Reviews tagging 'War'

A Touch of Malice by Scarlett St. Clair

34 reviews

macykey's review against another edition

dark funny reflective 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? Yes

3.25

I loved seeing Persephone’s journey through this book, this is my favorite of her books so far. I also love all of the lore and that we have more interactions with other gods. But for the love of all things good and holy, the amount of sex in this book was way too much. Half of the sex scenes could’ve been removed and it would’ve cut out 50 pages. There are some that seem like they will be adding to the story and serving a purpose, but then the purpose is never served. I cannot wait for Hades perspective. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Vomit and Kidnapping

krismis90's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Violence, and War

eleek0609's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful tense 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, and Alcohol

paigeking's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and War

Minor: Child death, Infertility, Rape, Sexual assault, and Vomit

kloughlin's review against another edition

emotional tense 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Torture

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and War

Minor: Infertility, Rape, and Sexism

brichneyfloss's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, Violence, and War

lamb_xo's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.5

I am thoroughly disappointed with this series, especially this book.
SSC spends so much time with H x P having sex, that she takes away from the rest of the plot. If there was more attention to that, and not every time Hades f***s Persephone, then it actually might have been a good book. Because of this too, Hades character has no development. It was like SSC only had him written in to be Persephone’s f***buddy.
It pissed me off, and I hate that SSC is dragging this out with a fourth in the series. She should’ve just stopped after the first one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and War

locpressedbooks_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Rape, Torture, and War

Minor: Stalking

charlieiniso's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Murder

Moderate: War

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