Lords by senior year and they did it by the time they were juniors. They got a killer brownstone with individual rooms, a personal assistant, a housekeeper and cook. Now all they needed was a Lady. Though the Princes treat their Princess like she was made of glass, the Lords are not so delicate with their Lady
Little did the guys know, that the one girl all of them had never stopped thinking about was one of the applicants for their Lady. She was back and this time she was desperate. Story was running from a stalker that found her online, then found her in real life, sending her emails, messages, photos, videos and gifts that grew more menacing, obsessive and disturbing at her lack of response. When she finally ran away and he still found her, she figured that the Lords were her only chance to be protected.
What Story doesn’t know is that the Lords have started a new game. Since they won the game with all the Frats, they now have a new game between themselves, and it involves Story. This is the perfect setup for a bully romance. Though I have to say I really liked how much Killer wants Story. He thought of her as his from the first time they met and was playing a long game with her when she suddenly left, and he has a lot of rage about it all. The guys play a lot of mind games with Story throughout the book.
I actually like all the characters in this book. They all have their own issues that they are dealing with and are all realistic individuals. Though the guys are definitely using Story and playing a game with her emotions, there are parts of them that are good, and Story does often call them on their crap. I also like the fact that they are ready to stand by her and protect her when they are out in public. The story got extremely interesting in the last quarter and of course, it ended on the edge of a cliff. I can’t wait to read the next book.
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The following ratings are out of 5:
Romance: 🤎🖤💜💙
Heat/Steam: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Story/Plot: 📕📗📘📙📔
World building: 🌏🌍🌎🌏🌍
Character development: ☺️🥲😚🥰😳
The heroine: Story Austin - she lived in a small two-bedroom apartment on the wrong side of town until her mother married Daniel Payne and moved them into a seven thousand square foot mansion. She also had to deal with a stepbrother who wanted nothing to do with Story and wanted her to stay away from him and his friends. Until one day when he and his two friends had been drinking and caught her in the laundry room and used her for their own entertainment. Story had already had an escape plan, she had wanted to run away because of other problems she was having, this just upped her timeline, and she was able to talk her mom and stepdad into sending her to boarding school.
The Heroes: Killian “Killer� Payne, Tristian Mercer, and Dimitri “Rath� Rathbone - They were kings of their high school and three years later are now Lords at Forsyth University.
Killian - stepbrother to Story, he is now star quarterback of the Forsyth University football team. He has a bit of a deviant in him and likes to give a little pain to get off with a girl. Something is off about him; he might be a sociopath and is definitely dangerous.
Tristan - he puts on a charming façade. Girls think he is sweet and nice and can’t see the brutality behind his mask.
Rath - he’s dark and quiet and into the music scene at college. He is ruled by his emotions, temperamental and fierce but also cool and calculating.
“The Dukes have their Duchess. The Counts have their Countess. Even the Princes have their Princess. We’re dragging ass with finding a Lady. Makes us look weak, Killer.�
The Story: Lords are the highest tier fraternity on campus and the most infamous. Each year all the frats on campus play a vicious game full of different challenges for points and the Lords always win. There is a lot riding on the games such as careers, big money and reputation. The Lords also get a Lady that is hand selected by the previous year’s winners.
Killian, Tristan and Rath planned to take over the Lords by senior year and they did it by the time they were juniors. They got a killer brownstone with individual rooms, a personal assistant, a housekeeper and cook. Now all they needed was a Lady. Though the Princes treat their Princess like she was made of glass, the Lords are not so delicate with their Lady
“A female college student is hand-picked to live in the house and provide for our needs—all of our needs—as we see fit. In return, she gets special status on campus, free room and board, and the badge of honor of surviving a year with the most merciless guys on campus. It takes a special kind of woman to handle a Lord. It takes even more to handle three of them—especially when those Lords are Killian, Tristian, and Rath.�
Little did the guys know, that the one girl all of them had never stopped thinking about was one of the applicants for their Lady. She was back and this time she was desperate. Story was running from a stalker that found her online, then found her in real life, sending her emails, messages, photos, videos and gifts that grew more menacing, obsessive and disturbing at her lack of response. When she finally ran away and he still found her, she figured that the Lords were her only chance to be protected.
