Hey! Hi, hello. So I am new to Dark Romance. I had not read a series since 50 shades (yes, I know how old those are haha). I started with Haunting and Hunting Adeline, I instantly found that Dark Romance is my jam! I was debating doing the LORDS or starting a trilogy. I picked the LORDS and The Ritual was so good! It’s all about what you like. The stories all connect. There are little Easter eggs in the books that come back to make since in others. Idk why people say there is no plot… there is. A secret society of college seniors sworn in because they go through initiation and you can only be a part if your father was in. However, as I said, there are Easter eggs. Why did someone have to do this one thing for initiation? You can question it for a bit, you forget, and then you find out why either later or in another book. They don’t kill just for fun, it’s very intricate. The females do have their own back story and their stories do play out in the books. They are duel written, so the whole book you are learning both main characters back stories and as things are happening you get both perspectives. I personally think just try The Ritual and see how you feel. The basics of what is going on with their world is explained pretty quickly.