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A Touch of Malice

A Touch of Malice

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  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Scarlett St. Clair
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Summary

Persephone and Hades are engaged。 In retaliation， Demeter summons a snowstorm that cripples New Greece， and refuses to lift the blizzard unless her daughter calls off her engagement。

When the Olympians intervene， Persephone finds her future in the hands of ancient gods， and they are divided。 Do they allow Persephone to marry Hades and go to war with Demeter or prohibit their union and take up arms against the God of the Dead？

Nothing is certain but the promise of war。

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Reviews

Loni Mahan ，

This book has EVERYTHING。 I laughed and cried and healed and broke。 In her beautifully crafted world， the stakes could not be higher and yet they are very grounded in our reality。 The relationships are deeper， the trauma more visceral， the spice more palpable。 I came for an escape and found myself more connected。 If you know her work， you already want to read this book， but I still felt compelled to say something。

Harley ，

I loved this book。 It was my favourite of the series so far！ The character building for Persephone is brilliant， she has evolved so much from the beginning but still ultimately stays true to her morals。This book definitely had me feeling all sorts of emotions。 I’ve just read it as quickly as I could， I can’t wait to reread it again very soon。 I am very sad that I have to now wait for the next one though。。。。

Dayna Allen ，

LOVEShe does it again！ Makes me love Scarlett even more than I already do！ Been waiting for this gem for so long and it does not disappoint！ Hades and Persephone’s journey is heartwarming and fierce and it’s a beautiful journey！ Give it a read and enjoy！ 🔥🔥🔥

Rachel ，

Well fuck

smiles_05 ，

（4。5）

Megan Lowde ，

There was way too much smut， way too little plot， and a lot of bad writing， including the attempts at PTSD。 Practically nothing of true importance happened until the last 5% or so， and even that wasn't as exciting as it could have been。 In short， whilst this was certainly better than the previous two novels in this universe I was still straight up not having a good time and though objectively it's not the worst thing I've ever read， I couldn't rate it any higher given how done I was reading this There was way too much smut， way too little plot， and a lot of bad writing， including the attempts at PTSD。 Practically nothing of true importance happened until the last 5% or so， and even that wasn't as exciting as it could have been。 In short， whilst this was certainly better than the previous two novels in this universe I was still straight up not having a good time and though objectively it's not the worst thing I've ever read， I couldn't rate it any higher given how done I was reading this。 I do have to admit that I skimmed the majority of it， especially with all the sex scenes， but even given that I don't think I missed anything of importance。 。。。more

Gabrielle Maria Subroto ，

Well， I got what I wanted in the first place after reading the second book， A Touch of Ruin。 I wanted more development on Persephone's character。 BUT the plot definitely disappoint me。The only good thing that happen in this story is the changes in Persephone's character just like I said in the beginning。 She's started to control and learn her powers， become the goddess she's meant to be and seems to be more mature compare to the first two books which is great。 Other than that， I really like Pers Well， I got what I wanted in the first place after reading the second book， A Touch of Ruin。 I wanted more development on Persephone's character。 BUT the plot definitely disappoint me。The only good thing that happen in this story is the changes in Persephone's character just like I said in the beginning。 She's started to control and learn her powers， become the goddess she's meant to be and seems to be more mature compare to the first two books which is great。 Other than that， I really like Persephone and Hermes friendship which is funny and compassionate and actually bring something more to the plot。 While I really like that there's development in Persephone's character but there's nothing significant happen except for the last three chapters of the book which seems ridiculous after reading such lengthy book and personally I don't have any problem with reading lengthy books as long as it has a great plot。 But this one makes me feel disappointed after spending hours reading it。 There's actually so much going on in this story like Demeter's winter rage that causing a lot of casualties and someone mysterious out there killing god and goddess。 But， the book doesn't even explored much of that instead it's filled with Hades and Persephone smut scene。 At first it's fine but after so many times reading it， it reaches to the point of boredom。 Take out all the smut scenes from this book and this book can ended up being around 200 pages。To think I have high hopes for this book is a wrong thing to do。 But after reading this far， it feels like I don't have much a choice than to read the next book after that kind of cliffhanger （even though it feels forced）。 Hopefully the fourth book will be the last of the series。 Honestly， this book could have been so much better if only the plot contained more than just smut scenes。 。。。more

