A review by lexreadthat
Lords of Pain by Angel Lawson, Samantha Rue

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0

I’ll be honest, going into this, I was a little skeptical. I’ve trudged my through some pretty sick and twisted smut, but a why choose, step-sibling, reverse harem, with a Greek life AND Chicago Crime Lord turf battle twist? I was left hot and bothered, confused, and shockingly RACING to the end of this Story, pun intended. Lol truly though, this book starts off completely fucked up. Story, the FMC, and her three “knights in shining armor” have a history that you’d think is unforgivable. She’s not perfect, by any means, but still. The boys, Killian/Killer, Dimitri/Rath, and Tristian? They’re selfish, depraved assholes, who’ll maim, kill, or fuck whoever they want to get what they want, Story included. They’re the Lords of Forsyth, the cream of the crop of LDZ, an elite fraternity and hold sway in the South Side of Chicago. And their “house mom??”/maid/cook, Dolores Crane is honest to god, even more unflinching, no frills, ‘tell it to you how it is,’ badass and capable of calculated and unwavering mayhem than the boys. She’d probably knee cap just for using that term to describe her, but I lack the words to describe Ms. Crane lmfao. It took me a couple of minutes to really fall into some of the boys charm, just like Story. But also like her, how the fuck could I resist their dreamy eyes, filthy mouths, and big dicks? The possessiveness, dehumanizing banter, and outright hostility somehow becomes bearable after SEVERAL earth shattering orgasms. Once I was under their lust inducing spells, I ate this shit up. Story starts letting loose her own anger at the boys, and now we’re knee deep in the trenches of a sex filled war. I know it’s gonna get a lot worse, before any sort of silver-lining, so I’m buckled the fuck up and ready for some WRATH!!