A review by arialovegreen
A Touch of Darkness by Scarlett St. Clair

adventurous dark funny 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

3.75

 This book was a fun read, but not a masterpiece. I enjoyed the characterizations, the modern day play of Greek mythology, and the romance scenes were written well.

The pacing was pretty clumsy - at certain points of interactions I would wonder "what?? How did we get here?" and re-read back a few pages to see if I missed something. Some romance scenes or developments sort of just happened with no real lead up that made very much sense to me. Some of the exposition was corny - but I mean, it's a fantasy romance, so that's to be expected at least a little bit, I think.

Honestly, I have no idea how the author wrote 6 (?) more books for this series. This one felt like enough. It was pretty wrapped up by the end and I don't really find myself wanting for more with this universe.

TL;DR - pretty good romance fantasy. If you like Greek Mythology re-tellings and steamy romance without a ton of caring for the plot making perfect sense, then you'll probably like this book. 
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