Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

The Ritual - A szertartás by Shantel Tessier

19 reviews

clairelisebella's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

3.5

Fun book but could’ve used a good editor to tighten it up. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Drug use, Gaslighting, Stalking, Violence, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Sexism, Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Blood, Emotional abuse, Murder, Medical content, and Death

Moderate: Abortion, Confinement, and Pregnancy

Minor: Alcohol and Infidelity

klsreads's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual violence, Slavery, Stalking, Sexism, Toxic friendship, Confinement, Death, Addiction, Kidnapping, Medical content, Sexual harassment, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Torture, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Murder, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Pregnancy

theendlesstbr22's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Infidelity, Murder, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Blood, Pregnancy, Violence, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Death, and Rape

sabrina7's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

1.0

i tend to be wary of secret societies in books as they’re often incorporated into college or high school settings which kinda feels ridiculous because omg all of the characters are just kids !! knowing this, i intentionally attempted to go into this book with an open mind and yet it still felt soooo silly to me and the characters just came across as dumb as much of their behavior made little sense. i definitely liked the first half of the book way better than the last half mainly because as the author tried to wrap everything up and explain all of the mysteries that had been perpetuated throughout the book, the final acts and explanations for everything just felt somehow lackluster and absurd at the same time. also given that this book is classified as erotica i want to comment on the sex scenes. there were a lot of intriguing kinks in here that were fun to read but i felt like the sex scenes were not really detailed or long enough to be that great. some scenes were definitely more involved and better than others but i kinda finished this book feeling underwhelmed by the sex scenes. i loved ryat’s response to blakely’s feelings of shame regarding her kinks. i think the amount of sex that it is implied the two main characters have throughout the book is concerning lol but i guess given that none of this book is very realistic, the preposterous amount of sex these characters are said to have is on brand. overall i guess i’m glad it be in the loop about this book since a lot of people have read this book and have things to say about it, but i definitely won’t be reading other works by this author.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Gore, Murder, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Alcohol, Blood, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, and Pregnancy

satanshomosexualagenda's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This book I don’t even have words. If you like dark romance and kink this is your book. But check the TW! This book has some things 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Torture, Sexual content, Stalking, Gaslighting, Grief, Kidnapping, Violence, Gore, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Death, Vomit, Murder, and Blood

Moderate: Pregnancy, Death of parent, and Alcohol

angelina3803's review against another edition

dark emotional 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 had fun but it is definitely poorly written

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Sexual assault, Infidelity, Gun violence, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Stalking, Murder, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Rape, and Vomit

elleecoons's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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

2.5

WILD. definitely read the content warnings first. you really only read this book for one reason

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Infidelity, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Blood, Rape, Stalking, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Sexual violence

bethxbooksss's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Drug use, Body horror, Body shaming, Confinement, Alcohol, Death, Gore, Sexual violence, Rape, Blood, Emotional abuse, Violence, Vomit, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Infidelity, and Abortion

theresa_grant's review against another edition

dark funny tense fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Stalking, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual violence, Infidelity, and Gaslighting

caroline_bel's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Abandonment, Physical abuse, Rape, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Violence, Sexual content, Murder, Sexual assault, Cursing, Torture, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Death, Blood, Misogyny, Death of parent, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Addiction, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship