Shared With His Friends is described as a dark reverse harem, and it is, but it falls very heavily into the bully romance trope, but not in the typical way I’m used to in romance books. Jet, the main male, went out of his way to change Amber, making her have plastic surgery, dye her hair, be degraded, and even sleep with his friends.
Some of the things said to Amber early on were harsh, and she was described as a gold digger, and to some extent she was, but Ash was the one to sum it all up—she put up with everything because she wanted to feel wanted. In a way, Jet had similar insecurities; he was so used to people just using him for money that he tested everyone while throwing money at them because he too just wanted to be wanted. It wasn’t until he shared Amber with his friends that he realised what he had with her, and by then she was no longer just his. All four men—Jet, Wade, Dane, and Ash—had some kind of attachment issue, but as a group with Amber, it worked.
Spice-wise, there was a lot! There is lots of dirty talk, including degradation. There was dub con, CNC, DVP, DP, and so much breeding kink! As much as sex played a massive part in the story, there was plot too, as well as some development of the relationship, not just between Amber and the men but between the men too, leading to some hot MM moments, including some wonderful exploration scenes.
A dark and dirty quick read.