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A review by exorcismemily
The Ritual by Adam L.G. Nevill
3.0
"There was simply no preparation in life for the determined madness of others."
The Ritual has a very intriguing premise, and a few decent creepy scenes, but it fell short for me overall. It was way too long for the story being told, and there was a lot of time where I was just hoping something would happen. Evil-in-the-woods stories are ones that will usually freak me out, and this had promise, but I wanted more.
It's almost like there are two different books within this book - the second half goes spinning off into a completely different direction than the first. I didn't necessarily mind it, but it just felt strange based on what the book had appeared to be about. It also gets exhausting to read a large section of a book that may or may not be a character dreaming / going crazy.
I also wasn't crazy about the ending, and everything ended up being kind of over-the-top in order to wrap everything up.
I don't know that I would read this book again, but I would definitely try more from this author.
The Ritual has a very intriguing premise, and a few decent creepy scenes, but it fell short for me overall. It was way too long for the story being told, and there was a lot of time where I was just hoping something would happen. Evil-in-the-woods stories are ones that will usually freak me out, and this had promise, but I wanted more.
It's almost like there are two different books within this book - the second half goes spinning off into a completely different direction than the first. I didn't necessarily mind it, but it just felt strange based on what the book had appeared to be about. It also gets exhausting to read a large section of a book that may or may not be a character dreaming / going crazy.
I also wasn't crazy about the ending, and everything ended up being kind of over-the-top in order to wrap everything up.
I don't know that I would read this book again, but I would definitely try more from this author.