A Touch of Darkness
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- Author：Scarlett St. Clair
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Summary
From bestselling author Scarlett St。 Clair comes a dark and enthralling reimagining of the Hades and Persephone Greek myth。
"Let me worship you，" he said。
She remembered the words she had whispered to him in the back of the limo after La Rose。 "You will worship me， and I won't even have to order you。" His request felt sinful and devious， and she reveled in it。
She answered， "Yes。"
Persephone is the Goddess of Spring in title only。 Since she was a little girl， flowers have only shriveled at her touch。 After moving to New Athens， she hoped to lead an unassuming life disguised as a mortal journalist。 All of that changes when she sits down in a forbidden nightclub to play a hand of cards with a hypnotic and mysterious stranger。
Hades， God of the Dead， has built a gambling empire in the mortal world and his favorite bets are rumored to be impossible。 But nothing has ever intrigued him as much as the goddess offering him a bargain he can't resist。
After her encounter with Hades， Persephone finds herself in a contract with the God of the Dead， and his terms are impossible: Persephone must create life in the Underworld or lose her freedom forever。 The bet does more than expose Persephone's failure as a goddess， however。 As she struggles to sow the seeds of her freedom， love for the God of the Dead grows—a love that is both captivating and forbidden。
"Let me worship you，" he said。
She remembered the words she had whispered to him in the back of the limo after La Rose。 "You will worship me， and I won't even have to order you。" His request felt sinful and devious， and she reveled in it。
She answered， "Yes。"
Persephone is the Goddess of Spring in title only。 Since she was a little girl， flowers have only shriveled at her touch。 After moving to New Athens， she hoped to lead an unassuming life disguised as a mortal journalist。 All of that changes when she sits down in a forbidden nightclub to play a hand of cards with a hypnotic and mysterious stranger。
Hades， God of the Dead， has built a gambling empire in the mortal world and his favorite bets are rumored to be impossible。 But nothing has ever intrigued him as much as the goddess offering him a bargain he can't resist。
After her encounter with Hades， Persephone finds herself in a contract with the God of the Dead， and his terms are impossible: Persephone must create life in the Underworld or lose her freedom forever。 The bet does more than expose Persephone's failure as a goddess， however。 As she struggles to sow the seeds of her freedom， love for the God of the Dead grows—a love that is both captivating and forbidden。
Reviews
Cristal
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The story was shitty and I thought "Okaaay。。。a pure smut book"No guysThe smut was shitty too。 The story was shitty and I thought "Okaaay。。。a pure smut book"No guysThe smut was shitty too。 。。。more
J Dillon
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A cute， modern take on the Hades and Persephone mythPersephone， the Goddess of Spring masquerading as a college student （and part-time journalist）， goes on a few different adventures in the Under and Upper worlds as she journies to find where her heart （and powers） truly lie。The character relationships are pretty great， most of the characters feel needed （not just randomly placed within the story）， and it's a neat blend of modern and ancient technology and story-telling。 There are a couple of lo A cute， modern take on the Hades and Persephone mythPersephone， the Goddess of Spring masquerading as a college student （and part-time journalist）， goes on a few different adventures in the Under and Upper worlds as she journies to find where her heart （and powers） truly lie。The character relationships are pretty great， most of the characters feel needed （not just randomly placed within the story）， and it's a neat blend of modern and ancient technology and story-telling。 There are a couple of loosely woven parts of the story， but the majority of it is cute and pairs well with the story as we all know it。（view spoiler）[This also has to be said， just for the folkaroos who care to know: it feels like half the book is just。。。 Hades and Persephone getting it on。 Hate， make-up， lust， love。。。 the reasons are many and varied， but if you're not into reading/skimming through lots of sex scenes， this might not be the book for you。 （hide spoiler）] 。。。more
Mary Claire （mc_readsalot）
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Not even the mental image of Hozier as Hades could save this book for me
Sam