What Story doesn’t know is that the Lords have started a new game. Since they won the game with all the Frats, they now have a new game between themselves, and it involves Story. This is the perfect setup for a bully romance. Though I have to say I really liked how much Killer wants Story. He thought of her as his from the first time they met and was playing a long game with her when she suddenly left, and he has a lot of rage about it all. The guys play a lot of mind games with Story throughout the book.
I actually like all the characters in this book. They all have their own issues that they are dealing with and are all realistic individuals. Though the guys are definitely using Story and playing a game with her emotions, there are parts of them that are good, and Story does often call them on their crap. I also like the fact that they are ready to stand by her and protect her when they are out in public. The story got extremely interesting in the last quarter and of course, it ended on the edge of a cliff. I can’t wait to read the next book.
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October 8, 2024
*audiobook
Ok. So how do I say this...
It was bad.
Like... Porn Script bad...
Like, "this feels like I'm in a fever dream" bad...
But here's the thing.
I thoroughly enjoyed the mess!
Ever driven by a car crash?
Could you pull your eyes away from the wreck?
Well, this is what this experience was for me.
These authors had many goals, I am sure, and one important one was to spread virginity kinks agenda to the masses, and they did it.
I was cackling...dying with laughter for half of this audiobook.
This was ludicrous, and I definitely will be listening to the next one.
Ok. So how do I say this...
It was bad.
Like... Porn Script bad...
Like, "this feels like I'm in a fever dream" bad...
But here's the thing.
I thoroughly enjoyed the mess!
Ever driven by a car crash?
Could you pull your eyes away from the wreck?
Well, this is what this experience was for me.
These authors had many goals, I am sure, and one important one was to spread virginity kinks agenda to the masses, and they did it.
I was cackling...dying with laughter for half of this audiobook.
This was ludicrous, and I definitely will be listening to the next one.
September 25, 2021
“You’re such a fucking idiot. I really hope your tits get bigger, because that’s clearly all you’ve got going for you."
i kinda like killian honestly
"Look at you. You can get away, but you won’t. Whenever you try, you just come right back. So what the fuck does that make you?� He shakes his head like I’m pathetic. Like he’s not the one who just defiled me. He bends and grabs a handful of the dress he’d pooled around my waist, yanking it over his spunk on my chest. “Clean yourself up and go to bed. You’re a fucking embarrassment.�
He steps over me and walks back into this room, slamming the door behind him. I’m left on the floor, half naked, covered in semen, while the sounds of the party travel up the stairs.
uh huh, as he should
“Oh, Sweet Cherry, we don’t want your money. I thought we made that clear.� His face tips down into mine and he runs his nose down my cheek. His breath is hot, reeking of beer, and my skin crawls. He looks back at Rath.
“How do we want to do this? Who gets to pop this delicious little cherry?� Do this? Rath wagers, “You fuckers owe me for last month.�
Tristian scoffs. “Eat shit, that’s nowhere near equal value. You still owe me for Sophomore year.�
“You’re still on about that?� Rath complains, face hardening.
“Fine. Three thousand and my guitar.�
Hot tears spring to my eyes. This can’t be happening. They’re negotiating over me like a piece of meat. “Please don’t do this,� I beg. “Don’t hurt me. I’ll give you whatever you want, just don’t…take that.�
“Ah, the begging,� Rath groans, hand coming down to cup his crotch. “Fine, four thousand.�
story gave me a headache. this chick does not deserve to be the main character in these wonderful boys' book
'As much as I hate to admit it, it hurt when he called me a dumb, worthless, bitch that morning.'
