Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

The Ritual by Shantel Tessier

7 reviews

teebearrr's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

4.5

At first I thought I was going to be overwhelmed with how much smut there was and little to no plot but I knew with 600 pages, there had to be more; I just had to be patient! The plot got reallly interesting and when it finally picked up on it, the smut added to it made it very enjoyable. I wanted to hate Ryat with how harsh he was & it was all just a game to him but as the story went on, his character development was beautiful. While the fmc was great, at times I found her a bit annoying. I felt she was very naive / oblivious, like girl the puzzle pieces are in front of you - put two & two together! But I do feel like Ryat & Blake were made for each other. He loved her & accepted her for who she was as she did for him too. The epilogue was 🥹. Matt & Valerie can go to h*ll where they belong &

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I’m surprise there was no growing relationship with her biological mother (I guess she disliked her that much)

. Other then that, the read was very addicting and I couldn’t put it down! Although I heard the second standalone in this series gets even more smuttier, I hope the plot will balance it out like book one! I cant wait to finish the rest of the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Kidnapping, Blood, Bullying, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Murder, Sexual content, Stalking, Torture, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Infidelity and Pregnancy

Minor: Death of parent

dovahkiin_freyja's review

Blakely/Ryat-  He belongs to a secret society where he can take (and control) a woman of his choosing. After being told to choose *her* he stalks her, she breaks up with her bf after finding out

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he's cheating, then starts sleeping with Ryat after her ritual "choosing him/vowing" eventually they get married and then she finds out that it was really just "a game to him".
She runs away for a few weeks until he finds her and drags her back. Then he tells her that she has to undergo some kind of test for the Lords /Ladies.

 
(I'm at 62%, and I'm going to DNF this book. The author uses too many exclamation points and the writing comes off. as annoying & childish. The story isn't interesting enough to keep my attention, and I feel like I wasted my time) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Stalking, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Sexism, and Misogyny

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Physical abuse

cait's review

challenging dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Blood, Confinement, Infertility, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Alcohol, Cursing, Death, Grief, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Body horror, Classism, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Murder, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Kidnapping

zc2's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

Definitely a rollercoaster I wasn’t expecting…..read it 👀 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Dysphoria, Gaslighting, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Abandonment, Blood, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Vomit, and War

ten_telegrams's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

If you’re looking for a believable story or plot, this is not the book for you. If you’re looking for intense dark romance and smut, you’ll love it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Infidelity, Sexual content, Murder, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Rape, and Torture

rainyautumnreads's review

dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Sexual content, Torture, Trafficking, Drug use, Gaslighting, Body horror, Confinement, Vomit, Alcohol, Blood, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Violence, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, Rape, Slavery, and Toxic relationship

thrillofthepage's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Drug use, Violence, Alcohol, Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Pregnancy