A Touch of Darkness
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- Author：Scarlett St. Clair
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Summary
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。
©2019 Scarlett St。 Clair （P）2020 Tantor
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。
©2019 Scarlett St。 Clair （P）2020 Tantor
Reviews
Gabrielle Juers
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Not a fan of the modern universe but it grew on me and I liked it enough to finish it。 Not sure if I’ll continue the series
Colleen
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A spicy retelling of Hades and Persephone？ Yes please！ I enjoyed this little romance， the world building was good， the twist on Greek Gods was interesting， and spice was 👌🏻 （though some descriptive words made me laugh！） I’ll definitely be coming back for the second book in the series。
Danielle Lewis
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Such a amazing story I can’t wait to read the next book ， I loved Persephone and how strong she became by the end of the book。
Elizabeth
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 An interesting twist on Greek mythology， although about half way through it hit me how similar the story line was to 50 shades of Grey！ A contract， interviews for a newspaper， her near sexual assult and the sudden rescue， a man who likes to be "rough"。。。for me it was all a bit too similar to be fluke！I've given it 4 stars because I do plan to read the rest of the books， it was an easy read and honestly I'm keen to see how close the rest of them are to the 50 shades series！ An interesting twist on Greek mythology， although about half way through it hit me how similar the story line was to 50 shades of Grey！ A contract， interviews for a newspaper， her near sexual assult and the sudden rescue， a man who likes to be "rough"。。。for me it was all a bit too similar to be fluke！I've given it 4 stars because I do plan to read the rest of the books， it was an easy read and honestly I'm keen to see how close the rest of them are to the 50 shades series！ 。。。more
Meera Prasad
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Neon gods introduced me to the world of Greek mythology romance and A touch of darkness solidified my obsession with the Persephone and Hades love stories。 I know there’s a lot of mixed reviews about this book but Honestly it’s a great book to get you out of a book slump！ It was super interesting in fast paced and the characters were so loveable。
Maria Eduarda
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These two are so freaking stunning， beautiful and breathtaking together！ I couldn’t put it down！ So good！ I really like it！ Love it<333🥀🙏🏻💓
Diana Rose
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Touch of Darkness is for anyone obsessed with Hades！Last year I read Katee Robert's book Neon Gods and her Hades character joined my top 5 fave men characters of all time。 He was everything you could want in a depiction of the God。However Scarlett St。Clair has brought the Underworld and Elysium and mortal realm to LIFE。The world building was gorgeous， description after description I wanted to memorize 。 I want to buy a physical copy for my collection to annotate because you simply cant absorb al Touch of Darkness is for anyone obsessed with Hades！Last year I read Katee Robert's book Neon Gods and her Hades character joined my top 5 fave men characters of all time。 He was everything you could want in a depiction of the God。However Scarlett St。Clair has brought the Underworld and Elysium and mortal realm to LIFE。The world building was gorgeous， description after description I wanted to memorize 。 I want to buy a physical copy for my collection to annotate because you simply cant absorb all of this in one reading。 To me reading this book was like walking into my favorite museum， you see the exibits but you cant fully drink it all in with one visit。 Persephone's character grew up in this book 。 She gained confidence， she grew into her magic， she learned her own worth。 Hades character too was perfect in a godlike way。。much like Richard Gere in Pretty Woman 。He was there to give Persephone all she ever wanted （ cue Billie Eillish） The sexy scenes were 🌶🌶🌶🌶 Hot and just divine。 The other characters in the book were well developed and I really hope we get to know more about each one， their stories and what motivates them。 The only thing that would have made it a five star for me。。。more of a confession from Hades。 More dialogue on how he loved her， when he fell in love with her， his wants his desires。 I really think this book would have been perfect as a Dual POV。 The ending was rushed。。and I acrually felt like I was missing chapters of the book！ I cant wait to read the next book in this series and it is joining my top five books of January。 If it had made me cry It would have been #1。 。。。more
Paige McCue