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Dit boek was echt zo slecht dat het haast goed was？ Het geeft letterlijk 2014 main character 'I'm not like other girls' smut vibes。In 1 dag uitgelezen als grap met Loes maar eigenlijk willen we nu wel deel 2，3，。。。。 hoeveel er ook zijn lezen， gewoon om te zien hoe het verder gaat。Wel heel grappig om de soort smut die ik vroeger las nu in fysiek boek format te zien， we've come a long way。。。 Dit boek was echt zo slecht dat het haast goed was？ Het geeft letterlijk 2014 main character 'I'm not like other girls' smut vibes。In 1 dag uitgelezen als grap met Loes maar eigenlijk willen we nu wel deel 2，3，。。。。 hoeveel er ook zijn lezen， gewoon om te zien hoe het verder gaat。Wel heel grappig om de soort smut die ik vroeger las nu in fysiek boek format te zien， we've come a long way。。。 。。。more
Andru
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I've really liked the relationship between Hades and Persephone。 That was the reason why I decided to read this book in the first place and it did not disappoint。 However， I felt this book didn't really have a plot。 Don't get me wrong， I don't need one because the spicy scenes between hades and persephone were great。 But， it wouldn't be fair for other ratings。 I needed to address something from this book as well。 I don't know if the edition of my book was an early one but I found many typos。 Bot I've really liked the relationship between Hades and Persephone。 That was the reason why I decided to read this book in the first place and it did not disappoint。 However， I felt this book didn't really have a plot。 Don't get me wrong， I don't need one because the spicy scenes between hades and persephone were great。 But， it wouldn't be fair for other ratings。 I needed to address something from this book as well。 I don't know if the edition of my book was an early one but I found many typos。 Both in grammar and spelling。 Also， there was a tiny inconsistency in the narrative when persephone knew eurydice's name even though it was never acknowledged。 Other than that， I had a very nice time reading this。 If you are looking for a book that is easy to read， with romance and sexy scenes。 This is definitely your read。 。。。more
Nohaila
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No me ha gustado tanto como creía que me iba a gustar， pero ha sido entretenido。 Tiene algunas momentos que no me convencen para nada， sobretodo， de cara a los personajes en general， no ha habido ninguno que me haya cautivado。 Aunque seguramente continúe con la saga para ver la evolución de los personajes。 Espero que la trama mejore。
Erin Wingo
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WOWOWOWWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOW。 I need a minute。 This book was FANTASTIC。 I mean…you are sucked in from the first page。 I’m a huge fan of Greek mythology and this book absolutely does not disappoint。 It stays true to the Gods while adding incredibly relatable personalities。 The interactions between Persephone and Hades keep you on your toes， and the witty， clever comments between them had me smiling and laughing。 I cannot wait to read the rest of the series！！ Definitely an all time favorite。
Alyson Jones
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Amazing retelling！！I always loved Greek gods but never really liked hades and persephone but this book has we wanting more！！ You brought their story to life and I am hooked！！
Melissa Marie
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bleh ao3 fanfics are better beta read than this
Marissa
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Is the entire book in third person？
Aysha
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3。5
Sarah Hassel
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I really enjoy this book at first， but I feel like the bonus chapter of Haedes point of view wasn’t necessary。 I feel like his feelings were known in the end， but I feel it didn’t really need that part。 But other than that I really loved this book。 I listened to it on audio book and I was finished with it in 2 days！
Kay
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I don't know what made this book so famous but I had to read it since everyone kept recommending it。 One reviewer called it a modern Au fanfic and yeah that fits it perfectly。 I liked that Persephone had character growth and desires， less so when they revolved around him （getting magic/getting pregnant）。 I liked that Hades had character growth and desires， less so when they revolved around her as well （being nicer/building a shelter）。 This is essentially porn with little plot book and nothing el I don't know what made this book so famous but I had to read it since everyone kept recommending it。 One reviewer called it a modern Au fanfic and yeah that fits it perfectly。 I liked that Persephone had character growth and desires， less so when they revolved around him （getting magic/getting pregnant）。 I liked that Hades had character growth and desires， less so when they revolved around her as well （being nicer/building a shelter）。 This is essentially porn with little plot book and nothing else， the characters don't really like each other other than their looks after all。 It's essentially got the writing of any other spicy story so I don't see what makes it so special。 I really wanted to like this fic， oups I meant book。 Hades x Persephone， slow burn， modern AU， Explicit， Greek mythos， abusive mom， pwp130，962 wordsThe tension， character interactions， banter， and flirtation， was really lovely; but unfortunately the characters seem to flip flop on their personalities。 One moment Hades is kind and caring， the next he's demanding and rude。 One moment Persephone is competent and a strong leader， the next she is putty and crying。 It got kind of boring at times and I couldn't really settle into the weird futuristic / modern times setting。 Despite the book leading up to them having sex， the sex was incredibly unfulfilling and a whopping two pages。 After that abysmal sex scene he "entered her" later in the garden in one lazy paragraph and then at a party and then when her mother catches them， it got so lazy and not sexy。 It takes all the fun out of a "will they won't they" when they just get horny for each other wildly and randomly。 Its just cringe at times with euphemisms of milking him and him going down on her for two licks and her coming from it like WHAT。 Persephone is a virgin and Hades is a horndog。 Boring boring boring。 He teaches this centuries （？） old goddess how to masturbate， I can't deal with this。 I liked this book all the way up to the middle when they were debating if Hades was a good person or not。 I thought this would be a pretty cool tale about a boss bitch falling in love with the demon god but alas all I got was a 50 shades/Twilight knock off。 Hades telling her what to do， her fighting him， him shoving his erection against her and dragging her away， her being shy about her feelings。 Sigh。 The stereotyping of men being unable to control their lust （also toxic masculinity） paired with every female character being mean or virginal in some way is ugh。 The writer includes a photo and paragraph of herself， including a lovely Tumblr poem tbh。 She is a pointy eyebrowed， overweight， Oklahoma woman married to man who I hope does a better job treating woman with respect than Hades， and man she just fits who I would picture writing this。 To no real surprise she thanks no history tomes and has no degree in writing or mythology。 The end。 。。。more
Sioned Birchall
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Why is there so much smut
Wonda
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Okay， was expecting smoking hot Hades and got Plain Jane version of him。 The reading level is way east though！ Also as someone， who loves the Greek Gods， it doesn't really speak to the true story and it's hard for me。。。This one just isn't for me！ Okay， was expecting smoking hot Hades and got Plain Jane version of him。 The reading level is way east though！ Also as someone， who loves the Greek Gods， it doesn't really speak to the true story and it's hard for me。。。This one just isn't for me！ 。。。more
Mai-Anh
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I'm supposed to be reading my giveaways in order。 YOLO。A trashy retelling？ Who？ Me？ I'm supposed to be reading my giveaways in order。 YOLO。A trashy retelling？ Who？ Me？ 。。。more
Maarymachin
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3，5/5。 Me gustó un montón。 Las escenas de tensión entre Hades y Persephone son *chef kiss*
Rebekka
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2，5 stars This was an entertaining read （most of the time）。 I got a little tired of the repetitive style with sentences like "She shivered。" Also not sure what the Hades POV was doing in the end。 2，5 stars This was an entertaining read （most of the time）。 I got a little tired of the repetitive style with sentences like "She shivered。" Also not sure what the Hades POV was doing in the end。 。。。more
Meri
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Oh， I've been getting back into mythology lately， and saw this on a list of "new" tellings of the classic myths。 Cool cool cool， I thought， as I added it on my Audible app。 Ummmm， this was basically 50 Shades of Grey starring Hades and Persephone。 Same bad writing， same character tropes， same giggle worthy smut， ugh。 I only finished it because it was killing time while working。 Oh， and the narrator was not great either。 The way she said the word "chest" 8000 times made me want to scream。 Oh， I've been getting back into mythology lately， and saw this on a list of "new" tellings of the classic myths。 Cool cool cool， I thought， as I added it on my Audible app。 Ummmm， this was basically 50 Shades of Grey starring Hades and Persephone。 Same bad writing， same character tropes， same giggle worthy smut， ugh。 I only finished it because it was killing time while working。 Oh， and the narrator was not great either。 The way she said the word "chest" 8000 times made me want to scream。 。。。more
