A review by karly_rose_reads
Madness by Shantel Tessier

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I VOW. YOU VOW. WE VOW. 

 

The L.O.R.D.S. series continues to have me in an absolute chokehold and remains my favorite dark romance series of all time. 

 

You should read this book if you like… 

🖤 Dark revenge romance 

🖤 1st person, dual POV 

🖤 Secret society 

🖤 Jealous/possessive, over the top hero 

🖤 Mystery, secrets & plot twists 

🖤 Touch her & 💀 

⚠️ As always, read content warnings 

 

From the constant secrets to non-stop plot twists, I’m never bored when reading any of the books in this series. Madness is no exception, even though it was a beast at ~800 pages. 

 

I went into this book with extremely high expectations (I adored Haidyn in Carnage), and Shantel delivered. The depth and level of character development for both our MMC and FMC is unmatched. 

 

Shantel Tessier’s writing is phenomenal. I love that I can heavily visualize scenes in her books, almost as if I’m watching a movie. 

 

Also, I LOVE that Shantel continues to develop our “side” characters Kash and Adam—so I’m feral for their books. 

 

I’m leaving this book with a ton of questions, but it makes me excited to continue the series to get some answers (maybe?).