10.4k reviews for:

The Ritual

Shantel Tessier

3.84 AVERAGE

dmayer4's review against another edition

3.0

dark fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

jessicalarsen's review against another edition

1.0

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

spicylittlereader's review against another edition

5.0

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Edit: 7/8/25 - changed my rating to 5 stars…after reading Madness these earlier books make a lot more sense plot wise

loz0501's review against another edition

2.5

dark emotional tense slow-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

bowserwafer's review against another edition

4.5

dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Murder

mzm14's review against another edition

2.75

dark tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

I had a hard time getting over how often he drugged her and how everyone in her life manipulated her.

callieev's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

vrobinson's review against another edition

2.5

dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

hennygeny's review against another edition

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DNF

inkkdrinker's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious sad tense