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A Touch of Ruin by Scarlett St. Clair

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lizgom's review against another edition

I decided to stop reading this at 42%.
I adore Persephone & Hades but I can’t stand them in this retelling. Which is a shock to me because the development they got from book 1 was wiped when continuing to book 2. Persephone was just immature & her actions were always so contradictory. Hades was just *there*.

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aliyahoff's review against another edition

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dark medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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yarisbooksandbevs's review against another edition

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dark emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I struggled with this. Persephone made a lot of selfish and questionable choices and it was just difficult to get through. She was also extremely jealous to the point it was kind of annoying. I also feel like she expected all of Hades’ thousand year history but it would take time to get into all of that. The side characters are so great though I love them.

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tamaraloraine89's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I really enjoyed the first book but have enjoyed the second book so much more. The story develops and continues on and doesn't loose out on interesting events like often happens in series where they end up happy together at the end of the first book. And of course, all the spice. Excited to start the next book in the series.

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tiffanne11's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

You know the part in romance books where something happens and the couple breaks up but you know they just need to work it out and communicate? That is this whole book.
The on again off again saga of Hades and Persephone. While there are compelling elements, too much of it was surrounding the volatile nature of their relationship.

Someone please tell me why Hades dogs keep leading persephone into dangerous situations. Because it's happened twice now and no one is mentioning it.
Also the entire random stalker plot that really didn't get any attention and felt like it could've been cut out.
Also, while we can all understand the pain that comes with death and the desire to avoid that, it is clear that the queen of the underworld should've been a bit more at peace with the whole thing.
The most compelling thing was the end when Demeter declared war with snow.

Overall, everyone in this book was a lot more irritating with the exceptions of Hermes and Hecate. They remain perfect in every way.

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khaylaa's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book was delicious. Love, passion, betrayal, heartbreak and loss, friendship and so much more!

I loved the chemistry between Persephone and Hades.

Hermes is one of my favorite side characters, he cracks me up!

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ninahuynh's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I like the dive into Apollo and his character arc, and Hermes. I like how Persephone has grown as a character and how her flaws make her that much more real. We could do with a sex scene or two less- there were times it felt like they use sex to solve their problem, never really communicating their sorrows/problem.

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