Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

A Touch of Malice by Scarlett St. Clair

24 reviews

mali33102's review against another edition

dark emotional tense 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? It's complicated

3.0

I would say that this book out of the three is the one that seemed to drag the most for me. It was majority plot focused, with very little development between Hades and Persephone. They just kept saying the same stuff to each other, so none of it was really new. I appreciated the fact that Persephone was given

a very visceral subplot of healing from the trauma of sexual assault and attempted rape. It was hard to read, but it made the book a lot more real.

The end was also a let-down. I really wish there wasn't such a major plot-twist and plot change within the last couple pages.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

karambit's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, Cursing, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Misogyny, Self harm, and War

Minor: Ableism, Infidelity, Vomit, and Pregnancy

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-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? Yes

3.0

While I still love the characters and the world St. Clair built, the story arc was missing for me in this one. I love Hades and Persephone together and on their own, but it just seemed like everything that happened in the last 10-15 chapters could’ve happened way sooner. Persephone especially seems not to do anything (other than have sex with Hades) for 80% of the story. She slacks on her training, she slacks with her work, she slacks in her personal relationships. I hate when people lose themselves in their relationships in real life and I hate it in this book too. Although I’m still looking forward to book 4, I’m glad that it’s going to be awhile before it comes out so I can have a bit of a reprieve from the disappointments of this magical series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Infertility, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

kinsportch's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Rape, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Child death, Confinement, and Stalking