Nati
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A Touch of Darkness by Scarlett St。 Clair4 🌟🌟🌟🌟Persephone is the Goddess of Spring by title only。 The truth is， since she was a little girl， flowers have shriveled at her touch。 After moving to New Athens， she hopes to lead an unassuming life disguised as a mortal journalist。Hades， God of the Dead， has built a gambling empire in the mortal world and his favorite bets are rumored to be impossible。After a chance encounter with Hades， Persephone finds herself in a contract with the God of the Dead A Touch of Darkness by Scarlett St。 Clair4 🌟🌟🌟🌟Persephone is the Goddess of Spring by title only。 The truth is， since she was a little girl， flowers have shriveled at her touch。 After moving to New Athens， she hopes to lead an unassuming life disguised as a mortal journalist。Hades， God of the Dead， has built a gambling empire in the mortal world and his favorite bets are rumored to be impossible。After a chance encounter with Hades， Persephone finds herself in a contract with the God of the Dead and the terms are impossible: Persephone must create life in the Underworld or lose her freedom forever。The bet does more than expose Persephone's failure as a goddess， however。 As she struggles to sow the seeds of her freedom， love for the God of the Dead grows - and it's forbidden。Contains mature themes。 EN: Since I've already heard a lot about this series， I really wanted to read it。 I'm sure many of you are familiar with Hardes and Persephone or know what they both mean， because this story is about the two of them， also a retelling in a NA Romance Fantasy setting， so to speak。 The writing style was simple and we follow the point of view told by Persephone in the third view。 When I got into the story， I didn't think much of it because it started normally until we got to know Hades。 What I immediately liked about this book is the chemistry between the two characters （Persephone & Hades） both together were like water and fire and sparks are sprayed every time they meet。 I can also describe the two of them together as the world and especially how their gods have their own clubs。 Persephone was one of the most interesting characters， she was kind and in the course of the book I often had felt sympathie about her with the Relationship with her mother。 Hades， on the other hand， fascinated me – he is different from what you think of him， even if he has something mysterious about him and you never really knew that he was with real cards or a wrong game。 Overall， I am positively surprised I liked the setting and how the underworld was described。 Also， I was a fan of Persephone & Hades together。DE: Da ich bereits schon einiges gehört habe von dieser Reihe wollte ich sie unbedingt Lesen。 Ich bin mir sicher viele von euch kennen sich mit Hardes und Persephone aus oder wissen eben was die beiden bedeutet denn diese Geschichte handelt um die zwei also ein Retelling sozusagen in einem NA Romance Fantasy Setting。 Der Schreibstil war einfach und wir folgen die Sicht von Persephone in der dritten Sicht erzählt。 Als ich in die Geschichte rein gekommen bin habe ich mir nicht vieles dabei gedacht da es ganz Normal Angefangen hat bis wir Hades kennenlernen。 Was mir auf Anhieb gefallen hat in diesem Buch ist die Chemestry zwischen denn beiden Charaktere （Persephone & Hades） die beide waren wie Wasser und Feuer und jedes mal wenn sich Treffen sprühen Funken。 Ich mochte die beiden zusammen auch wie die Welt beschrieben wurde und besonders wie die jeweiligen Götter ihre eignen Clubs haben。 Persephone war ein Interessanter Charaktere ich mochte ihre Art und hab ihm Laufe des Buches oft mit sie Gefühlt besonders das Verhältnis zu ihrer Mutter war Interessant。 Hades dagegen hat mich Fasziniert es ist anderes als man von ihn annimmt auch wenn er was Geheimnisvolles an sich hat und man nie wirklich wusste spielt er mit Echten Karten oder doch ein Falsches Spiel。 Im ganzen bin ich positiv Überrascht ich mochte das Setting und auch wie die Unterwelt beschrieben wurde hat mir gefallen。 Außerdem war ich ein Fan von Persephone & Hades zusammen。 。。。more
Caitlin
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Let me preface this review with I DID stay up until 1:30 on a Friday night， reading this book for 4 hours straight and woke up wanting to just finish the story but also having a compulsive need to get this review out of my system before I did finish reading。The concept of this book- great。 The Gods mingle with mortals in a modern world where the Gods own nightclubs， restaurants， clothing companies， etc and mortals trip over themselves to visit these places。 Gods are treated like celebrities。Pers Let me preface this review with I DID stay up until 1:30 on a Friday night， reading this book for 4 hours straight and woke up wanting to just finish the story but also having a compulsive need to get this review out of my system before I did finish reading。The concept of this book- great。 The Gods mingle with mortals in a modern world where the Gods own nightclubs， restaurants， clothing companies， etc and mortals trip over themselves to visit these places。 Gods are treated like celebrities。Persephone is a student and intern at the New Athens News posing as a mortal to a- get away from her mother， and b-keep under the radar。 The Gods don't know who Demeter's daughter is and know nothing about the Goddess of spring。Persephone "unknowingly" enters into a wager with Hades in Hades's nightclub by asking a stranger to teach her how to gamble at a poker table inside of Hades's VIP lounge where mortals go to bet their souls。 The writing- eh。 The writing is very simple and nearly formulaic。 Any time a character is introduced， we know their skin color， hair color/style， eye color and what they are wearing in the first three sentences。 Any time a character enters into the scene， we know what they are wearing even if it's a simple black shirt and grey pants。 There is repetitive descriptions for reoccurring characters- yes， we understand that Demeter wants everyone to see her blond hair and God-like eyes and resents having to put on her glamour to "hide" her Goddess features。 You've told us before。 Upcoming story points are telegraphed by a minor character over sharing in unrealistic ways and takes tension out of the "will they/won't they" decision。 Scene build ups are stalled with information that was either obvious or unnecessary and takes you out of the story。The fact that Persephone is "hiding in plain sight" the entire book gets old， convenient and unbelievable real fast。 There is an event that she is to go to that show cases the Gods and in order to "hide" that Persephone is Persephone so Demeter doesn't see her mingling with Gods， the dress code is masquerade。 Persephone has Hecate make her a special mask to not be recognized， and then is immediately recognized by everyone but Demeter？？？？For the smut aspect， the words penis and vagina are no where in the story。 Instead "his arousal" and "her core" or "opening" are used， which would be fine if there was maybe some variance？ Maybe I'm being picky， but if you're going to write a smut series， you shouldn't be afraid to use the words penis and vagina。Sex scenes are often 0-100 and then back from 100-0 in no time and left me either rolling my eyes or confused as to what had just happened。 There is literally a scene where Persephone is drugged and Hades is taking care of her in an innocent， caring way， and then she just swings onto his lap， feels "his arousal" and they go to town for a minute before he drops her back into her seat。 No discussion of her inability to consent， how the drug really affected her， and no warm up or cool down。Persephone is honestly annoying with， so far， no real character arch。 Hades is way too forgiving to her without any real conflict resolution。 The author relies heavily on The Fates bringing the two together， and so they are both just aroused by each other and lose their minds？ Apparently？The formula is- Persephone does something she shouldn't because impatient/naive/bull headed/knows nothing about the Gods/Realms/etc。 Causes unseen consequences for Hades。 Hades is angry with her， but not really？？？， they ask each other some semi-related questions， then he makes out with her， varying degrees of sex acts occur quickly， and then one of them stops for some reason or another （someone walking in and deescalating the situation， he's convinced she doesn't want him （even though he can taste lies？？？？ what？？？）） And then the cycle repeats and there is no real resolution。 They don't talk about these issues， they don't really resolve their feelings for one another， no one says sorry and means it， and neither really face much consequence for their actions。There is no skin in the game- I only care about these characters because it's a retelling of an age old story。 If this was a story with new characters， I would think it was silly。 Why should I care about these manufactured conflicts if they're willing to sabotage their own relationship and not put any effort other than fucking/almost fucking/hate-making out？With all that said， it's an easy read and even though I'm annoyed with many things about this story， it's not going to stop me from finishing it。 It's a decent enough story and concept with decent enough writing that I do want to know the ending， but I know I will continue to roll my eyes and ask "What？？？" out loud in confusion as I finish these last pages。Would I recommend it？ No。 Would I say I regret reading it？ Also no。 Will I pick up the rest of the books in the series？ No。 。。。more
Martina
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After seeing this book on Bookstagram， I wanted to read this book。 So last week， when I was on holiday in Italy， I read it。 And it definitely did not disappoint！The book follows Persephone， goddess of spring。 Being the goddess of spring， Persephone should be able to bring flowers to life， but all she can do is let them shrivel。 As she gets an internship for journalism， she decides to write on Hades， God of the Dead。 Not much is known about him， and she should stay away from him。 However， as the After seeing this book on Bookstagram， I wanted to read this book。 So last week， when I was on holiday in Italy， I read it。 And it definitely did not disappoint！The book follows Persephone， goddess of spring。 Being the goddess of spring， Persephone should be able to bring flowers to life， but all she can do is let them shrivel。 As she gets an internship for journalism， she decides to write on Hades， God of the Dead。 Not much is known about him， and she should stay away from him。 However， as the finds herself in a contract after meeting Hades the very first time， she can’t seem to stay away from him…The book is about Gods and Goddesses， but Persephone is quite relatable。 Her story reads quite easy and she makes choices a lot of us would probably make。 I loved this book right away。 The world you read about， is a modern world。 On top of that， it contains a very hot romance！ You might like this book if you like reading about:->tRetellings （Hades x Persephone）->tGods & Goddesses->tRomance->t（Nearly） impossible contractsI'm looking forward to read more of this series！ 。。。more
Lilian Li
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"If you belong to him， he will tear the world apart to save you。" "You will be my queen。 I do not need the Fates to tell me that。"Is it just me， but did anyone else just picture the Olympus webtoon the entire time？ >。< It was a great modern retelling of Hades and Persephone。 I could picture it easily and knew the storyline already since I've read it on Webtoon。 The whole Persephone being a college student interning for Hades and so on。 And the TENSION。 The enemies-to-lovers trope 👏🏼 and "If you belong to him， he will tear the world apart to save you。" "You will be my queen。 I do not need the Fates to tell me that。"Is it just me， but did anyone else just picture the Olympus webtoon the entire time？ >。< It was a great modern retelling of Hades and Persephone。 I could picture it easily and knew the storyline already since I've read it on Webtoon。 The whole Persephone being a college student interning for Hades and so on。 And the TENSION。 The enemies-to-lovers trope 👏🏼 and the description and writing style was well done。 Each character also had a distinct personality， and I learned a lot more about mythology。 He was the adventure she craved。 He was the temptation she wanted to indulge。 He was the sin she wanted to commit。But am I so naive that I truly went into this book not knowing it was SO SPICY but because I saw people recommending it。 OOPS。 。。。more
Majo。Sr Majo。Sr
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Without a doubt， one of my favorite readings of 2021。 I did not expect to find such an addictive book， it is the first thing I read from this writer， and without a doubt she has me trapped in her "game" already。 What they read this book they will understand， and if not。 I recommend it！ Without a doubt， one of my favorite readings of 2021。 I did not expect to find such an addictive book， it is the first thing I read from this writer， and without a doubt she has me trapped in her "game" already。 What they read this book they will understand， and if not。 I recommend it！ 。。。more
Mariah Pampeno
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We love a fun spicy Greek retelling。 This was a quick two day read that I listened to while working。 And you know what， I’m not so sure that I’m comfortable writing work emails to my team while listening to a narrator heavy breathing lol。 I mean I’m still gonna do it but I’m not saying it didn’t feel a little weird haha。 You don’t need to know a lot about Greek mythology to understand what is going on。 This story had an easy flow and was simple enough to have on in the background and know where We love a fun spicy Greek retelling。 This was a quick two day read that I listened to while working。 And you know what， I’m not so sure that I’m comfortable writing work emails to my team while listening to a narrator heavy breathing lol。 I mean I’m still gonna do it but I’m not saying it didn’t feel a little weird haha。 You don’t need to know a lot about Greek mythology to understand what is going on。 This story had an easy flow and was simple enough to have on in the background and know where you were in the story at all times。 Persephone is graduating in journalism and is writing a price on Hades。 She goes to his club， loses a game， and sexy chaos ensues。 The spice level was minimal but listening to it made it awkward enough for me feel paranoid about a random work meeting starting on my laptop and everyone hearing what I was listening to😂。 A good time was had by （almost） all while some wrathful gods got to flex their muscles😏。 。。。more
erica cardozo
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it feels like i’m back in my 6th grade greek mythology phase but this was so fun to read ！！！！！！
Stephanie Arweiler
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A great retelling！ I forgot about I love Greek mythology。 This book took me back to my teens years sitting in Greek mythology class getting all hyped up about the latest myth。 I loved the chemistry of the two mc’s too！ So good！
Arthi Sundar
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I was hoping this would be Lore Olympus sans the cartoon imagery， but I was kind of disappointed。 WHERE IS THE PLOT。
acourtofamyandroses
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⭐️⭐️⭐️。75/5 🌶🌶。5/5This was a good， spicy， quick read！ It is a fast paced book， maybe even a little too fast paced at times。A Touch of Darkness is definitely more character driven than plot driven- so keep that in mind。 If you prefer high fantasy with a subplot of romance- this may not be the book for you as it mostly focused on the budding relationship。 In parts， it definitely felt a little wattpad-esque and a little cliché with a couple of the tropes。 There was also a lot of spicy scenes and I ⭐️⭐️⭐️。75/5 🌶🌶。5/5This was a good， spicy， quick read！ It is a fast paced book， maybe even a little too fast paced at times。A Touch of Darkness is definitely more character driven than plot driven- so keep that in mind。 If you prefer high fantasy with a subplot of romance- this may not be the book for you as it mostly focused on the budding relationship。 In parts， it definitely felt a little wattpad-esque and a little cliché with a couple of the tropes。 There was also a lot of spicy scenes and I do think this book would have benefited more from a quality over quantity approach for such scenes。。。 but all in all I’m excited to read the next book in the series！ Hades may or may not have the potential to become a new book boyfriend of mine。。。 you never know， the list is never ending at this rate。 👀 。。。more
La Sardina Lectora
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Soy de esas lectoras que cuando se enteran que lo que leen es una saga （que después resulta que son 4， ni tan mal） se los tiene que leer todos。 Es lo que me ha pasado con A touch of darkness se Scarlette St。 Clair。 Se trata de un retelling sobre la leyenda de Hades y Perséfone。 Básicamente es una historia de cómo los dioses se enamoran en la sociedad moderna， con magia， monstruos un Hermes adorable pero que le falta un poco de chispa， mucho sexo y un poco de misterio para poner chispa al asunto Soy de esas lectoras que cuando se enteran que lo que leen es una saga （que después resulta que son 4， ni tan mal） se los tiene que leer todos。 Es lo que me ha pasado con A touch of darkness se Scarlette St。 Clair。 Se trata de un retelling sobre la leyenda de Hades y Perséfone。 Básicamente es una historia de cómo los dioses se enamoran en la sociedad moderna， con magia， monstruos un Hermes adorable pero que le falta un poco de chispa， mucho sexo y un poco de misterio para poner chispa al asunto y mucho sexo。 El argumento… bueno un poco sin más。 Tienes momentos hype que son los que te enganchan y te hacen continuar pero poco más。 Los personajes protagonistas están muy bien trabajados， un Hades dark y sexy， una Perséfone un poco （demasiado） ingenua pero luchadora。 Están bien construidos y són interesantes， pero la chispa se pierde con los secundarios。 Son caóticos y demasiados personajes， los utiliza para hacer guiños a la mitología clásica pero sin profundizar en ellos y siendo un poco bueno ok está aquí pero no aporta nada。 Es un libro claramente para pasar el rato， que me ha sorprendido a bien， pero que no es mi lectura del mes。 ___________________________________Que os voy a contar de la saga。 Pues que va de más a menos。 El primer libro está bien， me gusta que no se recree en Nueva Atenas que vaya a la quid de la cuestión， pero no hace falta que metas lugares y cosas con calzador， así se estropean las ambientaciones。 La gracia del primero se pierde en el segundo y el tercero （a ver en el cuarto）， siendo predecibles y un poco cansinos （no puedes resolver las cosas en el 90% por que entonces lo haces en un pim pam y sin lógica ni gracia）。Ahora las portadas， preciosas aquí se nota el buen marketing que nos entra por los ojos。 。。。more
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=A Touch of Darkness
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=A Touch of Darkness&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,A Touch of Darkness&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0