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A Touch of Malice

A Touch of Malice

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  • Create Date：2022-01-17 09:51:40
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Scarlett St. Clair
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Summary

The next installment in the Hades and Persephone story from bestselling author Scarlett St。 Clair。 Discover the world of New Athens and the Greek gods in a series that readers are calling "hopelessly addictive。"
"I am not sure who you think I am，" she said。 "But let me be clear—I am Persephone， future Queen of the Underworld， Lady of Your Fate—may you come to dread my presence。"
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

Bec Sammut ，

I DNF’d this 9 chapters in。 It’s a shame because I loved the first book， and enjoyed the second even though it was a bit average。 I gave this one a good chance but it just didn’t grip me， and I was really disappointed with the direction of the characters。 They lost their spark and strength for me。 This series should have been a duology tbh。 How long can you drag out a story with the same villain across 3 books？ The stakes just weren’t high enough either。

Lauren Sibley ，

okay didn't realize this wasn't the end of the series and now I'm screaming， crying， and ugh okay didn't realize this wasn't the end of the series and now I'm screaming， crying， and ugh 。。。more

anna clark 🤗 ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 AHDBFBFJFBF WHAT THE FUCK！ this book had the best smut and storyline before and i thought this was a trilogy but no now there has to be a fourth book and i'm actually going to die until it comes out。 so good。 i cant deal with waiting。 AHDBFBFJFBF WHAT THE FUCK！ this book had the best smut and storyline before and i thought this was a trilogy but no now there has to be a fourth book and i'm actually going to die until it comes out。 so good。 i cant deal with waiting。 。。。more

Stenli ，

Fuck off Anika this series is good。 Another year of waiting， tho🥲

Kyrstin ，

While I still love the characters and the world St。 Clair built， the story arc was missing for me in this one。 I love Hades and Persephone together and on their own， but it just seemed like everything that happened in the last 10-15 chapters could’ve happened way sooner。 Persephone especially seems not to do anything （other than have sex with Hades） for 80% of the story。 She slacks on her training， she slacks with her work， she slacks in her personal relationships。 I hate when people lose themse While I still love the characters and the world St。 Clair built， the story arc was missing for me in this one。 I love Hades and Persephone together and on their own， but it just seemed like everything that happened in the last 10-15 chapters could’ve happened way sooner。 Persephone especially seems not to do anything （other than have sex with Hades） for 80% of the story。 She slacks on her training， she slacks with her work， she slacks in her personal relationships。 I hate when people lose themselves in their relationships in real life and I hate it in this book too。 Although I’m still looking forward to book 4， I’m glad that it’s going to be awhile before it comes out so I can have a bit of a reprieve from the disappointments of this magical series。 。。。more

Penelope ，

boring but like boring 😏

Kayla Planty ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Only reason for 4 stars is because of the dang CLIFF HANGER！！！ I mean come on！ Wh？！？！ On a side note I LOVE how she put DELETED SCENES in the back of the book and facts about the book itself and why she wrote the way she did for some myths that were involved！ I mean can we normalize this！！！！！！

Sophie ，

GODSDAMMIT THAT ENDING！！！ I am so mad that I have to wait another year for the next book because I need to know what happens。 This book was sooo good。 I enjoyed this book much more than the second one and god Persephone and Hades’s relationship just keeps getting better I love them so much。 I can’t wait to read more about their world and relationship。 5/5 stars

Lottie ，

I thought this was the last book it got v good at the end。 My favourite so far in this series

Megan Ireson ，

I dont think I can wait over a year for the next book

Niki ，

O Ms。 St。 Claire， thou hast ruined me。 O how the thick plottens！ I am so eager for 2023 because much like Persephone's sexual urge， I need release。 That cliff-hanger。。。 girl。 I cannot。 O Ms。 St。 Claire， thou hast ruined me。 O how the thick plottens！ I am so eager for 2023 because much like Persephone's sexual urge， I need release。 That cliff-hanger。。。 girl。 I cannot。 。。。more

Melissa ，

2。5 - you can stop reading after book one。 You're not gonna miss anything。 If I had known this was going to be more than three books， I would've DNF'd this。 2。5 - you can stop reading after book one。 You're not gonna miss anything。 If I had known this was going to be more than three books， I would've DNF'd this。 。。。more

Bre ，

3。5 took me a bit to get into it。 The first half did t grab me， but the second half was pretty good。 Hell of a cliffhanger though。

