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"The Ritual" by Shantel Tessier was my first book by this author, and it immediately pulled me into the intriguing and action-packed world of the Lords' secret society. The initiations and the celebrations they must go through in the first three years are gripping. Ryat does some unspeakable things to Blakely, but she craves it too. I love the over-the-top obsession in their relationship. The repeated vow, "I vow, You vow, We vow," is simply amazing and adds to the intensity of the story. Overall, "The Ritual" is a great read for those who enjoy dark romance with a lot of intrigue. I can't wait to read more from Shantel Tessier. Read more

Seems as if the glue binding the pages completely gave out. Highly irritating during reading. Won't say anything about the plot, because I'm not finished with the book yet Read more

I haven't read it yet, but in terms of condition, the book arrived in perfect condition with 0 damage. Thank you. Read more

Another book that I am asking myself why? Why did I wait so long to read this? I NEEDED this book, I have been in my fantasy era for so long, that I was starting to get bored again and this book woke me right up and got me out of an impending reading slump. So let’s get in to It: “I Vow, You Vow, We Vow” As always, this review will be as spoiler free as possible, there may be some personal thoughts on parts of the book near the end of my review that could contain some spoilers however but I will warn you beforehand so you have time to turn back. Tropes ❤️ ⛓️college romance ⛓️secret society ⛓️forced proximity ⛓️arranged marriage ⛓️touch her & ☠️ This book has me legit questioning my sanity. We start off learning about the secret society that the mmc is a part of, “The Lords”. Then we learn about the college that this secret society pretty much owns, Barrington University, where all the rich kids end up as it is a private institution. Enter the fmc, Blakely, a rich girl who did not want to go to this university but was forced to by her parents. And in this world, as they are all “the elite”, arranged marriages are common and Blake is already promised to another and so is our mmc. But there are no contracts that are legally binding, so yeah. lol, from there, you can pretty much guess what happens. But it is a wild ride, that I was loving the entire time. Now there may be possible spoilers below, you have been warned. What I liked about the book: - The spice, it was def spicy 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️/5 imo - The character development of both Ryat and Blake. Ryat was just a stubborn individual who was stuck in his ways and was harsh sometimes and did not believe in love what so ever. But eventually he gets “softer”, he is still him, just softer. And Blake in turn gets stronger from everything she endures with Ryat and I love that for her. - The suspense, there was A LOT and I was constantly gasping and screaming and was on the edge of my seat the entire time. The suspense is definitely intense. - The overall story. I love when a dark romance also has an amazing plot and this book delivered just that. I loved the store in between the spicy scenes. It kept me even more invested in the book. What I didn’t like: - The amount of times Blake was drugged, like how is she even still functioning at this point? - The accidental pregnancy trope 🤮 I could understand if they just talked about them having babies in the epilogue, but why did she have to get pregnant during a super intense finale? It was just an ick for me. Both of these dislikes though did not change my final rating, as everything else was so good, that those 2 minor things did not affect my overall thoughts on the book. This book will probably be a re-read every single year. Read this book if you want to read a dark romance, with a secret society, an amazing plot, excellent character development, and relatable characters. Happy Reading :) Read more