Anne’s Reviews > The Ritual > Status Update

I'll say this: I preferred the first half to the second half. I think the first half was more what I expected and what I wanted out of this book and the second half just seems like its prolonging the inevitable while also being a little boring. Like its not bad but I want more to happen. Or something else to happen idk

"The hope that somehow these young people would recognize some common humanity they shared with the dirty wounded man from the forest, and that upon recognizing that he was a good person, they would let him go." Lowkey I could write a she essay about this exact topic because, unironically, I've thought the same.

I just know its going to get more and more disturbing

If I survived the death of my friends, a serious bodily injury, and a stalking night beast, just to get stuck with these freaks? I'd have to kill myself

Nope

Some sort of hope, just to rip it away

Its gone from bad to worse and I can only imagine things only go down hill from here

Time for bed I guess, fingers crossed I dont dream about ancient Nordic forest gods who like to string up people who walk through their land between trees

I swear I usually dont scare this easy but I am trying very hard to keep going without taking breaks to distract myself from the rising anxiety in my chest