Amber ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 if it weren't for me getting distracted with other things i have going on atm， i would've probably finished this book in a day or two again。 the action and steamy scenes in this book had my toes curling and my eyes speeding through page after page。 i loved the battle scenes and that cliff hanger。。。gods that cliff hanger right as persephone and her mother had a moment， theseus unleashed hell within hell。 that cliffhanger of an ending brought me on edge with the plot continuing to thicken， and i n if it weren't for me getting distracted with other things i have going on atm， i would've probably finished this book in a day or two again。 the action and steamy scenes in this book had my toes curling and my eyes speeding through page after page。 i loved the battle scenes and that cliff hanger。。。gods that cliff hanger right as persephone and her mother had a moment， theseus unleashed hell within hell。 that cliffhanger of an ending brought me on edge with the plot continuing to thicken， and i need to get my hands on that fourth book asap！ 。。。more

Ditte Winkler ，

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Not at all what I expected。 This one was sooo much better than the previous one in my opinion， and Persephone was much more tolerable than in A Touch Of Ruin。 But if I read/hear them say “aRe YoU wElL？” one more time， I’m gonna lose it…

Madison Paine ，

I have fallen in love with this series。 And now I have to wait until 2023 TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS？？？？ I’ll honestly die before then， but that should just tell you how AMAZING THIS SERIES IS！！ 🤩🤍

Raluca ，

Stopped reading at page 90。 DNFs are rare for me， but it happens。 No important plot， badly written smut scenes， not entertaining anymore。 Can't believe this series has more books and it's ruining the myth of Hades and Persephone。 Stopped reading at page 90。 DNFs are rare for me， but it happens。 No important plot， badly written smut scenes， not entertaining anymore。 Can't believe this series has more books and it's ruining the myth of Hades and Persephone。 。。。more

Kylie ，

SOOOOO GOOOD！！！！ I am just waiting for the next one to come out and I am not sure I can wait！

raven🌬 ，

The best book of the series in my opinion。I understand people cant find it objectively not that good， knowing the plot was literally invisible until the last few pages but i genuinely loved this book。A solid 4。5 stars for me， the 0。5 missing is because i couldnt stop skipping the pages where they were always having sex， like damn cant y’all have one decent conversation without tearing each other’s clothes off ？ girlie could literally tell hades her sister died and one minute later they’d just be The best book of the series in my opinion。I understand people cant find it objectively not that good， knowing the plot was literally invisible until the last few pages but i genuinely loved this book。A solid 4。5 stars for me， the 0。5 missing is because i couldnt stop skipping the pages where they were always having sex， like damn cant y’all have one decent conversation without tearing each other’s clothes off ？ girlie could literally tell hades her sister died and one minute later they’d just be like ok lets fuck。 Like just no。 When reading this i felt like their relationship was based on their physical attraction， cant have a single talk without her starting to get aroused for literally no reason like come onnnn im aware this is a spicy book some of us are here just because of THAT but I value quality over quantity， if the spicy scenes were at LEAST good i wouldnt have said anything， but theyre just MID。 Like theres no flavor。 Its just like « he thrusted inside her and they came together » no details NOTHING， always the same scenario it never changes。Nonetheless， I did enjoy the way the author portrayed persephone’s trauma in this book， it is very realistic of how people deal with this type of trauma and the fact that i read this book like a week after being SA really did cheer me up， i related so much to persephone and i found her way more enjoyable in this book than in the others。 。。。more

Petra Lyons ，

Someone please save my soul from the series！！！！！！！！ I dont know if i can take anymore emotional damage！！！！！！！

Marissa Lombardi ，

4。5/5

Scar ，

La trama che riguarda gli dei nel loro insieme è molto più interessante dalla misera ship H×P， tuttavia Apollo è decisamente fuori dal personaggio， Hades sembra un cavernicolo con un completo e Persefone è overpowerd。 Mi rendo conto del fatto che fosse nato come retelling， ma da qui a stravolgere l'intera mitologia mi pare esagerato。 Tutti idioti tranne che lei？ Neanche le fanficfion scadenti su wattapad La trama che riguarda gli dei nel loro insieme è molto più interessante dalla misera ship H×P， tuttavia Apollo è decisamente fuori dal personaggio， Hades sembra un cavernicolo con un completo e Persefone è overpowerd。 Mi rendo conto del fatto che fosse nato come retelling， ma da qui a stravolgere l'intera mitologia mi pare esagerato。 Tutti idioti tranne che lei？ Neanche le fanficfion scadenti su wattapad 。。。more

