The Back Story

by Angel Lawson, Samantha Rue

Genres: Dark Romance, Why Choose, Dark, Spicy, Romance, Novella, Short Stories

36 pages, ebook

Published January 1, 2021

Reviews

[Valkyrie ✨ · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’m such a whore for these assholes.

[Jess | jadecanread · Rating 4 out of 5]

The infamous laundry room scene but in the boys' perspective. Nothing new is shared in this, but you should read this after book 2 to avoid any spoilers!

It's also nice to see Dimitri's penchant for Story's panties has been a thing since their teenage years lol.

[nirvana · Rating 5 out of 5]

God I love these 3 boys

[Miti Bdot · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a treat. Thank you Angel Lawson and Samantha Rue for this goodie. I like that we get a glimpse of the three Lords when they were younger than in the series. I think reading this book after book 2 was great, because it would have spoiled some plot reveals of book 2 so releasing this extra right before book 3 was great.

[Xena Hathaway · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm a little disappointed because I thought I'd find out something new from their points of view, but it wasn’t the case. :)

[raccoon reader · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was nice to see their side of things and understand how some of their ahem, preferences, began (Looking at you Dimitri). Sometimes back story doesn't provide much, but in this case it felt like just the right amount of time spent exploring their heads and hearts at that age to see how they turned out so many years later- absolutely perfect for each other. Kudos to the authors for that!

[Amy M. · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved seeing the little glimpse into Rath's life.

[Rhiannon Rabby | 32 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hot. This was also the first glance we really got into Rath’s home life, no matter how brief.

[Beth · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm tagging this one because the complete Lady of Forsyth bundle isn't on here yet, but AAAAAAARRRGGGHHHH I loved it.

[Marie Andersson · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you don't enjoy dark romances and triggers like forced blow jobs and drug use don't read this short story. I feel myself drawn to it. Lol. I guess I'm weird. 😂

[Haza · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was interesting to see the boys perspective in this book. I hate Killian for giving Tristian and Rath the idea to assault Story. But, well, he's way too deep in his hatred towards her.

[JP Ehlers · Rating 5 out of 5]

I do not usually write reviews for any books, not because I don't care to, but because I just want to start a new book. But this additional book just makes me want to write something.

As a rule, I do not like it if a book is released after the others with basically the same story or the same scene but from a different character's perspective. But in this case, it worked. It does not make the scene any less triggering or even softens the blow but just gives a different vantage point into the mental state and reasoning of our 3 Lords.

[Cassandra Doon · Rating 5 out of 5]

TRIGGER WARNINGS!

Oh How I love the boys. It was great to read the back story.
I waited till I have finished the series before I read it. It was good to see how they all felt for her from the start, the obsession and need to possess her from day one just proved how much she owned them all.

I would recommend reading this after you have read the laundry chapter in book 1. It would make reading the boys in a different light.

or read it after the series so you can hate them the way they were intended to be hated. Before you fall in love with them that is.

[♥ I’d Rather Be Reading ♥ · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this in the anthology Lady of Forsyth. See my review for it here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Alex · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the prologue from Lords of Pain as told by the three men. The Lords are my version of crack. I love them so I will love any content that includes them. 🥰🥰🥰

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice: 🌶️🌶️
HEA: Cliffy

[Kylie Poole · Rating 4 out of 5]

Just a quick short read. It’s good to get a different view from the boys perspective. What drove them to the laundry room scene and the thoughts behind it. I would’ve liked it to be a bit longer with more explanation of before they went to Forsyth and the lead up to story’s return but it was good.

[Lau Vassallo · Rating 3 out of 5]

I gave it 3 stars because it's like a short story that will definitely set the stage for the next book. It's brief and gives us some background information, like names and the relationships between the characters. Personally, I'm going to read the next book and see how the plot unfolds.

[Rachel · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love these messed up characters and their storyline so much. I can never get enough!!

[ysmn⁵⁵ · Rating 4 out of 5]

🌶️🌶️

the laundry scene but with the guys povs ? damn

[Tanja · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the laundry room scene told from the boy's perspective. Nothing new, but still interesting to go back to the Lords.

[Terri Seanard · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the laundry room and after from Killian, Tristan, and Rath's perspective. It does tell a bit about Rath's home life. I read it after book 2.

[Lisbeth · Rating 2 out of 5]

Aburrido.

[Ashley Kraus · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very short but I enjoyed it real quick before starting the series!

[Winter Girl · Rating 4 out of 5]

4/5

[Candace · Rating 3 out of 5]

Idk how to rate this. It is just a rehash of the laundry room scene from Lords of Pain but from the guys POV. It didn’t really add anything to the scene from Story’s POV. It was just OK.

[Tynga · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the POV of the three guys from the laundry room event, iykyk.
Enjoyed it!

[Sofía · Rating 5 out of 5]

la escena del cuarto de lavado pero desde el punto de vista de ellos tres 🔥

[Brooke May · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great peek into Killian, Rath, and Tristan's point of view from the beginning of Lords of Pain.

[minilla meow · Rating 1 out of 5]

Creo que no hacía falta volver a ver ese suceso de nuevo en tres POVs distintos, fue desagradable en el primer libro y lo ha vuelto a ser.

[kingmia · Rating 2 out of 5]

raro…