Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

The Ritual by Shantel Tessier

35 reviews

stef_hent_'s review

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.5

If all of the spicy scenes were removed, it'd be a novella. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Infidelity, Grief, and Gaslighting

Minor: Child death

Super heavy read.

One of the main characters has a forced-sex fantasy

beautiful_misfit98's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This book was 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ and I absolutely loved it. It was so steamy and  passionate. I quickly fell in love with Ryat. I will say, it’s kinda sexist/misogynistic but that’s part of the plot in the dark romance? I would def check triggers but 10/10 loved this book!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, and Stalking

mynamesjess's review

It's not a bad book. The events just hit me closer to home than I thought they would. There's nothing wrong with the book, it was entirely personal.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Slavery, and Gaslighting

morgydunn's review

Absolute brain rot. The writing felt like a horny highschool Wattpad submission. Nothing that should warrant a multiple book series…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Stalking, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

kdb_0620's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

meganlaza's review

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

emily511's review

This book just really wasn’t for me.  The multitudes of trigger warnings aside, there just wasn’t much of a plot.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and Gaslighting

smilestarshine's review

dark tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

lexuslovesbooks's review

this is so painfully pretentious,
the lords sound like big violent babies and there is no substance or plot. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Blood

cheeserue's review

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

2.5

"I’d go to war for my wife. One man was nothing."

and go to war they did; just, not the kind he expected.

wtf was this book? why did they build up a good plot only for it to suck so bad in the end? WHY DID SHE KEEP TAKE THE DRUGS WILLINGLY?! why did they take (approximately) 1000 showers?

force sex fantasy and CNC but not one conversation about limits or safe words, GHB fed to her every 5 seconds, fucking next to dead bodies, secret society plotline barely touched, FMC having just about no personality, obsessed ex bf who didn't want her when they were together but now wants her because his enemy has her, random elopement so she doesnt have to be forced into marriage to said ex bf. it just keeps going. 

I love dark romances, especially CNC/FSF but this wasn't it. this book didn't need to be 600 pages. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Torture, Blood, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death and Abandonment