Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Ritual - A szertartás by Shantel Tessier

19 reviews

kdb_0620's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Murder, Kidnapping, Trafficking, Torture, Medical trauma, Blood, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Rape, Pregnancy, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Cursing, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, and Violence

chels984's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

oh my god hello i need to reconnect with nature

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Alcohol, Stalking, Blood, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Bullying, Sexual content, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, Gaslighting, Cursing, Death, and Emotional abuse

thereadaholic's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I ate this book up. It's a dark book and I would not recommend this for beginners because ryat is dark really dark. I absolutely loved every part of this book I thought the way the plot builds up was perfect , loved the way the characters were I just wished authors would stop making FMC'S so naive and make them strong willed , and just maybe once up the MMC'S
 
Other than that the book is just wow , I loved the way ryat's character development progressed through the book I also wished we could have gotten a bit more of how they started loving each other but again other than that the book is great.

I devoured the book , ate it up so quick and I just really enjoyed it. 

If your not a begginer looking for a dark romance book this is ur book bestie 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Alcohol, Gun violence, Torture, Murder, Sexual harassment, Gore, Grief, Blood, Cursing, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Moderate: Kidnapping, Death, and Abandonment

Minor: Pregnancy

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

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

alexklop's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

4 Stars!

I can’t say this was the best dark romance book I have ever read, but I can say with 10% certainty that after reading half of the book and then attempting to sleep. I got no sleep. I couldn’t stop thinking about what might happen next, and how Blakely and Ryat were going to either fall in love or kill each other... Most likely the latter. 

While there were so many amazing kinks in this book, I did find myself tensed and anxious at how some of them were portrayed and played out in the book. I wish at some point during their relationship a little more discussion about boundaries, hard limits, and safe-words would’ve happened, but alas… it will not keep me from reading the next book in the series next time in I’m the mood for something super dark and kinky!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Medical content, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Cursing, Forced institutionalization, Confinement, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Grief, Blood, Body horror, Kidnapping, Bullying, Death, Violence, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, Murder, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

luna_lovelace's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

Reading this book felt like a fever dream. I was awed by some scenes and couldn't believe it was actually happening!

Her mother not being her mother, didn't expect that! Blake and Ryat having sex near someone they just killed. Just to name a few!

It's heavy on the sexual content but there's definitely a solid plot. The plot is what kept me reading on, I didn't expect it to be this good! Definitely going to read the rest of the series. 

I loved all the song references, I played some of them as I read it through. It definitely gives a nice ambiance as you read!

I would definitely say this is 18+ and a very dark romance. Just know what you're getting into before diving in!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Death, Murder, Cursing, Grief, and Violence

Moderate: Torture, Vomit, Gun violence, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Pregnancy and Stalking

tamiesue's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

This is a VERY dark book. With Many triggers, please check trigger warnings before reading. But I thoroughly enjoyed it. The romance although dark, was sizzling! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Gore, Cursing, Rape, Sexual content, Alcohol, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual assault, Bullying, Grief, Death, Kidnapping, Torture, Confinement, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Drug use, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, and Injury/Injury detail

elliot_37's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Amazing read, couldn’t put the book down. Blake is a great FMC and Ryat is incredible. 😍😍

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Rape, Sexual assault, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Cursing, Death of parent, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Grief, Blood, Body horror, Gun violence, Murder, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Torture, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, and Medical content

leanneod1's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Death, Torture, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Rape, Sexism, Pregnancy, Cursing, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Murder, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Violence, Physical abuse, Drug use, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Blood, Domestic abuse, and Gun violence