Kaitie Chach’s Reviews > The Ritual > Status Update

234. 271.
275-Blake’s dad is Ryats fam lawyer. engaged to her “do you wanna be his whore for the rest of your life or my good girl?”
“Yours”
—cringe.

So far anticlimactic.
Insane amount of sex. But the scenes are So clipped and short. Very rushed. The plot has yet to fully evolve to me. & I don’t know that much about the characters or their backgrounds
Except their fams are all in this sexcult of Lords lol
292.

297**

They spend 2 days in vacation house. Have sex everywhere. Touch down in LA. Right to marriage license. 3 days later get married at city hall
Ryat announces to everyone she’s his wife.

Haven’t kissed this whole book. Always forehead or cheek. And then they don’t even discuss it on their wedding day?!

Nvm - 316 - finally a sneak peek into an ounce more emotion. Dances & we see first kiss.

Honestly tho like the sex. The feelings. The interactions between characters ALL feels so “clipped,” short, cut off, no “longing”
Just possession, dominance, which is fine. But it makes me feel so less attached to the characters.

318- Matt tells Blakely that Ryat tracks her via cellphone, blocks her calls/texts, he paid 500k for her & Matt offered 50k. She’s pissed

Runs away.
Ryat furious -
“I’ll find you. & when I do I’ll drag you back by your hair, kicking & screaming. Don’t make me hurt you.”

Goodbye any ounce of other emotion.

Lords want this kept quiet. Not on news or involve police.

329- legit jump from her being gone for 2 days to 3 weeks.
wtf
Literally the disconnect is insane.
Working as waitress under the table. No car. No ID.
Yet somehow got a white crop top & new black bra. Dyed her hair black.

Runs away at 323. AND GUESS WHAT - by

334 - Ryat found her and killed the guy who was trying to “send her back to him in pieces” just as she was about to be choked to death.

THREE WEEKS. IN 10 PAGES. jesus

343 - Blake’s dad is here. Tells her Matt lied.
Yes, Ryat was forced to take Blake as his chosen cause her dad knew Matt was a POS.
Yes, Ryat offered 500k for her. But he didn’t take it. And Ryat chose to marry her.

Tell her she needs to be “initiated”
Cause Ryat will be powerful.

Says she knows he’ll be “renowned judge of NY” - tells them Matt told her. Tension in room.

Ladies have tiers, just as the Lords do.
A Lady always matches her Lord. Blake will be “as high as she can get.” W Ryat as her husband.

Initiation. = kill or be killed.
No way out. No divorce. He knew marrying her what she’d have to do.

She “don’t wanna be with him & join this society “ blah blah blah = lie.

352-
Wowwwww we’re NICE for once. Shower the blood off her , “don’t thank me, I’ll always show up for you.”
I missed her so much I didn’t realize it till now
Ok —- getting a few sentences of actual emotion. Other than preditorial rage.

OH now he’s “going soft & falling in love w her”
Well I don’t remember that rly but here we are. & thank fkin god.
If this only lasts 1 page imma loose my shit

“I’ve been taught since I was young that obedience is important & power and humiliation go hand in hand”

356.
“I’ve watched lords break their ladies and chosen ones. You cry a few tears & I go soft. “
“I’m sorrry
Sorrys not good enough.
Punish me - I’m serious
I’m no longer interested
“What do you want? Me to beg? Teach me a lessson?”
“I’m no longer want anything from you. - consider this your wedding gift”. Hands her the envelope
& leaves.

THEYRE DIVORCE PAPERS?!?

WTF didn’t they just say she was stuck no matter what.

Cool. She decides she wants to be a lady. Attacks Cindy. Pretends they both slept w other ppl

367*

The sex is the same. Literally everytime. Handcuffs behind back.
If I read “she’s wet. I knew she would be” ONE MORE FUCKING TIME.

Example of book from my own interpretation:
“I smile at her. she’s wet. I knew she would be.”
“I drug her & pinch a nipple. Touch her pussy.

-she’s wet. I knew she would be.”
“I threaten her. she’s wet. I knew she would be.”
I grab her neck. she’s wet. I knew she would be.”
I bash her head into a wall. she’s wet. I knew she would be.

And the bitch cries during every single sex encounter.

386 - kills Cindy - Matt basically been spying on them. Has videos of them in woods. / was texting from Cindy phone “come find me” during woods scene.

“,can’t wait till she’s pregnant “
WHAT. you didn’t even like her 3 weeks ago.

Kills Ashley. Matt’s gf.

414.**. We love eachother.

422 mad at more secrets.

448** — run around club mask scene.
Finally new sex. New scenery. An actual I love you AND proper after care.

Finally what I came here for. 👏🏻

After hospital scene. “I get to make love to my wife” look at this gentle growing creature out of Ryat.

512 - Matt at cabin.
How YHE FUCK homeboy getting around all the cameras is beyond me.
Shoots Ryat. He’s “dead”
Takes Blake. Drugs her. He’s got an accomplice - HER FAKE MOTHER.

The ending - she kills her fake mom. Ty kills Sam in a hot second.
they live in the cabin.
Have twin boys. 1 girl
Time jump 18yrs.

So many lies. Zero plot. No background at all.

Characters have emotional range of a dust mite.