Reviews tagging 'Gore'

A Game of Fate by Scarlett St. Clair

11 reviews

nonotyoshi's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-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

5.0

Knowing Hades’s pov added to the appreciation and enjoyment of A Touch of Darkness, even if he was horny 80% of the time

Hermes is iconic, and Hades’s and Hecate’s friendship is adorable

but the audiobook narrator is horrendous, it’s like Siri had a baby with ai, he did Hades so dirty 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

ninahuynh's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

This is Book 2 of the A Touch of Darkness Series, first book in the Hades Saga. I like how similar Hades’ thoughts are to Persephone’s in their conjoined scenes. Compared to A Touch of Darkness, Persephone seems more bold and confident here. I also like how Hecate and Hermes show up more! Hecate is the mother both Persephone and Hades needed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer

yarisbooksandbevs's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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

I really enjoyed Hades POV. Made Persephone a little better. Hecate and Hermes are my faves. They’re witty and funny and awesome. I do feel like Hades is a bit of a cornball and sometimes thinks of nothing but sex but overall enjoyable

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction and Sexual assault

Minor: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, and War

rchulin1's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

margaret_k30's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, and Sexual assault

xapoptosisx's review against another edition

dark 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

4.5

I'd say a touch of darkness was a tad bit better but I still really enjoyed seeing hades pov and the story was interesting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Death and Alcohol

Minor: Body horror, Gore, Blood, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

allisonmspiers's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-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? No

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

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.

readwithde's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Sexual content

Moderate: Gore, Torture, Violence, and Alcohol

Minor: Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, and War

kirbyblue's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

3.5

I’m glad I gave Hades perspective a try because it made me enjoy the main story even more. It’s refreshing to see the mysterious hades and his thoughts, which were impossible to know in the main series. I look forward to reading more from his POV 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Sexual content

sami_leigh's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Gore and Torture

Minor: Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment