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Hades and persephone a touch of darkness1/26/2024 ![]() ![]() I honestly wish these two books had just been one book. I also don’t mind any sexual content in the books I am reading – & in the two books I have read, everything was consensual if that is a deciding factor for you. There’s not much in these two books, a few scenes here or there – hello Hades’ baking cookies! Personally, I don’t look for romance in the books I read – honestly, I hate lovey-dovey type tropes in my life. If you are looking for lots of romance, I also suggest you stay away. There is quite a bit of sexual content & I had no idea when I started to read them, So fair warning. If you have any issues with sexual content in the novels you read, please stay away from this series. Last but not least, I want to address the elephant in this review – the sex. Clair did a great job in developing personalities for the minor characters in her story. I loved the relationship Hades & Hecate have. Clair’s books, making for some great banter between characters. Many other major Gods & Goddesses show up in St. The Persephone version of events is a more whiny teenager rebelling against her mom in the real world than the powerful Gods and Goddesses of Greek Mythology. With Hades, you will get more insight into the Gods and Goddesses. You really would not be missing anything by only reading one of the books. If you want to read these, I would suggest it over A Touch of Darkness. Still, in my opinion, A Game of Fate is the better book. There is only roughly a year between publishing dates for these two books, and most of A Touch of Darkness is reused in A Game of Fate. Okay, a few minor things are different – and it made for a better, more exciting book for me. I didn’t realize when I got A Game of Fate that it would be the same book. I liked him so much that I instantly went and bought A Game of Fate – I needed more of Hades in my life, a lot more. I also liked her more from Hades’ perspective. ![]() I’ll admit that as the book progressed, and when Persephone wasn’t playing mortal, I enjoyed her more. But she was also meek, mild, naive and dull Uninteresting for a divine goddess. Persephone was graduating school and had this fantastic intern job as a journalist, carving her own way in the world away from her mother. She’s rebellious & intelligent, but it wasn’t enough. A more established journalist than one barely out of school. While I’m not against journalist Persephone, I think I would have preferred her to be older. I never really thought about what Persephone would do for a career in the real world. I wasn’t a big fan of her mild-mannered reporter – Clark Kent vibes. It’s very much a ‘ What if we still worshiped the Greek Gods of Old in the New World today‘ – mixing Greek mythology elements into our world. I can appreciate the world that she is building. In contrast, others have to grow and evolve into their craft. Clair’s second published book – some new authors come out with fantastic debut or sophomore novels. The writing wasn’t anything to start yelling from rooftops about. I started with A Touch of Darkness, book one in the Hades & Persephone series. Like I said in my blog post, all I saw was that this was a retelling of Hades and Persephone. I went into these books with no expectations and no real idea what they were about. Still, I don’t remember any of the particulars. ![]() 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.I have no idea how I discovered these books. The bet does more than expose Persephone's failure as a goddess, however. 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. But nothing has ever intrigued him as much as the goddess offering him a bargain he can't resist. Hades, God of the Dead, has built a gambling empire in the mortal world and his favorite bets are rumored to be impossible. All of that changes when she sits down in a forbidden nightclub to play a hand of cards with a hypnotic and mysterious stranger. After moving to New Athens, she hoped to lead an unassuming life disguised as a mortal journalist. Since she was a little girl, flowers have only shriveled at her touch. Persephone is the Goddess of Spring in title only. '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 remembered the words she had whispered to him in the back of the limo after La Rose. Clair comes a dark and enthralling reimagining of the Hades and Persephone Greek myth. ![]()
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