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I am all for a beauty and the beast/forbidden love/Greek mythology/fantasy trope， and typically won’t say no to a bit of smut。 But it has to come with either a captivating plot （I see you Crescent City） or some serious character development （hello Helen Hoang）。 This， unfortunately， had neither。 Party girl Persephone （who is somehow weirdly also extremely innocent？） loses a bet in a game of cards to Hades （God of the Underworld）- how they got in that situation I’m still confused about- and while I am all for a beauty and the beast/forbidden love/Greek mythology/fantasy trope， and typically won’t say no to a bit of smut。 But it has to come with either a captivating plot （I see you Crescent City） or some serious character development （hello Helen Hoang）。 This， unfortunately， had neither。 Party girl Persephone （who is somehow weirdly also extremely innocent？） loses a bet in a game of cards to Hades （God of the Underworld）- how they got in that situation I’m still confused about- and while this seems like a promising plot， from there I genuinely think all that happens is sex。 I listened on audio and got so tired of it I sped it up to 1。75x and listened to faster exploits than any human would ever be okay with。 2 stars， bummer dude。 。。。more
Nat
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Can confirm Persephone is the worst and Hades is king。 Trash though 😮💨
Jessie
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Meh。
Novera Novera
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This is good - not as good as tictok made it out to be， but it was a great read。
Amanda maynard
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I regret spending money on this。 All the good reviews are lies that lured me inI read about 60% or so。 Definitely did not finish because it was awful。 Do not believe the good reviews if you like even the smallest bit of depth to your characters。 The characters had no depth whatsoever。 By the time one reaches 60% of a book， you should have at least an idea of who the main character is。 That didn't happen here。 The details you do get about Persephone and Hades are superficial。 This reads like a te I regret spending money on this。 All the good reviews are lies that lured me inI read about 60% or so。 Definitely did not finish because it was awful。 Do not believe the good reviews if you like even the smallest bit of depth to your characters。 The characters had no depth whatsoever。 By the time one reaches 60% of a book， you should have at least an idea of who the main character is。 That didn't happen here。 The details you do get about Persephone and Hades are superficial。 This reads like a teenager's first attempt at fanfiction。 I know， romance is not always great well written works of art。 However， even something as easy as romance should have some character development。 How are the readers supposed to look at Hades as their next book boyfriend when he does not even feel like a person？ Also， the few details we do get are far from believable for the God of the Underworld。 I figured since this book cost money and wasn't Kindle Unlimited that it had to be good。 It wasn't。 It felt like the author watches way too many CW teen shows and decided to write a book veen more superficial than those shows。 The relationship was not believable。 Why did Hades even love Persephone？ She was boring， weak， not intelligent at all， whiny， and immature。 It is not believable that the God of the Underworld would want a woman with no life experience， no personality， and the mental stability of a 13 year old。 I want my $2。24 back。 I feel robbed。 This book was supposed to be good and all it did was make me feel turned off to the romance genre as a whole。 If you want a romance author who knows how to add depth and actually writes dark characters in their proper dark manner， read Kathryn Ann Kingsley。 。。。more
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The synopsis sounds so promising
Jeanne Tata
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SPICY SPICY SPICYYYY！！！！！
Kelly
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3。5 stars。 I liked it， I did。 But the story could have been so much fuller。 The ideas were sound。 The characters were great。 But all the ideas and characters felt half finished。 There was so much potential， but it almost felt like a rough draft。 Everything just felt flat， when there was so much that could have been juicier。 I wanted to love this; I wish that I'd loved this！Not sure if I'll continue to book two because Persephone was such a frustrating character！ 3。5 stars。 I liked it， I did。 But the story could have been so much fuller。 The ideas were sound。 The characters were great。 But all the ideas and characters felt half finished。 There was so much potential， but it almost felt like a rough draft。 Everything just felt flat， when there was so much that could have been juicier。 I wanted to love this; I wish that I'd loved this！Not sure if I'll continue to book two because Persephone was such a frustrating character！ 。。。more
