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ninahuynh's review against another edition
- 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
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
- 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
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
emilywemily6's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Torture, and Alcohol
Moderate: Infidelity, Sexual violence, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, and War
rchulin1's review against another edition
- 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
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
zc2'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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and War
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: 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.literaryhedgehog's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
As a stand-alone novel/series, the story can feel a little disjointed. Hades’ story is a very different kind of plot than Persephone’s during the equivalent span of time, but with the restrictions of a flipped perspective retelling, the pacing often felt interrupted to fit in Hades perspective on scenes from A Touch of Darkness. As the series progresses I would be curious to see if the pacing of Hade’s narrative is able to become more cohesive.
I would recommend this book to anyone who has read and enjoy The first three books in the Hades and Persephone series.
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Alcoholism, Drug use, and Sexual harassment
ellesmith's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism and Sexual content