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Touch of Ruin

Touch of Ruin

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  • Author：Scarlett St. Clair
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Summary

Persephone's relationship with Hades has gone public and the resulting media storm disrupts her normal life and threatens to expose her as the Goddess of Spring。

Hades， God of the Dead， is burdened by a hellish past that everyone's eager to expose in an effort to warn Persephone away。

Things only get worse when a horrible tragedy leaves Persephone's heart in ruin and Hades refusing to help。 Desperate， she takes matters into her own hands， striking bargains with severe consequences。

Faced with a side of Hades she never knew and crushing loss， Persephone wonders if she can truly become Hades' queen。

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Reviews

Lauren ，

so much going on。 good。 4。5/ maybe 5

Josefina Picó ，

Where’s the plot？ I guess we’ll never know。I just couldn’t for the life of me care about the characters， like I didn’t give one single fu*k about anyone。。。 Hermes is my fave by far。 Ngl DNFing the series is in my mind。

A_geminireads ，

Less good than the first one。 My main issue has ti he with persephone’s growth？ She acted sooo immature and spoiled and whiny， most of her scenes left irritated。Hades was almost non-existent in this book and I suppose it was to place a heavier focus on her growth， however it made the relationship feel very shallow。

Cassandra Mnc ，

Comme toujours je suis totalement fan de cette saga！！！！ Persephone me fait penser à moi dans ses réactions et sa relation avec sa mère。 J'ai hâte de me lancer dans le prochain。 Comme toujours je suis totalement fan de cette saga！！！！ Persephone me fait penser à moi dans ses réactions et sa relation avec sa mère。 J'ai hâte de me lancer dans le prochain。 。。。more

Lee ，

3。45/5。0 rounded down （I know the 3。45 rating seems really specific， but 4 star ratings （or 3。5 and up） are books I'll reread again， where as I probably won't 3 star ratings。）I enjoyed this book more than ATOD even if Persephone has （even more？） annoying moments and has the dumb-for-plot trope a lot of sassy-yet-"independent" female MCs have。 That being said， I like how people do call her out on her rashness， some nicely （Like Hecate） and some quite bluntly （Like Jaeson）。 I did have to stop read 3。45/5。0 rounded down （I know the 3。45 rating seems really specific， but 4 star ratings （or 3。5 and up） are books I'll reread again， where as I probably won't 3 star ratings。）I enjoyed this book more than ATOD even if Persephone has （even more？） annoying moments and has the dumb-for-plot trope a lot of sassy-yet-"independent" female MCs have。 That being said， I like how people do call her out on her rashness， some nicely （Like Hecate） and some quite bluntly （Like Jaeson）。 I did have to stop reading the book a couple times though because my annoyance with her choices was strong。 Also， I can't really blame her sometimes because Hades is not forthcoming。。。 at all。 That being said， ATOR is an easily digestible book that is entertaining。 。。。more

moodforromance ，

I enjoyed this book but I didn’t love it。 The passion and heat between Persephone and hades is undeniable。 They egg each other on。 He’s hot and she’s cold， he’s yes and she’s no。 She’s in and he’s out。 He’s up and she’s down。 It makes me dizzy。 I also found Persephone being a bit of a brat in this book。 She says one thing then does another then gets prissy when hades gets mad。 That being said I do love this world the author has created and hades is just so yummy！

Deirdre Lohrmann ，

While I understand why some people disliked this book， I have to feel for "Sephy"。 She's a goddess who wants to live a "normal life" as a mortal。 She wants to be seen as herself and not the daughter of Demeter or Hades' lover。 She wants to make her own mark in the world。 So I would give her a pass for feeling like she's out of sorts in this one。 I look forward to seeing how the couple deals with the next steps。 While I understand why some people disliked this book， I have to feel for "Sephy"。 She's a goddess who wants to live a "normal life" as a mortal。 She wants to be seen as herself and not the daughter of Demeter or Hades' lover。 She wants to make her own mark in the world。 So I would give her a pass for feeling like she's out of sorts in this one。 I look forward to seeing how the couple deals with the next steps。 。。。more

