Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

The Ritual by Shantel Tessier

161 reviews

joanna_reinecke's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Pregnancy

fermented_mangoz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Torture, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

iida_a's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape and Pregnancy

samantha_xoxo's review

dark 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Stalking, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

dextersgirl54's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

It was soooo good I would totally read it again, I can’t wait to read the next book in the series and I hate reading the next instalments of books

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

lavieenrosee's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.75

3 🌶️

I honestly do not know how to feel about this one.

I just started exploring dark-themed books, so I do not have much materials to compare it to.
But I find myself questioning my taste in reading. 

It started quite strong, but it lost me with the plot jumping from high to mid to low and all over the place. 
The characters were loveable for a second, then get boring as it goes. 

Almost dnf it at some point because the timing of spicy scenes came a little off than I expect them to be.  

A little disappointed, but it is what it is. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

kittykels's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

I went into this book expecting to love it, even knowing that I might not enjoy some of the violence or other heavy content. But the dark content isn't what had me disliking this book. 

The plot in general was fine, but the writing was choppy, lifeless, one-dimensional, etc. There was no depth to story or the characters. It's possible this was an intensional style choice given the dark and gritty content; after all, you wouldn't expect flowery prose in a story like this. But if this was indeed a style choice, it was overdone and didn't work. 

I'm honestly surprised I finished this book. I wanted something spicy and I wanted something dark, but I also wanted something gripping and this wasn't it. I couldn't wait for it to end, honestly. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Rape, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Medical content, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Kidnapping and Pregnancy

darthcaroline99's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I really enjoyed the story in this book! There is A LOT of smut! And the experiences are very graphic so be sure to read the content warnings! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Death of parent

krista_timm's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Ryat... *chef's kiss*. Besides the spice, this book really kept me at the edge of my seat. There seemed to be new surprises within every chapter. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Kidnapping

bookedup_with_gem's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark medium-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder