Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

The Ritual by Shantel Tessier

154 reviews

ermunleybooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, and Murder

thebookdisplay's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

hhbilodea's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

madeleinedavis97's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Violence

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault

tguedes94's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Death, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault

ebfulla's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

keyro's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Stalking

Minor: Rape

enzopudge's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Abortion

melissaslibraryy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book was dark and wild and I am soooo reading the next book in this series🤭

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Infidelity and Pregnancy

hilary89's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

2.75

I’m not sure I really get the hype on this one. There was literally no character development and I found Ryat and Blakey both flat and one dimensional. Most of the plot revolves around fitting sex scenes in.

Also docking a full star for the near constant references to specific songs. It’s just rude of an author to assume their readers have the same taste in music and will know all their references.

It seems the next book is the most popular and the smut was admittedly fantastic, so I might give the series one more shot, but so far I’m not impressed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, and Sexual harassment