Erika Stuart ，

Loved it

Kaylee ，

The story continues with just as much drama！ A wonderful continuation of this Hades and Persephone retelling。 Can't wait to read the next one！ The story continues with just as much drama！ A wonderful continuation of this Hades and Persephone retelling。 Can't wait to read the next one！ 。。。more

Amy-Louise ，

4。5 stars

Emily Park ，

I really have mixed feelings。 The story was so good。 But I couldn’t get past the abusive and toxic relationship between Persephone and Hades。 They’re both terrible to one another。 We shouldn’t let these types of relationships be romanticized。 Also， in part one of this book， there’s literally so much graphic sex it was like reading a porno。 It didn’t fit in， almost seemed force。 I feel like the sex was thrown in so much at the beginning because she felt like she had to reach a quota， and the stor I really have mixed feelings。 The story was so good。 But I couldn’t get past the abusive and toxic relationship between Persephone and Hades。 They’re both terrible to one another。 We shouldn’t let these types of relationships be romanticized。 Also， in part one of this book， there’s literally so much graphic sex it was like reading a porno。 It didn’t fit in， almost seemed force。 I feel like the sex was thrown in so much at the beginning because she felt like she had to reach a quota， and the story line prevented sex for the majority of the rest of the book。 。。。more

ace xenon ，

I dnf it BC THE FIRST BOOK WAS ENOUGH FOR ME。 THE FIRST BOOK END IN A HAPPY ENDING and i don’t like that in a book if its trilogy， duology， etc。 and they’re allready together likeeee ALSO IT’S FOCUSED ON THE ROMANCE

leidee ，

“Persephone’s relationship with Hades has gone public and the resulting media storm disrupts her normal life and threatens to expose her as the Goddess of Spring。Hades， God of the Dead， is burdened by a hellish past that everyone’s eager to expose in an effort to warn Persephone away。 Things only get worse when a horrible tragedy leaves Persephone’s heart in ruin and Hades refusing to help。 Desperate， she takes matters into her own hands， striking bargains with severe consequences。Faced with a s “Persephone’s relationship with Hades has gone public and the resulting media storm disrupts her normal life and threatens to expose her as the Goddess of Spring。Hades， God of the Dead， is burdened by a hellish past that everyone’s eager to expose in an effort to warn Persephone away。 Things only get worse when a horrible tragedy leaves Persephone’s heart in ruin and Hades refusing to help。 Desperate， she takes matters into her own hands， striking bargains with severe consequences。Faced with a side of Hades she never knew and crushing loss， Persephone wonders if she can truly become Hades’ queen。”My problem with this book is the plot or lack thereof。 There's a lot of things going on in this book， yet it feels like nothing is happening at all。Persephone acts like a child， it's so annoying; did a stupid decision after another stupid decision， and then blame others for it。 She makes innumerable mistakes and never learns from them。Won't definitely read the third book lol。 。。。more

Kenzie Koehle ，

I like it—this would be a 3。5 if I could。 But there's just something about it that makes me hesitant to make that leap to 4 stars， where I have so many good books rated。 I have a feeling we're still in the stages of development for the characters。 Looking forward to the next book。 I like it—this would be a 3。5 if I could。 But there's just something about it that makes me hesitant to make that leap to 4 stars， where I have so many good books rated。 I have a feeling we're still in the stages of development for the characters。 Looking forward to the next book。 。。。more

Kayla ，

There were a few rough patches but overall a good follow-up to the first。 Hades deserves all the love。 Persephone has come into her own and I can’t wait to see bada** Sephy in the third and fourth books。