for that only rath became my fav one. thankyou for ur humble service bringing matters up to the dumb annoying bitch
and i loved his mindset : "Please. Tristian and Killian might get off on all that, but I can get it from girls who actually want me. Why bother struggling with someone who doesn’t?� Shifting his gaze to the ceiling, he adds in a quieter voice, “It’s not the same if they don’t want it. It’s basically like jacking off, except maybe even worse.� (isdk that’s genuine or not but lets say it is), bcs as much as i tolerate it sometimes, i dont get the whole rapey 'i want u bcs u dont want me' stuff. but also, gotta admit he's kinda manipulatively smart (or Story was just dumb) w his whole 'i'll fail my exam if i dont get any action but the contract demanded fidelity and u dont want me' so she ended up sucking his cock willingly
“You cannot be fucking serious,� Tristian says, sneering at the food she sets on the table. There’s a vein popping out of his forehead and Rath and I share a look at the building tantrum. “Do you have any idea what’s in this cheese? It’s not cheese. It’s shelfstable saw dust! The pasta…this can’t even be legally referred to as pasta! This bread is full of preservatives and chemicals, and I don’t even want to know where you got the meat in there.� He rubs his temples like he’s grasping for his last shred of control. “I can’t eat this garbage, Ms. Crane!�
Ms. Crane stabs a serving spoon into the middle of the lasagna and says, “You can eat this or you can eat shit. I don’t give a damn either way, you putrid lump of horseshit.�
best character. i stan this lady
“Come on,� I say to Ms. Crane, gently placing her hand in the crook of my arm. “I’ll light your cigarette for you and say something fresh.�
She snorts. “Nothing fresh about you, Lord Fuckface.�
I pat her hand. “That’s our cranky old bitch.�
“Don’t you fuckers forget it.�
aww. so although i didnt mind Story's existence after that last killian incidence, still wished we'd gotten a diff h. overall not really good i skimmed most of the smut & story’s second hand embarrassment scenes but i see the potential of me liking the next ones. so 2.5 �
March 8, 2021
I heard so much about this book and I gave it a shot and I gotta admit I had mixed feelings..I enjoyed it alot but ugh I do wish they had atleast 30% romance lol.
I love Story!!! She was put in a position that she needed money to get away from. And she did what she had to and that was selling off pictures to get that cash!! But she has a run in with 3 jerk boys Rath, Tristan and Killian and that first night they made her do some things but she escaped for 3 years. Now the Lords run the school and they are looking for a live in girl for them to share, fuck allllllll the things but there is a game and these 3 are playing it and Story doesn't know. But Story she has a plan she has something they want and she uses that to keep her self safe from a stalker.
Now we get some darkish humiliation and bullying from the guys there really isn't romance in this book..maybe like 10% is romance in my mind. Also I HATED KILLIAN SO MUCH!!!! when you read you know why.. and idk if he can be redeemed in my eyes? But then again what Story finds out at the end can she trust these guys again?
And that cliffhanger shit.
Angst, ow/om drama (Killian has sex with ow in the beginning thinking of Story and has a 3some & Story has the stalker after her), sorta cheating (contact Killian can cheat because of his pregame stuff but he was the only one),drama, sexy times, virgin gal and sorta manwhores (they had their share of woman)
Recommend-maybe
DZ-⭐⭐⭐⭐
Heat level-🌶🌶🌶
Prologue
Slow-burnish
Push away from H and h
Seperation 3 years
MFMM
Somnophilia
public exhibitionism
Sharing
Mentions of drugs
Dub-con
Humiliation
Hea
Cliffhanger
I love Story!!! She was put in a position that she needed money to get away from. And she did what she had to and that was selling off pictures to get that cash!! But she has a run in with 3 jerk boys Rath, Tristan and Killian and that first night they made her do some things but she escaped for 3 years. Now the Lords run the school and they are looking for a live in girl for them to share, fuck allllllll the things but there is a game and these 3 are playing it and Story doesn't know. But Story she has a plan she has something they want and she uses that to keep her self safe from a stalker.
Now we get some darkish humiliation and bullying from the guys there really isn't romance in this book..maybe like 10% is romance in my mind. Also I HATED KILLIAN SO MUCH!!!! when you read you know why.. and idk if he can be redeemed in my eyes? But then again what Story finds out at the end can she trust these guys again?
And that cliffhanger shit.
Angst, ow/om drama (Killian has sex with ow in the beginning thinking of Story and has a 3some & Story has the stalker after her), sorta cheating (contact Killian can cheat because of his pregame stuff but he was the only one),drama, sexy times, virgin gal and sorta manwhores (they had their share of woman)
Recommend-maybe
DZ-⭐⭐⭐⭐
Heat level-🌶🌶🌶
Prologue
Slow-burnish
Push away from H and h
Seperation 3 years
MFMM
Somnophilia
public exhibitionism
Sharing
Mentions of drugs
Dub-con
Humiliation
Hea
Cliffhanger
May 23, 2023
One of the worst books ive ever read . See you for book 2.
