margaret_k30's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Torture, Gore, Violence, Sexual content, and Cursing
Moderate: Addiction, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Drug abuse
Minor: Infidelity, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Confinement, Death, and Emotional abuse
aehollins21's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Sexual harassment, Alcohol, and Sexual assault
amberinpieces's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Sexual content and Cursing
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Alcohol, and Blood
Minor: Drug abuse, Death, Gun violence, Vomit, Addiction, Sexual assault, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Violence, Grief, and Murder
allisonmspiers's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Graphic: Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Torture, Death, and Sexual content
Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cancer, Gore, Child abuse, Child death, Drug use, Sexism, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Confinement
Minor: Kidnapping
Just a note: it's hard for me to separate the triggering events in this book from those in "A Touch of Darkness," as I read them back to back. I may have listed some content warnings that are more applicable to "A Touch of Darkness" than to this book from Hades' POV, so I'm sorry if this is the case! Most of the important events are the same, however, so I think that most warnings from "A Touch of Darkness" would make this list nonetheless.hq_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Because this is the same story as A Touch of Darkness but from Hades’ POV, I was worried this would be boring. But learning more about Hades’ motivations and feelings, plus the Triad subplot, made this intriguing.
My only reason for not rating this higher is I felt the spicy scenes became so frequent and back to back that I started to get a bit bored of them… the pace trailed off towards the end.
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Sexual assault
utopiastateofmind's review against another edition
3.25
I loved how St. Clair features other Greek figures in this series prominently. And so Hades has to both figure out his own feelings - and Persephone's love - while also trying to win his bargain with Aphrodite. But A Game of Fate exposes Hades desire for control. I personally had no qualms with his sense of justice - because I do think he has a sense of justice - even if it's not what others might expect. And Persephone in A Game of Fate is more in touch with her mortal roots and advocating mercy.
Minor: Sexual assault
rthpr's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Sexual assault
bryelle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Moderate: Sexual assault
sami_leigh's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Torture and Gore
Minor: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Sexism
emiliareads_maybe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Sexual assault and Drug use