Niyah ，

Sorry， but I absolutely loved this book even more than the first。 The struggles and the hardships of the beginning of a relationship。 Persephone’s personal struggles of wondering if she can take the role of Queen of the Underworld。 Persephone， soon Queen of the Underworld， or maybe not？ Persephone’s relationship has gone public and is constantly getting word because of the news。 Bad enough， the stress she has at her own job。 Persephone is put in a situation where Hades cannot intervene so， Perse Sorry， but I absolutely loved this book even more than the first。 The struggles and the hardships of the beginning of a relationship。 Persephone’s personal struggles of wondering if she can take the role of Queen of the Underworld。 Persephone， soon Queen of the Underworld， or maybe not？ Persephone’s relationship has gone public and is constantly getting word because of the news。 Bad enough， the stress she has at her own job。 Persephone is put in a situation where Hades cannot intervene so， Persephone takes the matter into her own hands。 The Goddess of Spring goes through bargains no matter the extreme consequences。 Persephone is put into a place where SHE takes action of the cause。 The Goddess of Spring goes through aching hardships。 Already， the Goddess thinks she is not ready for the role and both the couple contemplate about their own relationship。 But the painful days of Hades not being there and Persephone being alone， all that stability they had put up seems to be crashing down and losing hope on this relationship。 I loved this second book because Persephone has trauma of her mother Demeter， always thinking she is not good enough， for the Underworld， for Hades’ people， the title， and her lover。 I wish I can say more but then I’d be spoiling。 Overall， this book broke me。 Feeling all the weight of what Persephone has to endure those days alone and what comes along in the book。 。。。more

Reyna Castiilloo ，

Vaya vaya admito que está secuela no logro engancharme tanto como el primer libro， pero es una buena secuela， pasaron tantas cosas que ya quiero leer el siguiente y el siguiente aunque signifique tener que esperar al 2023 por más Hades y PersephoneEn este segunda entrega vemos un crecimiento de Persephone tanto en sus poderes como su persona la perdida de ciertas personas， sus inseguridades hacen que al final logré entender lo que significa realmente la muerte y el underworld， así como sus senti Vaya vaya admito que está secuela no logro engancharme tanto como el primer libro， pero es una buena secuela， pasaron tantas cosas que ya quiero leer el siguiente y el siguiente aunque signifique tener que esperar al 2023 por más Hades y PersephoneEn este segunda entrega vemos un crecimiento de Persephone tanto en sus poderes como su persona la perdida de ciertas personas， sus inseguridades hacen que al final logré entender lo que significa realmente la muerte y el underworld， así como sus sentimientos tan profundos por Hades Probablemente lo que no me gustó fueron los muchas páginas de sexo， obviamente me encanta leerlas en el primero libro fue lo más， sin embargo llegó un momento en que era otra vez sentir que fue mucho relleno en ese aspecto pero， como dicen en gustos se rompen géneros。Y ese cierre fue impactante aunque un tanto predecible jaja en fin ya quiero leer el siguiente。 。。。more

Kayla Stewart ，

Started out promising， better writing and more plot than the first book。 Ending felt so rushed and plot-lines were wrapped up weirdly or unnecessarily。 Persephone is pretty insufferable。 Hades felt like a side character。 Hecate， Hermes and Hades are the only enjoyable characters lol。

Amanda Blochowicz ，

This novel was a bit of a mess。 There are too many conflicts but they are resolved so quickly and even though some should be large， they aren’t handled as large conflicts。 I also didn’t enjoy the character arc of Persephone。 It felt sloppy。 I wish I had DNF’d this， but once I like the first in a series I generally like to finish said series， but not sure that will be the case for this one。

KandyKane ，

Okay。。。 okayHer immaturity kills me every time （which is almost every single page） but。。。 Okay。 Im not mad about how it ended

Betsy ，

80% of the book was Persephone being a child。 The last 20% almost made up for it but felt very rushed rushed。

