A review by sandeeisreading
The Ritual by Shantel Tessier

5.0

I can't even lie to myself. I've gotten used to being around her all the time. And the sex, fuck, I'm craving her scent, her touch, and her sweet fucking body.

GENRE: Dark Romance
TRIGGERS & DARK THEMES: Misogyny, Violence, BDSM, Non/Dub Con, Branding, Forced Sex Fantasy, Drug/Alcohol Abuse, Breath play, bondage, kidnapping
TROPES: Touch her and you die, fucked up families,
HEA:

Spoiler

Yes

HOW IT STARTS: A Lord takes his oath seriously. Only blood will solidify their commitment to serve those who demand their complete devotion.

RATINGS & THOUGHTS:

ROMANCE - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
SMUT METER - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
PLOT - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
WRITING - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
CHARACTERS - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
ENJOYMENT LEVEL - 10000 stars

QUICK AND SWEET REVIEW:

I love this book. I read this in a day. All 600 pages. I’m a slow reader so reading something this fast really says something. It drew me in like an addict craving for their favorite drug.

The Ritual was everything I could ever want in a book. It had fantastic writing, amazing characters, intriguing plot, suspenseful and saucy secret society drama, and the romance, oh the romance was great! Toxic yes with a lot of triggers, but both characters, Ryat and Blake, knew what they want and did not hesitate to drench themselves into their desires.

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FINAL THOUGHTS & RATING:

I loved The Ritual. It was twisted and deranged, and I loved every minute of it. I’m definitely reading Shantel Tessier’s other books because, honey, her stories are exactly my cup of tea.