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The Ritual by Shantel Tessier

192 reviews

hhbilodea's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75


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meshamz's review against another edition

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

2.0


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madeleinedavis97's review against another edition

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dark 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? No

1.0


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lauraa93's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.5


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keyro's review against another edition

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dark tense 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? It's complicated

3.75

this was…. a read for sure.. entertaining and some parts, I had to hold my breath bc I thought there was going to be *actual* grape. (yes this was my first ‘dark’ romance) 

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jaimeemorris's review against another edition

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

4.0


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kalzoneee's review against another edition

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A lot of trigger warnings and non consent

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meowrie's review against another edition

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

5.0

The first time I read this, I really disliked it. 

But everyone raves about it, and I thought I might like to give the rest of the series a chance. I hadn't read this in 2 years so it needed a reread. I did the audio this time and it made a big difference I think. I really liked it much much more. 

Three things bothered me both times I read it. 1. "her tits bounced when she breathed". No they didn't. 2. "Her bubble butt". That's not a compliment. Quit saying that. 3. The constant description of whatever song is playing. It's distracting and doesn't make a difference to anything. 

Otherwise, it's a pretty good book. Lots of sex, lots of murder and gore, lots of stealth and secrets. Is it realistic? Nope. But it's still a good book. 

The audio is really good. Aiden Snow is sexy AF as Ryat with his growly voice and Meg Sylvan does a great job as Blakely. I love a great duet narration as well. I'm skipping the audio on the next one because the sample, yikes. The male voice is nasally and not what I'm looking for. 

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hadavis87's review against another edition

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I'm not a fan of weak female main characters. The dark romance was fine, but I just couldn't get into the rest of the story. 

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christinax92's review against another edition

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adventurous dark
  • 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

2.5


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