Rachel Tin ，

3。75

Kari ，

Take this review and rating with a grain of salt because I’m pretty sure I was tipsy while reading most of this book， but I feel like this was an improvement on the previous books！ Sephy and Hades were in a much more healthy communicative place for this book， and Persephone seemed to finally come into herself a bit more （and wasn’t quite as annoying as I found her in book 1/2）。 The drama and mystery of the Triad was very interesting， and the ending definitely was a shell shock。 The grammar was s Take this review and rating with a grain of salt because I’m pretty sure I was tipsy while reading most of this book， but I feel like this was an improvement on the previous books！ Sephy and Hades were in a much more healthy communicative place for this book， and Persephone seemed to finally come into herself a bit more （and wasn’t quite as annoying as I found her in book 1/2）。 The drama and mystery of the Triad was very interesting， and the ending definitely was a shell shock。 The grammar was still annoying at times （come on St。 Clare， I need you to learn that conscious and conscience aren’t the same word！！！！） and it could’ve definitely used another edit—but it was definitely better than the first few books。I wasn’t even sure I planned on continuing the series， but looking forward to the next installment whenever it comes out！ 。。。more

Ashley Colborn ，

Amazing This is one of my favorite series， this book is fantastic。 It sends you into the world of Gods and you don’t want to come out。

Haley Mixon ，

This book was amazing！ I read all of St。 Clair's "Touch" books in 4 days。 The plot of this one really drew you in， super action packed。 The love scenes were really well written and tasteful。 Super excited for Chaos and to read Hades' POV！Definitely pick these up if you are a fan of Greek Mythology！ This book was amazing！ I read all of St。 Clair's "Touch" books in 4 days。 The plot of this one really drew you in， super action packed。 The love scenes were really well written and tasteful。 Super excited for Chaos and to read Hades' POV！Definitely pick these up if you are a fan of Greek Mythology！ 。。。more

Adrianna Simione ，

What was this？ This was totally different from the first two。 It was messy， jagged and seriously underwhelming until you got to 70% of the book。 Then *some* kind of plot picked up。 The amount of grammatical errors was honestly embarrassing。 Like it was last minute。 I don’t know- I’m just disappointed 😞

Vishvi Gupta ，

I enjoyed it。 The story was far more plot driven than character driven in this book。 And the development was quite intense。 Preparing for battle from an external force， Hades and Persophene navigate their relationship through Persophene's Trauma and the Olympians Drama。™Mysterious， Deathly and Sweet， it was great like the rest of the series。Persophene turns badass。 Hades is Hot。 Hermes is a darling and Apollo， APOLLO IS CUTE。 I enjoyed it。 The story was far more plot driven than character driven in this book。 And the development was quite intense。 Preparing for battle from an external force， Hades and Persophene navigate their relationship through Persophene's Trauma and the Olympians Drama。™Mysterious， Deathly and Sweet， it was great like the rest of the series。Persophene turns badass。 Hades is Hot。 Hermes is a darling and Apollo， APOLLO IS CUTE。 。。。more

