Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

The Ritual by Adam L.G. Nevill

7 reviews

chicken_pastabake's review against another edition

dark hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I fucking loved this book. I finished it last night and I can’t stop thinking about it. I liked the first half of the book thoroughly. I enjoyed the ominous feel of the woods and the banter between the gang. I know a lot of people didn’t like the second part of the book, but I really enjoyed it. I thought it was interesting and it was something I’ve never read in a book before. Teenage black metal heads worshipping a creature in the woods. Who doesn’t love that kind of crap. 5 stars! :D

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Death, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Addiction, Animal death, Body shaming, Vomit, and Alcohol

asmei's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Homophobia, Vomit, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, and Alcohol

charlieeee's review against another edition

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? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, and Blood

Moderate: Body shaming, Confinement, Cursing, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Homophobia, Sexism, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Kidnapping, and Alcohol

The first part was fabulous. Some really good examinations of people growing apart; philosophy of life (for male-socialised people anyway); it was tense and had some great metaphors and other strong writing. And then part two happened where I would have sworn I was reading a completely different book altogether! The metaphors were over the top, made no sense in the context of the scene and the characters were really stereotypical - and the less about ‘Surtr’ and the constant repetition about her breasts, body and ‘smell’ of her genitalia the better. Was so disappointed by part two. So so disappointed.

And the reveal of the big beastie ‘the god’ in the woods at the end was such a let down. Everything was leading up to this point and the pay off was so disappointing - we barely get a paragraph. There’s letting your mind fill in the blanks and then there’s this.

rivercat0338's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Body shaming, Gun violence, and Alcohol

snazzy10101's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

the vibes are wonderful (including the second half with the black metal band, i liked the change of pace) and the descriptions are baller. 
however. none of the characters are remotely likeable, and there are 2  female characters (one old lady, and one teen girl who is fat shamed AND sexualised).
there’s a lot of fat phobia 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Addiction, Antisemitism, Grief, Murder, Cultural appropriation, and Alcohol

bumblebeefarts's review against another edition

 It just seems like the author really dislikes both fat people and women. Don’t even get him started on fat women. 

On top of all that, it’s way longer than it needed to be. Broken up by some scary moments in the first half that made me hope it would be worth finishing. This hope was unfounded. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Fatphobia, Misogyny, and Sexism

Minor: Alcoholism and Alcohol

corruptednatz's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad 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

5.0

Those poor 4 guys in the woods…they went through HELL. And I felt their pain. I knew the trip was screwed from the very beginning because the 2 unfit men hurt themselves. It was literally on page 5 😂 I also like how the monster in the woods like to decorate the trees with bodies like it Christmas. Very jolly.  

oh my god the way the monster took Hutch and Don will stick with me forever. It shocked me. It was quick and easy 😭</spoiler

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Alcohol