Fantasy

A Game of Retribution

A Game of Retribution

  • Downloads：6760
  • Type：Epub+TxT+PDF+Mobi
  • Create Date：2022-08-06 08:52:27
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
  • Status：finish
  • Author：Scarlett St. Clair
  • ISBN：1728259630
  • Environment：PC/Android/iPhone/iPad/Kindle
  • Download

Summary

Become enchanted by the fantasy world of gods and mortals in bestselling author Scarlett St。 Clair's reimagined New Greece。 Readers are "hopelessly addicted" to the story of Hades and Persephone told from Hades's point of view。

Hades， God of the Dead， does not take sides or bend the rules。 He makes no exceptions to these values-not for god or mortal， even his lover， Persephone， Goddess of Spring。

Usually， fear prevents retaliation。

But not this time。

When Hera， Goddess of Women， approaches Hades with a plan to overthrow Zeus， he declines to offer help。 As punishment， Hera sentences Hades to perform a series of labors。 Each feat seems more impossible than the last and draws his attention away from Persephone-whose own tragedy has left her questioning whether she can be Queen of the Underworld。

Can Hades maintain the balance he craves？

Download

Reviews

The Fable Library ，

The same thing happened again。 As with the 'A Game of Fate'， I was wondering if I was going to be kept captivated enough by reading the same storyline I had already read from Persephone's point of view。 I thought I wouldn't be captivated， and I was wrong。A little break from the series did me good， and I got back to this book with renewed enthusiasm。 Seeing both sides now， it was easier to understand where both Hades and Persephone came from with their feuds。Reading about a certain event （iykyk） The same thing happened again。 As with the 'A Game of Fate'， I was wondering if I was going to be kept captivated enough by reading the same storyline I had already read from Persephone's point of view。 I thought I wouldn't be captivated， and I was wrong。A little break from the series did me good， and I got back to this book with renewed enthusiasm。 Seeing both sides now， it was easier to understand where both Hades and Persephone came from with their feuds。Reading about a certain event （iykyk） was not any easier the second time around。 It left behind an ache， for this reason， I was also a bit hesitant to return to this story once more。 In the end， I'm very glad I did 💙Favourite quote:"We don't make up hurt with hurt， Persephone， that is a god's game。 We are lovers。""Then how do we make up for hurt？" she asked。"With time，" he said。 。。。more

KO ，

Bad。 This was painful to get through。

Holly Baker ，

I am absolutely obsessed with the Hades Saga！ Don’t get me wrong， I LOVE the Hades and Persephone series， but these looks into what Hades gets up to when he’s not with Persephone， and his thoughts and feelings， as well as his relationships with the other gods… obsessed！ Hades is without a doubt one of my very favourite fictional men。 He should be terrifying， the God of Death， but he’s sexy， charismatic， enticing， endearing， funny， and hot as hell！！！ I can practically see the steam coming off the I am absolutely obsessed with the Hades Saga！ Don’t get me wrong， I LOVE the Hades and Persephone series， but these looks into what Hades gets up to when he’s not with Persephone， and his thoughts and feelings， as well as his relationships with the other gods… obsessed！ Hades is without a doubt one of my very favourite fictional men。 He should be terrifying， the God of Death， but he’s sexy， charismatic， enticing， endearing， funny， and hot as hell！！！ I can practically see the steam coming off the page when I read these books。 His friendships with Hecate and Hermes are two of my most loved things about this series。 You can tell they all care deeply about each other， and they are two of the only people who aren’t genuinely terrified of him， and they give him shit all the time。 Hermes crossed the room to a stack of folded towels and threw one at him。 “Get wet， Daddy Death。”I think POV books are hard to get right but Scarlett St Clair absolutely nails it each time。 We get an entire new story within the Hades Saga that we know little to nothing about in the Hades and Persephone series， and it’s just as thrilling and exciting as what we get in the other books， as well as showing some favourite scenes from Hades POV。 I really love this man， and this series - both of the series - and I eagerly await more。 。。。more

Hannah Kruse ，

okay the second book has me hooked on this series

Abigail Books Addiction ，

I really tried liking this book。 But I found this book a bit repetitive since I read the first three books in the series。 Let me explain。 We are now getting Hades POVs， so this is his book in the series。 So now you understand why I found this book a bit repetitive to read through。 It was nice to know his POV， but it could have been in the series instead。

Penny ，

Scarlett Did It Again！I will forever love Hades's and Persephone in this retelling！ They are real， flawed， passionate and perfect for each other。 I love how Scarlett weaves their story together through this series。 Don't skip on the "A Game of。。" books， you NEED Hades's POV to fully understand the series。 5/5！！！ Scarlett Did It Again！I will forever love Hades's and Persephone in this retelling！ They are real， flawed， passionate and perfect for each other。 I love how Scarlett weaves their story together through this series。 Don't skip on the "A Game of。。" books， you NEED Hades's POV to fully understand the series。 5/5！！！ 。。。more

jade 🖤 ，

4。5 ⭐️ I just loved this book Scarlett St Claire is just going to do it for me every single timeeee

Cristina ，

Too much sex， too many plots I didn't care about， at all。 This series is a good example of what something with Hades and Persephone could have been and yet isn't。Seriously too much smut without the rush/nervousness/suspense/thrill I would have expected。 *I read all the myths as a child and I've always expected their story to be a constant problem， but this is just not it。 I come from a country where kids actually read about Greek gods （if their parents recommend the books， ofc）， but this was jus Too much sex， too many plots I didn't care about， at all。 This series is a good example of what something with Hades and Persephone could have been and yet isn't。Seriously too much smut without the rush/nervousness/suspense/thrill I would have expected。 *I read all the myths as a child and I've always expected their story to be a constant problem， but this is just not it。 I come from a country where kids actually read about Greek gods （if their parents recommend the books， ofc）， but this was just p**n without any explanation。 Maybe if these books were about Zeus， 'cause we all know how he's an A-hole。。。All in all， this is just smut （the 'free on kindle kind'） that doesn't deserve the money or the praise。I expected a lot more。 Hades & Persephone are about so much more （and turning her into a ridiculous Anastasia Grey-type heroine is just so unfair）。 。。。more

Marta Golotta ，

Continuo VIVAMENTE a preferire questo spin-off alla saga principale…。 Non capisco perchè Hades non parli con Persephone di tutte queste cose perchè almeno in quel modo si ravviverebbe anche la saga principale…

Claire ，

Such a good Hades POV。 I cannot wait to see how the story progresses。

Maria Roth ，

Definitely enjoy reading from Hades POV more than from Persephone’s。 Loved this overall & can’t wait to jump into the next book。100% audiobook

Caroline Tilrem ，

I can't wait for the rest of the series！ I can't wait for the rest of the series！ 。。。more

Sarah Couture ，

Bon， on ne va pas se cacher qu’Hades est un alcoolique et que sa relation avec Persephone est un peu （beaucoup） toxique， mais je suis capable de faire la différence entre la fiction et la réalité alors ça ne me dérange pas vraiment。 En plus， il a plus de 2000 ans et elle n’en a qu’une vingtaine， on ne peut pas être surpris HAHAAutrement， je pense que je préfère cette série à l’originale。 Elle répond à davantage de question et je la trouve plus complète。 En fait， ce que j’aurais aimé c’est que le Bon， on ne va pas se cacher qu’Hades est un alcoolique et que sa relation avec Persephone est un peu （beaucoup） toxique， mais je suis capable de faire la différence entre la fiction et la réalité alors ça ne me dérange pas vraiment。 En plus， il a plus de 2000 ans et elle n’en a qu’une vingtaine， on ne peut pas être surpris HAHAAutrement， je pense que je préfère cette série à l’originale。 Elle répond à davantage de question et je la trouve plus complète。 En fait， ce que j’aurais aimé c’est que les livres aient un point de vue double au lieu que l’histoire se répète à plusieurs moments dans chacun des livres。 Toutefois， ça se lit facilement。 Et on va se le dire， Hecate & Hermes volent le show 100% du temps ！ 。。。more

Sarah Holmes ，

DNF。 This book was all over the place with numerous plot threads that were not easy to follow。 I didn’t connect with any of the characters， as their attitudes and actions didn’t feel real。 I might give it another chance later， but this was not an entertaining book for me。