Kandice Collins ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I just finished A Touch of Malice and my overall sentiment after completing it is disappointment。 It truly read like poorly edited FanFiction （the Never Have I Ever scene with Persephone’s friends was cringe worthy）。 The plot was all over the place in this one and most of the conflicts seemed forced。 I had to expend a lot of mental energy on figuring out what was going on because of how certain situations were written。 Then the ending was terrible。 Persephone is just becoming a powerful characte I just finished A Touch of Malice and my overall sentiment after completing it is disappointment。 It truly read like poorly edited FanFiction （the Never Have I Ever scene with Persephone’s friends was cringe worthy）。 The plot was all over the place in this one and most of the conflicts seemed forced。 I had to expend a lot of mental energy on figuring out what was going on because of how certain situations were written。 Then the ending was terrible。 Persephone is just becoming a powerful character and then using none of these skills with her Mother and Theseus until the last possible moment。 But she can take on Zeus and other Olympians。I finish every series I start so I will read but I won’t be anticipating the next addition to this Hades x Persephone retelling。 。。。more

ayah ，

This book is the best out of the series so far。 Can’t wait for Hades perspective！

Monique ，

★★★★ 4。25 stars for the book★★★★★ for Hermes being Hermes and Apollo getting a redemption arc🌶️🌶️🌶️ for the smutHoly shit， I did not know we were going to end up given the last two books were a bit average but damn， I’m impressed！ Persephone was still way too jealous for how far along we are now but overall， she was a lot more tolerable。 Don’t get me wrong， her relationship with Hades is still toxic AF and at times reading about them was tedious but for all the cringy moments， there were some tr ★★★★ 4。25 stars for the book★★★★★ for Hermes being Hermes and Apollo getting a redemption arc🌶️🌶️🌶️ for the smutHoly shit， I did not know we were going to end up given the last two books were a bit average but damn， I’m impressed！ Persephone was still way too jealous for how far along we are now but overall， she was a lot more tolerable。 Don’t get me wrong， her relationship with Hades is still toxic AF and at times reading about them was tedious but for all the cringy moments， there were some truly sweet ones scattered throughout。 Also I’m just riding for Hades so you know， I’m hanging in there for him。 This book also has a far clearer plot than the previous two which thankfully， does not only revolve around our lovers。 The introduction of Olympus and the other gods was absolutely delightful and I loved seeing the political dynamics play out while learning more about the gods behind the power。 An impending war and some asshole rebels brings some much needed tension to this book and I thought the execution and build up of these elements was well paced。 Very smartly， we also get to see how Persephone’s moral compass begins to influence the other gods。 There were some clear shifts in allegiances in this and it created some very tense and wildly dark moments that I was here for。 Before I wrap this up， I just need to take a few minutes to talk about my man Hermes。 Hermes is that shit stirring friend that will throw you under the bus one minute and then defend your honour the next。 He is devilishly charming and I smiled every time he popped up。 That never have I ever scene had me in fits and I couldn’t wait for him to appear again。 I also really loved that Apollo softens in this book and we get to learn more about his fears and what drives him to be this cocky bastard we’ve come to know。100% the best book in this series to date， St。 Clair has done a fantastic job of creating a really character driven story where the threat of war looms over every decision they make。 Flew through it and I’m not even mad。 。。。more

Rachel Gonzalez ，

Scarlett St。 Clair did not disappoint！ I read this whole book in one sitting！ I could not put it down。 So much character growth。 I love the relationship between Hades and Persephone。 They have such fire。 Their relationship has grown for the better。 They give each other support and patience。 The spicy is 🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶。 I love the mix of Greek mythology with a twist on the modern world。 I can't get enough。 I don’t want to spoil anything。 I feel personally it’s just amazing as the first 2 books。 I can’t no Scarlett St。 Clair did not disappoint！ I read this whole book in one sitting！ I could not put it down。 So much character growth。 I love the relationship between Hades and Persephone。 They have such fire。 Their relationship has grown for the better。 They give each other support and patience。 The spicy is 🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶。 I love the mix of Greek mythology with a twist on the modern world。 I can't get enough。 I don’t want to spoil anything。 I feel personally it’s just amazing as the first 2 books。 I can’t not wait for the 4th and Hades POV。 。。。more

Sonia ，

I just finished this book and。。。 i do not have any words。 I mean。。。 I read the first book of these series and thought that they were good but each book next in the series i can see the change and the grow in each page。 I am no expert but the way that the series started and how it is going， the colours that is taken， for me， it is mind blowing。 I am also a freak of greek mithology， maybe all of this thrill me even more。 I cannot wait to know what happen next。 I am MORTIFIED with everything that h I just finished this book and。。。 i do not have any words。 I mean。。。 I read the first book of these series and thought that they were good but each book next in the series i can see the change and the grow in each page。 I am no expert but the way that the series started and how it is going， the colours that is taken， for me， it is mind blowing。 I am also a freak of greek mithology， maybe all of this thrill me even more。 I cannot wait to know what happen next。 I am MORTIFIED with everything that happen in this book ， above all getting close to the end of it （Spoilers not included）。 So 5/5 for me 🌟 。。。more

Giulia ，

So。。。where should I start？ At the end of the second book， I hoped that this one would show me a new Persephone， no more victim but fighter。。。well，it does not。。。I cannot understand 90% of her actions during the book。。。even if actions is a big word because nothing happen in this book until the very last two chapters。 I understand the editorial choice behind this， but it drives me crazy。 I understand that Hades and Persephone love each other， but I was hoping to see more and I did not。

Tori - Novel Life ，

5 Stars- Fantasy

Ally ，

This was the most frustrating book （in the best way）。 I could have finished this book in a hour or two but had to take breaks to pace around the room。 This book was definitely more sad and violent then the others。 I should have expected that because of all the trauma in the last one。 It is a major pet peeve of mine when characters use trauma as a character trait instead of healing throughout the story- so I appreciate Hades & Persephone working through it。

Hannah Bishop ，

Umm WHAT？？！！ This book is by far my absolute FAVORITE in the series。 I cannot put into words how much this book rocked my world。 Scarlett St Clair wields her knowledge of Greek Mythology masterfully in A Touch of Malice。 I finished this book in one day because I just couldn’t put it down。 This book continues with Hades and Persephone slowly learning to communicate with each other。 I absolutely loved the way the author wrote about Persephone’s PTSD from her experience in A Touch of Ruin。 The char Umm WHAT？？！！ This book is by far my absolute FAVORITE in the series。 I cannot put into words how much this book rocked my world。 Scarlett St Clair wields her knowledge of Greek Mythology masterfully in A Touch of Malice。 I finished this book in one day because I just couldn’t put it down。 This book continues with Hades and Persephone slowly learning to communicate with each other。 I absolutely loved the way the author wrote about Persephone’s PTSD from her experience in A Touch of Ruin。 The character development for Persephone was so well written and Percy is SUCH A BADASS。 Plus the spice in this book is HOT。 By far the spiciest of this series for sure。 The world building in this book has me reeling 。 Honestly I never missed a beat throughout this book and was enraptured in this amazing character arc for Hades and Persephone。 I also loved the conversations about grieving and learning to live with the hurt that losing Lexa caused。 It made me tear up honestly because she made the emotional components to this book so completely relatable。 I completely recommend this book！！ I have no idea what I will do with my life until the next one comes out， but I’m definitely a fan。 。。。more

pauline ，

Whenever I read a series with a romance like this one I find myself getting bored around the third book。 This was not the case at all with A Touch of Malice！From start to finish I could not put this book down， the plot of this series just keeps getting better and better。 Not only that， but the growth between Hades and Persephone is astounding。 They're like a completely different couple in the best way。 Their old issues don't get in the way as they move forward and grow together。 I love their dyn Whenever I read a series with a romance like this one I find myself getting bored around the third book。 This was not the case at all with A Touch of Malice！From start to finish I could not put this book down， the plot of this series just keeps getting better and better。 Not only that， but the growth between Hades and Persephone is astounding。 They're like a completely different couple in the best way。 Their old issues don't get in the way as they move forward and grow together。 I love their dynamic so much！ This book was just as spicy as the last two， while the content might not be insane the sheer volume of spicy scenes in this series is wild （in the best way！！）！ I adore greek mythology retellings and this one just might be my favorite！ I can't wait to read this book from Hades perspective！ 。。。more