January 30, 2024
It's honestly been a very long time since I've unequivocally hated and despised a book this much. Not only was the plot disturbing and gross the characters were all vile and sad excuses for humans. At first I would have argued the heroine was just innocent, but Hell No. She is in fact the biggest idiot of them all. Almost all my notes are rants and my fingers are numb from pounding out on my keyboard. The only good, enjoyable thing about this book is the cover. I would NOT recommend this book to anyone. This book, to me, goes beyond what's acceptably dark. It has triggers galore. The setting is ridiculous and completely unbelievable to accept that a university allows the fraternities to have literal slaves regardless how much money they have. The guys Lords, how laughable, (3) are the most disgusting and repulsive creatures you could imagine. They don't even have a reason or background to in any way try and justify their being so ewww .
Below are my rants and rambled accounting of this book. There will be spoilers so be warned..........
This was a whole mess for me. I barely feel like I touched the surface on this dumpster fire and now I need to go read absolutely anything to fix the warped mess that is my brain. I can’t even Rant anymore, the Injustice!!!!! There is no way I will be reading on in this series and for anyone that has, I don't know how you did it.
Below are my rants and rambled accounting of this book. There will be spoilers so be warned..........
This was a whole mess for me. I barely feel like I touched the surface on this dumpster fire and now I need to go read absolutely anything to fix the warped mess that is my brain. I can’t even Rant anymore, the Injustice!!!!! There is no way I will be reading on in this series and for anyone that has, I don't know how you did it.
May 23, 2023
The more Killian is unable to be a normal person, the more I like him 👌🏻😌
October 30, 2021
DNF Prologue
Lords of Pain... I'm in pain from reading this.
Lords of Pain... I'm in pain from reading this.
November 12, 2021
Lords of Pain
I’m not even sure where to begin with this review! This has been my most anticipated read for…well, maybe ever! Since I waited for the completion of the trilogy, I’ve seen lots of quotes, tidbits, and opinions � even a few spoilers. But, I was not prepared for all that is the Lords!
As with most fiction, it’s necessary to suspend reality on a number of plot points. Particularly that LDZ isn’t even a secret society, but a well known frat in the community, as are their rivals, the Counts, Barons, and Princes.
Each Lord is quite different, but they all share one thing in common: they’re fucking infuriating! It’s clear there is some trauma or at least “reasons� the trio are assholes and I’m interested to see how they redeem themselves. Particularly after Story learned about the game.
As for Story, I’ve vacillated between wanting to be her and wanting to smack her upside the head! However, I’m trying to reserve judgment because it’s clear that Sam an Angel have lots more secrets and twists before all will be revealed! I can’t wait to see where they take us, find out who TF Ted is, and then meet the other Royals of Forsyth U.
I’m not even sure where to begin with this review! This has been my most anticipated read for…well, maybe ever! Since I waited for the completion of the trilogy, I’ve seen lots of quotes, tidbits, and opinions � even a few spoilers. But, I was not prepared for all that is the Lords!
As with most fiction, it’s necessary to suspend reality on a number of plot points. Particularly that LDZ isn’t even a secret society, but a well known frat in the community, as are their rivals, the Counts, Barons, and Princes.
Each Lord is quite different, but they all share one thing in common: they’re fucking infuriating! It’s clear there is some trauma or at least “reasons� the trio are assholes and I’m interested to see how they redeem themselves. Particularly after Story learned about the game.
As for Story, I’ve vacillated between wanting to be her and wanting to smack her upside the head! However, I’m trying to reserve judgment because it’s clear that Sam an Angel have lots more secrets and twists before all will be revealed! I can’t wait to see where they take us, find out who TF Ted is, and then meet the other Royals of Forsyth U.
July 22, 2021
I liked Story, even though she was naive and innocent, she used the guys and manipulated them. But it was the guys that annoyed me, the dark aspect of the book didnt bother me cuz i read it with an open mind and knew what was gonna happen but seriously though, these guys act like toddlers. Especially Killian, he is the worst. Tristian and Rath still got better towards the end, Story made a soft corner for herself in her heart and they were very protective of her but Killian annoyed the shit out of me. He acts like a child, someone spank him and maybe 2 slaps from me. The story was kinda boring, lost my interest after 47%. However, i did like the character development of Rath, Tristian and Story.
Update :
It was 2 stars for me but 1 after reading the second book.
Update :
It was 2 stars for me but 1 after reading the second book.
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