Jeri ，

Not as good as the first。I'll read literally anything involving Hades and Persephone so I'll keep tearing into these I'm sure There were parts of this book I really liked but most of it was infuriating lol。 Not a great time but a good one nonetheless。 Not as good as the first。I'll read literally anything involving Hades and Persephone so I'll keep tearing into these I'm sure There were parts of this book I really liked but most of it was infuriating lol。 Not a great time but a good one nonetheless。 。。。more

acourtofamyandroses ，

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 🌶🌶/5So， I think I enjoyed this one slightly more than the first？ Don’t get me wrong， Persephone was still reckless and OFTEN made poor decisions without considering the consequences of her actions。。。but at least by book two， I’ve just accepted that that’s the way she is。 I guess I find it endearing though， as I too relate to doing/saying things without thinking at times！ Hats off to Hades for being a patient king and putting up with her though 🥲Speaking of， Hades has definitely made i ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 🌶🌶/5So， I think I enjoyed this one slightly more than the first？ Don’t get me wrong， Persephone was still reckless and OFTEN made poor decisions without considering the consequences of her actions。。。but at least by book two， I’ve just accepted that that’s the way she is。 I guess I find it endearing though， as I too relate to doing/saying things without thinking at times！ Hats off to Hades for being a patient king and putting up with her though 🥲Speaking of， Hades has definitely made it to my list of book boyfriends。 🥵The spice was good， but I still refer back to what I said in my review for the first one， quality>quantity when it comes to spice， give us detail and not just half pages of the characters having a fondle！I’m aware that there’s a version of the series in Hades POV and I am half tempted to read that ASAP as I do believe I would enjoy the story more from his perspective， as it times it does feel like I， as the reader， don’t know enough about him。 I definitely recommend it， just be prepared that you may want to throw your book across the room at times！ 。。。more

Lilian Li ，

3。5-ish！Soo it's basically Fifty Shades of Grey #2。 It's the after-the-honeymoon-phase where they hate and don't trust each other and the world is against them with some gangster stuff。 Basically。 It felt very frustrating as the character development and plot didn't really feel like it was going anywhere。 But my rating went up near the ending when things picked up。 Quotes: "More importantly， I love you。 Deeply。 Endlessly。 If you walked away from me today， I would love you still。 I would love you 3。5-ish！Soo it's basically Fifty Shades of Grey #2。 It's the after-the-honeymoon-phase where they hate and don't trust each other and the world is against them with some gangster stuff。 Basically。 It felt very frustrating as the character development and plot didn't really feel like it was going anywhere。 But my rating went up near the ending when things picked up。 Quotes: "More importantly， I love you。 Deeply。 Endlessly。 If you walked away from me today， I would love you still。 I would love you forever。 That’s what fate is， Persephone。 Fuck threads and colors， and fuck your uncertainty。""You look like a fucking queen。" “I am your queen。” Love me。 Kiss me。 Ruin me。 "Your fate is mine to unravel。" （Funnily， the last quote is not some romantic talk but Persephone staking revenge on someone。） 。。。more

Ashley Kalatusha ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 My only issue was that Persephone made some irrational quick choices which she ultimately paid for。 I was hoping for a little more character growth however， maybe they both needed to learn trust and to not jump into things when you don't know everything。 My only issue was that Persephone made some irrational quick choices which she ultimately paid for。 I was hoping for a little more character growth however， maybe they both needed to learn trust and to not jump into things when you don't know everything。 。。。more

Sarah Shoopman ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Did not read for the plot I will tell you that much。 The plot was all over the place。 Did read for mr Hades however and was not disappointed。

Djara。h ，

3，5 // 5 ⭐️

Rebecca ，

Persephone was so disappointing in book 2; throwing tantrums like a toddler。

Tatum Moran ，

Persephone is such a bad friend oh my god。 She did Lexa so dirty and I am still emotionally recovering from this book and I read it in June。 I hate her。 I had to call my best friend to bitch about her 3 times whilst reading this @baileydettloff Overall good book， excited for the one from daddy Hades perspective

