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The Ritual by Shantel Tessier

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Don't wait.

So let me start this review off with I have been sorely disappointed with overly hyped popular books which made me hesitant to read this series especially being 600 pages. Boy am I disappointed for a different reason. I'm disappointed I waited so long to read it. This book was really good the character development was fantastic the story flowed and I wasn't bored halfway through, it kept me guessing on how it was all going to play out and i wasnt even close in my guesses haha. So my advice is just take the plunge and read it. I soared through this book in less than 2 days.

emilyando's review

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fast-paced

3.75

brooke_30's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

readlikejackie's review against another edition

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challenging dark tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

oliviaevereads's review

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dark medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

ok was this a literature masterpiece? no. did I absolutely love it and eat it up? yes. if I really thought about it then it might not be a 4.5 but if we're basing my rating on how much I enjoyed it and the spice level...it's a full blown 5 🤣

it's an acquired taste, it's taboo, it's dark and the list of trigger warnings is as long as my arm, but if that's your vibe then read this right now 🤷🏼‍♀️

it's seriously spicy, and at the beginning I was dubious about it being 600 pages, but imo the pacing was great and there was genuine plot and character development so no complaints there, loved it 💀

kay_983's review

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes

5.0

kenzbrandes's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I really enjoyed reading this unhinged, crazy story mostly because I had no idea what was going to happen next and I love the thrill of that.

The flashbacks peppered throughout were fun too, as you were told key information only when you needed to know.

I feel like so much of the actual plot happened at the end of the book that could have happened gradually instead? So I felt really overwhelmed with everything all at once.

The spice was SPICY! I thought the progression of their love was inevitable, but I wasn't sure how it was going to all play out. Personally I don't love plot lines that include pregnant trope, so this kind of took me out of the end a bit. I enjoyed the epilogues though.

So curious what the next books will be like!