Elizabeth Rhoads ，

This book felt like a disappointment after I enjoyed the first book of The Hades Saga so much。 In this book， Hades felt far too overprotective and preoccupied with sex， which occasionally led to violence I felt was unnecessary。 I also just don't understand why he doesn't tell Persephone anything about his interactions with the other divine。 She gets mad at him for not telling her things， to the point that they're basically separated; you think the guy would learn his lesson。 I do continue to enj This book felt like a disappointment after I enjoyed the first book of The Hades Saga so much。 In this book， Hades felt far too overprotective and preoccupied with sex， which occasionally led to violence I felt was unnecessary。 I also just don't understand why he doesn't tell Persephone anything about his interactions with the other divine。 She gets mad at him for not telling her things， to the point that they're basically separated; you think the guy would learn his lesson。 I do continue to enjoy the inclusion of the other gods and goddesses though and remain curious to see how the author continues to adapt Greek mythology in her series。 。。。more

Mars Quigley ，

As the story has progressed I'm very fond of all the dynamics that Hades POV has to offer that I feel I don't gotwith Persophone's POV up until this point。 Though he may be a little one sided with his lust， I do feel I got more out of him in this book and look forward to getting a deeper understanding of him outside of sex。 As the story has progressed I'm very fond of all the dynamics that Hades POV has to offer that I feel I don't gotwith Persophone's POV up until this point。 Though he may be a little one sided with his lust， I do feel I got more out of him in this book and look forward to getting a deeper understanding of him outside of sex。 。。。more

Trigger Warning Database ，

Trigger & Content Warnings:Sexual assaultSuicide

Lauren ，

I just love these books SO MUCH！I do have more thoughts and feelings and eloquent things to say， but Hades just has my heart man what more do you need me to say？

BZ ，

Well， it was better than A Game of Fate。 So that's something。 It's really hard for me to root for this couple whose relationship is entirely built on sex without any thing else。 They （Hades） can't spend 5 minutes in conversation without needing to get it on。 Seriously， all of the pain and conflict between them in this book would have been resolved with a short conversation。 Ugh。I guess I'm just not impressed by reading the exact same sex scene every single chapter， sometimes multiple times per c Well， it was better than A Game of Fate。 So that's something。 It's really hard for me to root for this couple whose relationship is entirely built on sex without any thing else。 They （Hades） can't spend 5 minutes in conversation without needing to get it on。 Seriously， all of the pain and conflict between them in this book would have been resolved with a short conversation。 Ugh。I guess I'm just not impressed by reading the exact same sex scene every single chapter， sometimes multiple times per chapter。 It's not exciting or arousing or interesting。 I'm just bored。 。。。more

Nisha ，

3。5 starsOverall an enjoyable read and it's helped me get out of my recent reading slump， so am grateful for this book helping me get my reading mojo back！It was an easy read， I find Scarlett St。 Clair's books usually are which is why I enjoy reading them when I want something to uncomplex to unwind to， I enjoy the light escapism this series offers especially the relationship between Hades & Persephone。Highlights， I'd say are getting to know Hades motivations more， the trials he had to go throug 3。5 starsOverall an enjoyable read and it's helped me get out of my recent reading slump， so am grateful for this book helping me get my reading mojo back！It was an easy read， I find Scarlett St。 Clair's books usually are which is why I enjoy reading them when I want something to uncomplex to unwind to， I enjoy the light escapism this series offers especially the relationship between Hades & Persephone。Highlights， I'd say are getting to know Hades motivations more， the trials he had to go through， his relationships with Hecate & Hermes is endearing in their own way and him growing as a character when Persephone emotionally challenges him and he's learning how to be in a relationship。 There are certain writings in the book， particularly on how their relationship grows that the author really hits home。 You can tell she speaks either from experience or with great empathy。Downsides， the third act is so rushed and underwhelming， disappointed with how it breezes through the emotions， drama & suspense and feels like the author ran out of steam to write the last act。 I remember how dramatic it was in A Touch of Ruin so was curious to see how the story unfolded from Hades' POV。 It kind of felt like， this happened， then this， then that。。。 the end。Additionally， with my point above saying it's an easy read， sometimes it can feel a bit too simplistic and doesn't challenge the reader a huge amount so doesn't offer that full immersive escapism that you're sometimes looking for as a fantasy-fiction reader。All in all， I do enjoy Scarlett St。 Clair's books and Persephone/Hades saga series。 Will continue to read this series and look forward to the next book。 。。。more