Kaija ，

I think the ending broke meI need the next book it was absolutely amazing though

Shanaya ，

I said I thought this one was my favorite yet， I am positively certain it is now。 Hades and Persephone were absolutely adorable in this book and I love how much they love each other。 And all the fight scenes and displays of power？ I loved it。 I loved even more how Persephone has grown into herself and her power。 I actually like her way more than I did in the first two books。 The last two chapters though？ That ending？ It stole my breath。 I did not see that coming。 As I approached the last three c I said I thought this one was my favorite yet， I am positively certain it is now。 Hades and Persephone were absolutely adorable in this book and I love how much they love each other。 And all the fight scenes and displays of power？ I loved it。 I loved even more how Persephone has grown into herself and her power。 I actually like her way more than I did in the first two books。 The last two chapters though？ That ending？ It stole my breath。 I did not see that coming。 As I approached the last three chapters， I considered all the directions this book would end and that particular one did not cross my mind。 Scarlett really outdid herself with this one。 I absolutely cannot wait for book 4。 。。。more

Kiera P ，

Netflix hurry up and make this a show！ I love， love， love this series！ I stumbled across the first book by accident and I am hooked。 I love the modern take on mythology。 The author is so descriptive with her writing I can totally see how amazing this would be as a show。 I don't want to give any spoilers away but 100% recommend this book。 Netflix hurry up and make this a show！ I love， love， love this series！ I stumbled across the first book by accident and I am hooked。 I love the modern take on mythology。 The author is so descriptive with her writing I can totally see how amazing this would be as a show。 I don't want to give any spoilers away but 100% recommend this book。 。。。more

Leah Crowell ，

Beautifully written！ Definitely my favorite of the series so far。 There are some many amazing things in this book， but we get time with our favorite couple Hades and Persephone， happily engaged。 Living the dream life together， as they traverse the world through possible War and Uprising。 It keeps you on the edge of your seat and makes you instantly want more and to read it all over again！

Annalisa Gledden ，

Wow。 I have been （not so patiently） anticipating this book， and it did NOT disappoint。 It broke me， it put me back together， and then it broke me all over again。 The plot was brilliant， the emotion was incredible， the character development was spot on。 And the spice。。 😏This book was worth the wait。 And I find myself absolutely devastated in its wake having to wait another YEAR for the next instalment 😭 Scarlett St。 Clair， you are incredible ❤️

Allison ，

No the ending 😭 I cant wait another year！ This book was amazing， the best out of the series so far。

Rachel Feinstein ，

I was blown away by this book。 Spoiler-free review。 My favorite books are those that show character development and those that make me cry。 There are many instances here where Persephone is dealing with grief and many of the passages really resonated with me。 "Now she knew the truth - grief meant never going back， it meant never collecting the pieces。 It meant that the person she was now in the aftermath of [redacted]'s death was who she would be until the next death。。。 Grief was a cruel god。" P I was blown away by this book。 Spoiler-free review。 My favorite books are those that show character development and those that make me cry。 There are many instances here where Persephone is dealing with grief and many of the passages really resonated with me。 "Now she knew the truth - grief meant never going back， it meant never collecting the pieces。 It meant that the person she was now in the aftermath of [redacted]'s death was who she would be until the next death。。。 Grief was a cruel god。" Persephone has grown so much over the past two books and I've never been prouder of a fictional character。 I'm just blown away by this book。 Also， there is some mystery （people are being attacked。 Who is doing it）， dealing with a narcissistic parent， dealing with PTSD， and there are some really funny scenes and some 🔥🔥scenes。 I highly recommend this book and series！！ Be sure to get it in paperback or hardcover for bonus content and world maps。 。。。more

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