Jessi
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Inhalt:A Modern Hades and Persephone RetellingPersephone 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 Inhalt:A Modern Hades and Persephone RetellingPersephone 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。Quelle: goodreads。comMeinung:Persephone sat in the sunlight。Das Cover ist wundervoll。 Wirklich， die Blumen und die Ranken und die Dunkelheit， es passt einfach alles zusammen。 Dadurch， dass Hades der Herr der Unterwelt ist passt das dunkle Thema hier sehr gut。Der Schreibstil ist ausbaufähig。 Es wurden manchmal ziemlich komische Gespräche geführt und auch ansonsten versuchte die Autorin poetisch oder gefühlvoll zu schreiben， scheiterte dabei aber kläglich。 Mich hat auch die allwissende Erzählperspektive gestört， denn so konnte ich Persephones Gedanken und Gefühle nie nachvollziehen。Zu Beginn lernen wir die Göttin Persephone kennen。 Sie lebt versteckt unter den Menschen und tritt bald ihren Job neben der Uni an。 Um das zu feiern gehen sie in den Club， der Hades gehört und dort trifft sie auf ihn und geht einen Deal ein。Ich habe mir sehr schwer getan mit dem Buch。 Zuerst dachte ich noch， dass es besser wird， aber dem war nicht。 Bereits am Anfang hatte ich Probelem， da die Welt nicht erklärt wird und ich keine Ahnung von den Strukturen von dieser habe。 Die Götter kamen auf die Erde， dort leben sie jetzt in New Greece und New Athen und alles mit New davor。 Warum？ Weiß ich nicht。 Die Götter können menschliche Lover haben， besitzen Läden， Clubs， Restaurants und werden von den Menschen verehrt， obwohl sie ihnen ihren Lebensraum genommen haben。 Muss ich nicht verstehen。 Was ist aber mit dem Rest der Welt？ Sieht es da genauso aus？ Das Worldbuilding war hier wirklich unglaublich schwach， eigentlich nicht vorhanden， dadurch fand ich mich nicht zurecht in dieser Welt。Persephone， der schlimmste Charakter in dem ganzen Buch。 Sie ist eine Göttin， aber erst 24 Jahre alt。 Kam sie also erst auf die Welt， als ihre Mutter Demeter schon auf der Erde war？ Erfährt man leider nicht und ich finds auch sehr komisch， da es ansonsten keine anderen jungen Götter gibt。 Auf jeden Fall ist Persephone richtig nervig。 Sie verhält sich wie ein Kind， läuft immer wieder zu Hades， obwohl sie immer sagt， dass sie ihn nicht mag und nicht zu ihm will， ist manchmal dumm und sagt zu allem Ja und Amen。 Selten habe ich einen so schrecklichen und schlecht ausgearbeitetn Charakter in einem Buch gehabt。 Persephone ist in dem Buch noch Jungfrau， das Thema ist ihr aber egal und sobald sie Hades sieht will sie nur seinen *hmhm* und verschwendet keinen Gedanken daran， dass es ihr erstes Mal ist。Und dann ihre Mutter。 Da merkt man， dass sie die Autorin keine Gedanken um Logik gemacht hat。 Ihre Mutter lässt Perspehone überwachen， damit sie keinen Blödsinn anstellt。 Sie darf nämlich eigentlich nicht in die Nähe von anderen Göttern。 Trotzdem bekommt ihre Mutter nicht mit， dass da was zwischen Hades und Persephone läuft， obwohl sie sich auch ölffentlich treffen。 Dann ist irgendeine Veranstaltung， Hades ist da， Demeter ist da und Persephone ist da。 Persephone und Hades sind da zusammen zu sehen， verlassen die Veranstaltung zusammen und ihre Mutter checkt es immer noch nicht。 So dumm kann doch niemand sein， ehrlich， das ergab einfach null Sinn。Dann gibts noch die unnötigen Nebencharakter， wie etwa die Freundin von Persephone， die nur dann auftaucht， wenn sie Persephone richtig Hades schubsen soll und mit ihr in den Club geht。 Ansonsten hat sie keinerlei Bedeutung für das Buch， ist austauschbar und man hätte sie ebenso gut weglassen können。Gleiches bei Adonis。 Er ist einfach ein Kerl， denn Perspehone im Club kennen lernt， der sich als Arsch entpuppt und vielleicht am Ende etwas Spannung reinbringen sollte， was aber alles sehr vorhersehbar war und auch nicht relevant für die Geschichte。Hades ist noch der einzige Charakter， den ich halbwegs erträglich fand。 Etwas sehr besitzergreifend， aber irgendwie auch interessant。 An ihm ist mehr dran， als man zuerst sieht， aber mit der Zeit entdeckt man， dass er eigentlich nicht so böse ist， wie ihn alle hinstellen wollen。 Ihn fand ich tatsächlich ganz gelungen。Also， es gibt einen Charakter， den ich mochte。 Die Geschichte selbst war ebenso langweilig。 Wie schon egsagt ergibt einiges keinen Sinn， Persephone will aufzeigen， dass Hades wirklich so böse ist， lernt ihn besser kennen und sie kommen sich näher。 Allerdings würde ich hier nie im Leben von Liebe， sondern nur von reiner Lust sprechen。 Die beiden haben absolut nichts gemeinsam， und finden sich einfach körperlich sehr anziehend。 Nachdem Persephone ungefähr zum hundersten Mal gesagt hat， wie gut Hades aussieht und wie sexy sie ihn findet hat es auch der letzte Leser verstanden， dass sie ihn gerne vernaschen will。Die letzten 40 Seiten habe ich nur noch überflogen， weil es eh nichts neues war。 Das gesamte Buch ist ein ewiges hin und her， sie lernen sich kennen， kommen sich näher， sie läuft weg， kommt zurück， er macht irgendwas nettes und das geht immer so weiter。 Bereits bei der Hälfte hat mich das Buch sehr gelangweilt und die vielen Logikfehler haben es nicht besser gemacht。 Persephone soll sich von anderen Göttern fernhalten und was macht sie？ Geht in die Restaurants und Clubs die Göttern gehören。 Sie hasst Hades und sucht immer wieder seine Nähe， nur um sich zu fragen， was sie da eigentlich macht und um wütend wieder zu gehen。Das Ende war halbwegs abgeschlossen und alle weiteren Bände sind für mich Geldmacherei， denn es gibt keine sinnvolle Geschichte， die mir hier einfallen würde。 Es wurde alles aufgeklärt und das Ende war nicht offen。 Seien wir ehrlich， ein Buch reicht in der Reihe völlig。Fazit:Das Buch ist eine totale Enttäuschung und ich verstehe nicht， wieso es so gehyped wird。 Abgesehen von dem komischen Schreibstil， dem nicht vorhanden Worldbuilding und den Charakteren， die allesamt flach und manche unnötig sind， hat das Buch nichts。 Keine packende Story， keine supertollen Sexszenen。 Logikfehler und nervige Charaktere， ja， aber das macht nun wirklich kein gutes Buch aus。 Für mich ist das Buch durchgefallen。 。。。more
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corny
Jordy
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I started reading this as an audiobook and was enjoying it， but it all felt too fast。 I decided to read the book instead of listen and it changed everything。 I can't wait to read more of their story I started reading this as an audiobook and was enjoying it， but it all felt too fast。 I decided to read the book instead of listen and it changed everything。 I can't wait to read more of their story 。。。more
Simira
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Quick read about a modern world where the gods are real and a spin on the Persephone/Hades myth。
shelby :P
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uhm chile…。 anyways， soooothis was- it- i- i don’t know what to say other than persephone is probably the most annoying MC i’ve ever read。 ever。 this girl was shivering like it was late january in the midwest。 like do u need a coat lady？？ 🤨 oh wait， i CANT call u lady。 bc u hate that for some reason？ bestie ur a goddess plz accept that。 hades was a decent character。 he was v hot but that’s about all far as he got for me。 character development was really only present in persephone。 anyway， the ro uhm chile…。 anyways， soooothis was- it- i- i don’t know what to say other than persephone is probably the most annoying MC i’ve ever read。 ever。 this girl was shivering like it was late january in the midwest。 like do u need a coat lady？？ 🤨 oh wait， i CANT call u lady。 bc u hate that for some reason？ bestie ur a goddess plz accept that。 hades was a decent character。 he was v hot but that’s about all far as he got for me。 character development was really only present in persephone。 anyway， the romance was bland， the passion the author SAID was there was definitely nOT there， and the plot was messy。 i won’t be reading the other books 💀 。。。more
Maria Muñeton
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 3。95 - este libro nos cuenta las historia de hades y Perséfone ， hades es el mas temido del olimpo por sus juegos ya que la mayoría de personas siempre pierden frente a hades y el se lleva sus almas es el primero que leo sobre hade y Perséfone y realmente me gusto las paginas son adictivas desde la primera en los libros nos explican un poco mas sobre el olimpo y el inframundo me cae super mal la mama de Perséfone porque no la deja a ella y a hades ser feliz y los mismo con adonis es un ladrón qu 3。95 - este libro nos cuenta las historia de hades y Perséfone ， hades es el mas temido del olimpo por sus juegos ya que la mayoría de personas siempre pierden frente a hades y el se lleva sus almas es el primero que leo sobre hade y Perséfone y realmente me gusto las paginas son adictivas desde la primera en los libros nos explican un poco mas sobre el olimpo y el inframundo me cae super mal la mama de Perséfone porque no la deja a ella y a hades ser feliz y los mismo con adonis es un ladrón que se aprovecha de las mujeres también me cae mal menta que cada palabra que dice es como una red flag el libro tiene muy buena explicación de los protagonista los dos narra tienen un punto muy bonito de ver la cosas como nos muestra que hades nunca fue malo si no que intento ayudar a las personas 。。。more
Cate
