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A review by coffeebooksorme
A Touch of Malice by Scarlett St. Clair
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
I only got to 90% but I'm still counting this as read because it was a CHORE to get to 90%. Honestly, this writing was shit. There were words missing, tense changed, actions repeated literally within seconds as if the author stopped writing and then picked it back up only to forget what she'd written, she couldn't remember the 2nd book ending in August and started this one in July only for it to be later plotwise, and the goddamn misspellings were killing me!
It's CUE, not QUEUE! You CUE the music while you're waiting in a QUEUE for a coffee.
Not to mention Persephone's whole entire personality did a complete 180 between book 2 and book 3. She was 100% INSUFFERABLY in book 2 and somehow she became this meek and mild 'Whatever you want, Hades' BS in this one while simultaneously trying to be badass. Yeah, I was confused, too. Not to mention her APOLOGIZING for being triggered to her attempted rape while she and Hades were getting it on for the umpteenth time. Like, homegirl straight up apologized for her reaction and genuinely worried that Hades didn't want her anymore because he fucking distanced himself from her! Not a good look, Hades. Sorry your fucktoy has some mental health issues and can't just suck your cock like always and honestly needs more than your dick to cure her.
Speaking of Hades, he couldn't show up in one scene without fucking. I lost track of how many sex scenes there were. I love me some spicey books but this was literally porn without plot and the sex scenes were just gratuitous. WHO GOES TO A HOUSE WARMING PARTY OF YOUR FRIEND AND FUCKS IN THEIR BATHROOM!?!
There's literally nothing redeeming about this book.
It's CUE, not QUEUE! You CUE the music while you're waiting in a QUEUE for a coffee.
Not to mention Persephone's whole entire personality did a complete 180 between book 2 and book 3. She was 100% INSUFFERABLY in book 2 and somehow she became this meek and mild 'Whatever you want, Hades' BS in this one while simultaneously trying to be badass. Yeah, I was confused, too. Not to mention her APOLOGIZING for being triggered to her attempted rape while she and Hades were getting it on for the umpteenth time. Like, homegirl straight up apologized for her reaction and genuinely worried that Hades didn't want her anymore because he fucking distanced himself from her! Not a good look, Hades. Sorry your fucktoy has some mental health issues and can't just suck your cock like always and honestly needs more than your dick to cure her.
Speaking of Hades, he couldn't show up in one scene without fucking. I lost track of how many sex scenes there were. I love me some spicey books but this was literally porn without plot and the sex scenes were just gratuitous. WHO GOES TO A HOUSE WARMING PARTY OF YOUR FRIEND AND FUCKS IN THEIR BATHROOM!?!
There's literally nothing redeeming about this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault