A review by kittykels
The Ritual by Shantel Tessier

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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