Isa Cantos （Crónicas de una Merodeadora） ，

”The first rule of men， Persephone， is that they’re all idiots”。A Touch of Ruin es un libro que， definitivamente， no le va a gustar a todo el mundo， pero yo lo amé。 En esta segunda entrega nos encontramos una Perséfone que debe enfrentarse a un montón de dudas， sentimientos nuevos y situaciones que nunca antes vivió。 Si bien en A Touch of Darkness la vemos como una diosa a la que han ocultado toda su vida， que no ha podido acceder a sus poderes y que， por primera vez， está desafiando a su madre ”The first rule of men， Persephone， is that they’re all idiots”。A Touch of Ruin es un libro que， definitivamente， no le va a gustar a todo el mundo， pero yo lo amé。 En esta segunda entrega nos encontramos una Perséfone que debe enfrentarse a un montón de dudas， sentimientos nuevos y situaciones que nunca antes vivió。 Si bien en A Touch of Darkness la vemos como una diosa a la que han ocultado toda su vida， que no ha podido acceder a sus poderes y que， por primera vez， está desafiando a su madre gracias a su relación con el Dios de los Muertos， en A Touch of Ruin vemos a una Perséfone nueva… y muy confundida。 Ahora la diosa ya tiene acceso a sus poderes， pero son un desastre; también quiere cada vez más a Hades， pero poco a poco se da cuenta de que no lo conoce mucho; y， por último， sigue aferrándose a su vida como falsa mortal， cosa que la llevará a tener que enfrentar una situación que no previó: la fragilidad de las vidas humanas。 A decir verdad， a mí me encantan las historias en las que las protagonistas se debaten entre dos mundos。 En este caso， Perséfone， a pesar de ser la definición de “diosa que vive entre dos mundos”， va a estar más dividida que nunca entre el mundo mortal y el mundo de los dioses， pues aparentemente solo uno de ellos le permitirá ser su verdadera yo。 Me gustó muchísimo leer todos los sentimientos encontrados que surgían en ella y， por ende， las malas decisiones que tomaba en los momentos de más angustia。 Y sé que muchos odiarán este libro precisamente por esas decisiones， pero yo entiendo a Perséfone porque está perdidísima y lidiando con dudas que la atacan todo el tiempo。 Lo bueno es que son esas malas decisiones las que la llevan a encontrarse a sí misma y a entender el nuevo rol que puede adoptar como diosa， con sus poderes y como pareja de Hades y potencial reina del Inframundo。 ¿Y de Hades qué puedo decirles？ Ay， primero， que lo sigo amando， jajaja。 Y， segundo， que me encanta ver que， a pesar de que es un dios milenario， aún tiene muchísimo por aprender。 Sobre todo en el campo de las relaciones， pues eso de revelarle todos sus secretos a Perséfone todavía no se le da muy bien。 Aunque， de nuevo， lo entiendo… son miles de años de historias， errores， proyectos y amantes que tiene por detrás。 Además， creo que， en el fondo， Hades tiene muchísimo miedo de que llegue el momento en el que algo de lo que le revele a Perséfone la aleje de él… y eso me parece lo más tierno del mundo， esa duda。 Pero justamente A Touch of Ruin es un libro en el que todos esos problemas chocan， crean maremotos y tratos inconcebibles con otros dioses que， al final， se transforman en entendimiento， en una relación mucho más fuerte entre Hades y Perséfone y en arcos de redención que no esperé que me gustaran， pero que adoré。 Antes de terminar esta reseña tengo que hacerles una mención de honor a Hermes y a Hécate。 Son de los mejores personajes de esta saga， de verdad。 ¡Ah！ Y obvio mención especial al spice de este libro porque maaaaaadre mía。 Angry sex， forgiveness sex， goodbye sex， yes-I’m-going-to-be-your-queen sex…。 Vaya， hay de todo， jajaja。 Y nada， ya quiero seguir leyendo estos libros y todos los demás de la autora porque me declaro fan。 。。。more

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