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A Touch of Ruin by Scarlett St. Clair

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zias's review against another edition

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emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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samandthebookstack's review against another edition

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challenging emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I first read this back in 2022 and started a series re-read in preparation for the release of the remaining books in the series. I enjoyed the books in this series the first time around, but the second read made me love the characters more.

I think when dealing with stories based on Greek mythology specifically, it's important to remember that one of the hallmarks of the original stories themselves is how flawed the gods truly are. In these original stories, the gods display flaws that are considered very human and these flaws often set them up for great strife or failure. I really like that Scarlett has preserved that even more in this book specifically. Persephone loves the upperworld, but she really doesn't understand what it means to be mortal and she clearly struggles with the notion that she IS a goddess and regardless of how much she wishes to be different than the other gods, there will be things she cannot help. Hades and Persephone both struggle to communicate properly with one another and that lack of communication causes them both great pain but we get to see them begin to explore ways to avoid those issues.

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coy_koi's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

5.0

Oh my days I did not expect this book to be better than the first. The way Persephone struggles so much and is able to come out of it stronger is so inspiring. I feel like for once the sequel was better! Persephone went on a hard journey and every page was intense and made me want to read so much more to find out what happened. I love the girl’s relationships and how they all help each other out despite their differences or previous biases. It’s a nice change from other books that implore female empowerment and yet make the main character hate other girls. It’s been a while since I was able to read a book so quickly because I enjoyed it so much!

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thrntnja's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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flaminghotchertos's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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gwennypenny15's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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kimmy0__0's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny lighthearted tense fast-paced

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? Yes

3.25

I love the story of Hades and Persephone, but she was SO whiny and immature in this book. Never learned from her mistakes and just kept repeating the same mistake over and over... But I did love how the story progressed overall and all of the side characters (#Hermes4thewin!). Hades was still a strong character, though not as present as in the first book.
Hoping Persephone is a little more palatable in the next books in the saga.
Very spicy 🥵🔥🥵🔥 🥵

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