Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

A Game of Gods by Scarlett St. Clair

22 reviews

xbookno1's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

Whilst the first books from Hades' perspective felt like a (slightly) less childish version of Persephone's books and added more value through actually giving information on what was going on,
this one felt like filler. On the one hand, important plot that had been told in Perspehone's book was completely left out which led to weird jumps. On the other hand, apart from a but on Dionysus the book didn't give more information that the reader wouldn't have had from just Persephone's book.

And the usual annoying thing with these books: why talk or actually solve problems when they could just have s3x. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Kidnapping, and Murder

Minor: Infertility

whatkatyread87's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious relaxing slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, and War

Moderate: Violence and Trafficking

tuckertl's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Violence

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Sexual assault and Pregnancy

yarisbooksandbevs's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

Definitely enjoyed this one better than the last. The ending was so surprising but overall a good read I enjoyed it. Still absolutely love Hecate and Hermes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, and War

Moderate: Alcoholism, Infertility, and Grief

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Fire/Fire injury

alli91's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Infertility, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and War

megthecatlady's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

5.0

It is taking all that is in me right now to not immediately jump into A Touch of Chaos. The cliffhanger at the end of this and A Touch of Malice is going to make it hard to sleep tonight (it is almost midnight). In this book we get a POV from a few different characters including Theseus (who the author did a fabulous job making him a hateable character imo). I loved that we got to see more of Dionysus and Ariadne in this one as well. Along with the other typical characters. I cannot wait to read A Touch of Chaos! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual violence

Minor: Child death

avaholic29's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

I spent the whole time trying to figure out who was who. Obviously this book is part of a series where stuff is explained. Very little plot. No conclusion to anything.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Biphobia, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

sam_the_panda's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, and Violence

sarahofthewildfire's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

savage_book_review's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This book has confirmed my feelings that I prefer the story told from Hades' point of view. The story feels like it has so much more depth and scope than in Persephone's novels; his solo trips and the bits that Persephone doesn't see are far more engaging and add to the levels of intrigue, threat and mystery perfectly. From a practical perspective, without these books I think the upcoming finale would be missing a lot of background information that I suspect will become important.

Getting to understand and appreciate Hades' internal struggles is also a massive bonus of these books. He's a great characters through Persephone's eyes, but seeing his world-weariness, the depth of his love for Persephone and his darker impulses rounds him out so well. In some ways, it also gives the spice a bit more of a reason for being; he readily admits he's insatiable! 

Similarly, the pacing of Persephone's trauma and recovery seems to be reflected better through Hades' eyes. His determination to take things at her pace, his fear of inflicting further hurt and his genuine horror when things go awry feel more true-to-life and more deeply considered here. There are still moments that don't sit quite right with me, but it's certainly better. 

I also loved the insight into the Dionysius and Ariadne relationship and the twists introduced to that part of the mythology. Likewise, I'm really enjoying the twist of making Greek heroes into anti-heros or outright villains, and there is a big part of me that hopes the author rips up the rule book in the finale and Hades and Persephone end up as King and Queen of Olympus as well as the Underworld...

My biggest criticism is that it appears the author got slightly lazy towards the end of the book. The closer to the end you get, the more errors there are in the text - definitely needs another going over by an editor. And then to find that the last chapter is just cut, copied and pasted from Malice is quite disappointing - I was hoping for a little extra to bridge the gap between this and the finale. 

So glad I don't have to wait very long for the next book in the series to come out!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Rape, Sexual violence, Murder, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Child death, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Death of parent