Filipa Martins ，

3。5

Nicole Kuhn ，

Objectively I enjoy the hades books just as much if not more so than Persephone， but I can never rate them higher because why does this man not tell her anything！！！！！！ Hello！！！！！！！

Jennifer Le Nguyen ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 “Make no mistake， my lady， I would burn this world for you。” “You would burn the world for me？” “I will destroy it for you。”Oh my gods this book was such an amazing read even tho I read this out of order for the series so I couldn’t give it a 5 stars yet。 Persephone and Hades’ relationship screamed Don’t Blame Me and Darcybeth vibes I love it so much。 I found Persephone a bit annoying but I’ll wait to read her point of view to really appreciate her character more。 But otherwise Seph is a Girlbos “Make no mistake， my lady， I would burn this world for you。” “You would burn the world for me？” “I will destroy it for you。”Oh my gods this book was such an amazing read even tho I read this out of order for the series so I couldn’t give it a 5 stars yet。 Persephone and Hades’ relationship screamed Don’t Blame Me and Darcybeth vibes I love it so much。 I found Persephone a bit annoying but I’ll wait to read her point of view to really appreciate her character more。 But otherwise Seph is a Girlboss。The Dionysus and Ariadne side romance was great I love the enemies to lovers vibes I get from them and they truly remind me of Kathony。 Ariadne is protective over her sister and is a girlboss gives me Kate vibes。 。。。more

Jaydyn Fikse ，

These books are literally just a better version of Persephone’s。 You hear her go “Oh my god Hades hates me I don’t think he really loves me” and then in that same moment you now know that Hades is just a big fat simp and has bad communication skills…。。 AHSHSHSH！

Elaine ，

well after all the wondering what her magic would feel like， after her major explosion of power they yet again couple and yet what a fu*king disappointment！！ Thought Hades version would have more substance that her whinning POV but nope。 the 2 nd book within both POV's were utter shit！！！！ well after all the wondering what her magic would feel like， after her major explosion of power they yet again couple and yet what a fu*king disappointment！！ Thought Hades version would have more substance that her whinning POV but nope。 the 2 nd book within both POV's were utter shit！！！！ 。。。more

Kaitlyn ，

A Game of Retribution is the most recent installment in the Hades x Persephone series from Scarlett St。 Clair， and this one tells the Hades perspective of A Touch of Ruin。 I do have to say， I like getting the stories from his perspective and finding out what Hades is doing when we didn’t see him in the Touch series。 I really appreciate that there is enough new plot （quite a lot actually） so that we aren’t getting a complete retelling of the Persephone books。 While there is some overlap and dupli A Game of Retribution is the most recent installment in the Hades x Persephone series from Scarlett St。 Clair， and this one tells the Hades perspective of A Touch of Ruin。 I do have to say， I like getting the stories from his perspective and finding out what Hades is doing when we didn’t see him in the Touch series。 I really appreciate that there is enough new plot （quite a lot actually） so that we aren’t getting a complete retelling of the Persephone books。 While there is some overlap and duplicated scenes， we do get a lot of new detail and plot in this series as well。 It actually felt like this one was more of the story outside their relationship and all the things that Hades was doing on his own to try to make their relationship work。 We see less of them actually interacting with each other。 However， when they are together， we either get sex or a LOT of miscommunication。 I have never read a book series that had so much miscommunication within the couple。 Hades and Persephone are the King and Queen of doing things FOR their relationship but not telling their partner about them and they each end up making a mess of things。 So many times throughout this book and the corresponding A Touch of Ruin I wanted to scream at these two for not talking to the other person。 They’ll get mad at each other because the other’s actions messed up their plans， but never communicated those plans in the first place。 As someone who really hates the miscommunication trope， this is probably the thing that bothers me most in this series。 It makes for good drama， but also makes me want to throw the book。 There were a lot more things I liked in this book， which is bringing up my overall rating of the series。 In general， I feel like there is a lot more action in this book （and in A Game of Fate） than we had in the corresponding Touch side of the story。 I think part of that has to do with the Touch series doing a lot more world building and overall setting of the timeline and what is going on。 This side is able to kind of fill in the cracks with additional plot and events， and therefore make them more exciting or action packed。 I loved the trials that Hades has to go through from Hera。 It was an exciting plot element to see him have to complete these different tasks （and see how all of her plans wove into the overall plot of the series）。 I also LOVE that we get more Hermes and Hecate in these books。 Hermes calling him Daddy Death had me laughing out loud。 Hecate needs to start billing her time for all the relationship therapy and fixing she does for them。 We get more of Hades perspective and doubts that he has to deal with in this， and we see a lot of advice and counseling being given by Hecate in how to communicate and be a better partner。 I said this with my previous review， but I really think this book series would have been better if it was written dual POV， instead of as two separate series from each perspective。 While the books are good， I did find myself having to remember throughout this book what was happening in the corresponding Persephone book。 I also read the series as all the Touch （Persephone） books first， then Game （Hades） books second。 I’d recommend NOT doing it that way as it would be better to go back and forth in their heads （as Persephone can get a little tiresome） and you get a better mix of plot and story telling。 I think this would also help with remembering what happened to Persephone in the previous installment。 Personally， I think dual POV would have lent better to this as then we’d have both perspectives on events at the same time and really get more complex character building and plot that way。 I feel with each of these separate， that sometimes the character development isn’t as good as it could be as each is lacking in their partner’s book。 Overall， this was an enjoyable read。 We had a more exciting plot that was pretty fast paced， and some great spice throughout。 I think the balance of spice to plot was probably the best in this book。 We also had a lot more character development and understanding of what is going on in the Olympus world overall， which lends to the grand story between both series。 。。。more