Jill ，

This was a lot better than I thought it would be because the second book was kind of a disappointment。 The plot was really interesting， and there were some twists I didn't see coming。 I also didn't hate Persephone for making stupid decisions as much as the previous book which is always a great thing。 The only reason I knocked off a star is because there is just WAY too much sex。 It's almost a once-a-chapter occurrence！ What's even worse is that it sometimes happens at points when no one would ev This was a lot better than I thought it would be because the second book was kind of a disappointment。 The plot was really interesting， and there were some twists I didn't see coming。 I also didn't hate Persephone for making stupid decisions as much as the previous book which is always a great thing。 The only reason I knocked off a star is because there is just WAY too much sex。 It's almost a once-a-chapter occurrence！ What's even worse is that it sometimes happens at points when no one would ever think about having sex。 Something incredibly devastating or traumatizing would have just happened， and they're sad for about two seconds before ripping each other's clothes off。 It got to a point where it seemed like straight porn with a light scattering of plot。 I think if St。 Clair were to back off the smut for a bit and just have a few scenes every now and then， it would be a lot better and not feel like a dirty magazine I stole from my parent's room。 All in all， I still am interested in continuing reading and not just because I don't want to leave a series unfinished， but because I am actually very interested in finding out what happens。 。。。more

Louise ，

Not my favourite of this series… it was a cycle of Persephone getting hurt， Hades healing her then feeling guilty about her getting hurt， then a load of make-up sex。 It picked up towards the end - who doesn’t love an all out war and destructive evil mother amiright？

Aina Mateu ，

Ok so I must say I was a bit disappointed。 The main action of the book was in the background most of the time and the ‘romance’ was the main focus even though nothing new happened here， just a lot of +18 action。 I found it too much at times， imposed even， which made me give this book 3 stars and not more！

Ramona Popescu ，

A Touch of Darkness: 5/5 starsA Touch of Ruin: 3/5 starsA Touch of Malice: 4/5 starsTOTAL RANKING: 4/5 STARSI decided to write a single review for all 3 books that were published， because I find it hard to separate them and to manage them individually。 I read them back to back， so it’s logical to do one review， which will incorporate all my feelings and impressions。 Besides that， I might be inclined to review poorly some of the characters， and I think it is faire to them to speak at the end， whe A Touch of Darkness: 5/5 starsA Touch of Ruin: 3/5 starsA Touch of Malice: 4/5 starsTOTAL RANKING: 4/5 STARSI decided to write a single review for all 3 books that were published， because I find it hard to separate them and to manage them individually。 I read them back to back， so it’s logical to do one review， which will incorporate all my feelings and impressions。 Besides that， I might be inclined to review poorly some of the characters， and I think it is faire to them to speak at the end， when the story is over… for now。 🙂The beginning with “A Touch of Darkness” was very smooth and considering the background， it is the best book from the series。 I loved the originality and the new approach of the author and why not， the fact that even the Gods made an upgrade to their living。 Persephone was been living all her life hidden away by her mother， Demeter， but she has dreams。 She loves to write and her journey into journalism will make her become a very curious person， someone who will fight for justice。 Her curiosity will lead her to Hades club and her life will never be the same again。 What started with a challenge and a pact will became one of the most powerful love stories in Olympian history。 Persephone will find out that her destiny is to rule besides Hades， but their union is not seen ok by the God， a relationship which be contested and hated。 This power couple will have some fighting to do and they will need everything there is to it so stay to together。I loved the first book， I loved Hades and this intensity and passion， a very genuine hero which I know will leave a mark。 His love and kind of obsession for Persephone will lead to a lot of adventures and casualties， but considering how much he was been waiting for her， I think everything was worth it。 Persephone on the other hand was kind of difficult to understand， I sensed a lot of immaturity from her side and that she was very confused。 Considering how much Demeter shield her and kept her in the dark， this confusion was understandable， this is why I ranked the book at 5 stars， hoping that our heroine will develop into something more。It didn’t quite happened in the second book， because “A Touch of Ruin” was very hard to read。 It was unbearable and I struggled soooo much with Persephone， it almost made me not finish the books。 So many mistakes and communication problems were hard to digest and because of this， it completely ruin the plot for me。 I just wanted to go ahead and see if something happens in the book。 Not to mention that not even their connection was genuine， because all their encounters ended up in sex， sex， sex and agaaain sex。 I don’t have any problem in reading this type of scenes， but when they are purely physicals and lack essence， I consider them useless for the plot。 This book had the lowest rating because Persephone drove me mad and exploded the plot with mistakes and nonsense。 This book was salvaged by Hermes and Apollo， 2 secondary characters which grown sooo much on me， that I literally can’t see the plot without them。 I secretly wished that Hermes and Hades just change sides and hook up， because they are delicious。“A Touch of Malice” began like in the same way as “A Touch of Ruin” and I thought it would be very difficult to follow and to finish it。 Even if the beginning was hard， with Persephone being her usual annoying self and having sex with Hades on every surface of the Underworld， the second part of the book was really good and kept the pace until the very， very end。 It changed a lot from the second book， because we actually read about something else and the love story between Hades and Persephone evolved。 They began to be under the God’s radar and this thing caused conflict， which drowns dynamic to the plot。 It was fast paced and very sudden， but I liked it。 It had to do with the original idea that Hades and Persephone were forbidden and because of that， everything revolved around them。I think this book was very good， it gave me the chills I needed to keep going and to see what happens。 Other than that， the dynamic of Hades and Persephone changed and our heroine stepped out of the dark and became to embrace her divinity and take action。 I have waited a long time for her to grow， mature and became the Queen she needs to be， can’t say that I love her as much I loved Hades， but we see an improvement and I really enjoyed it。 Hades has the same intensity， the same power， only that now we can see him more human and more aware of his feelings and vulnerability。 And I loved it， it is very nice to see this particular god so invested in this love story and so humanized in certain scenes。My only problem is the release date of “A Touch of Chaos“， the 4th book of the series… Fall 2023………………………。。Read more on my blog >> www。ramonismeramo。com 。。。more

Katie Colucciello ，

Hermes is still my favorite character in the book and I do not see that changing at all。 Also I hate cliffhangers。 I thought this was a trilogy and recently learned there is ANOTHER BOOK coming out in 2023 and I don't know what I am going to do until it gets released。 Onto Hades POV trilogy （？） Hermes is still my favorite character in the book and I do not see that changing at all。 Also I hate cliffhangers。 I thought this was a trilogy and recently learned there is ANOTHER BOOK coming out in 2023 and I don't know what I am going to do until it gets released。 Onto Hades POV trilogy （？） 。。。more

Taylor ，

This book is so good and I can’t wait for a touch of chaos to come out because the book left off at a huge cliffhanger

Kayla Reneau ，

4 stars for our Lady Seph & dark and broody Lord Hades"I am Persephone， future Queen of the Underworld， Lady of Your Fate。 May you come to dread my presence。" 。。。。 uh OK pop off， Queen ！！First of all， Demeter is a twat。 And v annoying。 Secondly， was I the only one that felt the spice in this book was way more 。。。 steamy than the last 2？？ Amazing。 *anyways* 。。。 This is clearly a bridge/middle book。 I was promised war。 I got one battle scene and a cliffhanger once again alluding to war。 So all I h 4 stars for our Lady Seph & dark and broody Lord Hades"I am Persephone， future Queen of the Underworld， Lady of Your Fate。 May you come to dread my presence。" 。。。。 uh OK pop off， Queen ！！First of all， Demeter is a twat。 And v annoying。 Secondly， was I the only one that felt the spice in this book was way more 。。。 steamy than the last 2？？ Amazing。 *anyways* 。。。 This is clearly a bridge/middle book。 I was promised war。 I got one battle scene and a cliffhanger once again alluding to war。 So all I have to say is: this better be the most epic war I've ever read。 I love the Hades/Persephone dynamic in this series， as some retellings of this duo just don't do it for me。 But I am INVESTED in this version of the couple getting their HEA， damn it！ *Sighs in waiting for book 4* 。。。more

thesunvoyager ，

It is quite interesting how the author wrote Demeter as a villain。 As we know that the original lore， Demeter’s grief was the reason why snow came。 Demeter was heartbroken that Persephone was kidnapped。 But， in this series， Demeter was an abusive and sheltering kind of a mother who tries to thwart Hades and Persephone’s attempts to get married even it cost other people’s life。

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