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1。5 stars rounded upNo one in the world has shivered more than Persephone has in this book when she hears Hades' voice。 I felt like I was reading a Wattpad book。 It was poorly written and the amount of outfit descriptions were ridiculous and totally unnecessary。 Persephone herself was kind of annoying， going out of her way to hate Hades despite being given plenty of reasons not to。 Hades also growled a lot when he was turned on。。。 What？？ And why can no one in romance novels ever say "penis"？ "Hi 1。5 stars rounded upNo one in the world has shivered more than Persephone has in this book when she hears Hades' voice。 I felt like I was reading a Wattpad book。 It was poorly written and the amount of outfit descriptions were ridiculous and totally unnecessary。 Persephone herself was kind of annoying， going out of her way to hate Hades despite being given plenty of reasons not to。 Hades also growled a lot when he was turned on。。。 What？？ And why can no one in romance novels ever say "penis"？ "His arousal"？？ Really？？ Plus the whole thing was just full of clichés。 I don't know， I was looking forward to this read because it sounded like something I would like even though I typically avoid romance novels， and the cover was absolutely beautiful。 But I was seriously disappointed。 。。。more
Erin Morris
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Entertaining but Persephone was hella annoying
Tyger
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This book is super cute。 I love stories about Hades and Persephone！ There were times when I thought she was a little immature， but they were far between and easily forgotten。
Jocelihn Gutiérrez
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Este libro es PERFECTO si buscas algo fácil de leer y entretenido， la primera parte del libro me pareció 2/3， no me encantaba pero tampoco me aburría。 Una vez que llegué justo a la mitad fue completamente ADICTIVO， de hecho; leer la primera mitad me tomó un par de días pero después que llegué al medio lo terminé en 4 horas。En muchas partes del libro me encontré pensando "mmm esto es como leer en wattpad o un fanfic" que para nada es un pensamiento despectivo。 La verdad es que este tipo de lectur Este libro es PERFECTO si buscas algo fácil de leer y entretenido， la primera parte del libro me pareció 2/3， no me encantaba pero tampoco me aburría。 Una vez que llegué justo a la mitad fue completamente ADICTIVO， de hecho; leer la primera mitad me tomó un par de días pero después que llegué al medio lo terminé en 4 horas。En muchas partes del libro me encontré pensando "mmm esto es como leer en wattpad o un fanfic" que para nada es un pensamiento despectivo。 La verdad es que este tipo de lecturas no te aporta mucho， pero me divertí tanto leyéndolo que le doy 4 estrellitas por ser simplemente agradable y para nada pretencioso。 。。。more
Whitney Gitaari
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Hades？ Hades was ✨immaculate✨。 Persephone on the other hand？ If you want a lesson on how to piss me off， look no further… I honestly didn’t realise how much rage I possessed until lil Sephy started acting up。 True， she eventually found a backbone and redeemed herself - her ‘glow up’ truly was the saving grace of a previously 1。5 star rating 💀 - but there was a point where I was ready to yeet her out of existence。 If it wasn’t for Hades， I probably would have put this book down without a second t Hades？ Hades was ✨immaculate✨。 Persephone on the other hand？ If you want a lesson on how to piss me off， look no further… I honestly didn’t realise how much rage I possessed until lil Sephy started acting up。 True， she eventually found a backbone and redeemed herself - her ‘glow up’ truly was the saving grace of a previously 1。5 star rating 💀 - but there was a point where I was ready to yeet her out of existence。 If it wasn’t for Hades， I probably would have put this book down without a second thought， but I figured that he’s supposed to be a good judge of character so there must be some redeeming qualities in the woman he loves 🥲In terms of plot， there really wasn’t much of it 😪 but the smut was smutting so I couldn’t complain too much。 Overall， the book was very much giving the worst of Wattpad at many points and there was a HIGHLY unnecessary plot twist that had me fuming…。but as I said - the smut 😇So yeah， if you value spice over plot or likeable characters， this is definitely the book for you！ I’m off to change my 4 star to a 3 star as I was truly grasping for positive notes throughout this review and， unfortunately， falling short 😂P。s。 despite how this may have come off， you can find me curled up reading book 2 at some point soon because I’m a glutton for punishment and…。。SMUT 😇 。。。more
Ind24
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The book was good， but there were aspects that could have been more intense。 At places it felt bland and some portions felt unnecessary。 Though it slightly lacked in substance it more than made up for it in playfulness and a weird， almost unnatural， flair。
Sarah
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Really enjoyed this Hades and Persphone re telling。 4*
Rachel
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2。75
gray
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enjoyed the beginning and was interested since i love greek mythology but i’m not a fan of smut。 i felt like every two seconds it was another unnecessary sex scene- and the writing style of the scenes was like reading really descriptive smut from wattpad🤔
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