sam ，

Hades POV of A Touch of Ruin。 Again， rated it 4 instead of 5 stars because it felt a little all over the place at times。 BUT I really enjoy getting inside Hades's head and seeing what he is doing when he isn't with Persephone。 There's definitely a bigger plot at play， and Hades's POV definitely reveals that。 It's also totally adorable to see how devoted he is to Persephone （swoon-worthy）。 I'm thinking the bigger plot is definitely going to kick up a notch in the next book， so super excited （and Hades POV of A Touch of Ruin。 Again， rated it 4 instead of 5 stars because it felt a little all over the place at times。 BUT I really enjoy getting inside Hades's head and seeing what he is doing when he isn't with Persephone。 There's definitely a bigger plot at play， and Hades's POV definitely reveals that。 It's also totally adorable to see how devoted he is to Persephone （swoon-worthy）。 I'm thinking the bigger plot is definitely going to kick up a notch in the next book， so super excited （and a bit nervous for our King and Queen） to keep reading！ 。。。more

Dana Linde ，

So this book focuses on the relationship between Hades and Persephone; except， you get it from Hades' perspective。 The reader is allowed to see his feelings about the relationship and efforts to keep Persephone from her mother and receive the marriage blessing from Hera。 All of this is while trying not to take sides in a war that is soon to happen。 Hera wants to overthrow her husband and has joined - oddly enough- with demigods and the Triad， a group that resents Olympian rule。 This book is stil So this book focuses on the relationship between Hades and Persephone; except， you get it from Hades' perspective。 The reader is allowed to see his feelings about the relationship and efforts to keep Persephone from her mother and receive the marriage blessing from Hera。 All of this is while trying not to take sides in a war that is soon to happen。 Hera wants to overthrow her husband and has joined - oddly enough- with demigods and the Triad， a group that resents Olympian rule。 This book is still steamy in terms of encounters between the lovers， but it is better if one wants greater inclusion of mythological beings and monsters as well as their history。 That's why I enjoyed this one。 That said， a little more mythology and a little less sex would have also been preferred。 。。。more

Kirsty ，

So much happened in this but at the same time nothing did？？？ Idk how to explain it lol。 This was better than A Touch of Ruin by far （this was Hades POV of that book）， and I much prefer Hades POV than Persephone’s。 But I felt like I skim read half of this。 Anyways， Hermes & Hades being besties was the best thing about it。 ❤️

Taylor Reynolds ，

it was good but I was just not in the mood for Persephone’s squabbling dnf

Reference

google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=A Game of Retribution

hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=A Game of Retribution&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,A Game of Retribution&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0