Reviews tagging 'Trafficking'

A Game of Retribution by Scarlett St. Clair

4 reviews

kimmy0__0's review against another edition

adventurous 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

3.75

I like Hades' side better than Persephone's in A Touch of Ruin. They seem darker and touch on deeper more interesting storylines

like the impending war with the Gods

. Hades' perspective also seems more explicit. I want to listen to the next books concurrently. I love Hermes and Hectate moments. ❤️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Cursing, and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcohol, War, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Terminal illness

Minor: Domestic abuse, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Slavery, Rape, Suicide, Kidnapping, Trafficking, Torture, Car accident, and Misogyny

macykey's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

3.75

I like reading Hades perspective more than Persephone’s and this book was no different. Hades just seems to go through so much for the sake of his relationship with Persephone and I wish she knew or understood that. There were some things that were left unfinished, but I’m sure they’ll be discussed in the next book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Minor: Trafficking, Sexual assault, and Suicide

bryelle's review against another edition

dark funny medium-paced

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

3.0

Second book in the Touch of Darkness series from Hades perspective. I wish this had given some type of recap at the beginning of the book. I read the other books before this one came out so it took a minute for my brain to catch up to the plot since it seems to just resume from where the last book left off. 

It’s really cool to see what happens in this series from Hades point of view. Though he is very brooding and bad at communication. Hades grows in this book while he fights challenges from Hera to get her approval of his marriage to Persephone one day. In the mess of the challenges, Hades at time is hard to communicate with. In the end we find there is someone trying to hurt gods and goddesses. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Torture

Moderate: Trafficking

hannibanani29's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Grief, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Murder, Blood, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Suicide, Cursing, Torture, Kidnapping, War, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Car accident, and Alcohol

Minor: Trafficking, Domestic abuse, Stalking, and Alcoholism