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A review by sonatica
A Touch of Darkness by Scarlett St. Clair
Did not finish book. Stopped at 54%.
I generally like the idea of reteölings of the Persephone & Hades Myth in new ways, but this just wasn't for me. It felt like reading fanfiction (which can be good, obviously!) to me. One obvious trope was chasing another and it felt so predictable.
But I could've looked past that for a casual read.
However, the way he speaks to her after one of the spicier scenes around the halfway point of the book completely threw me off.
I like dark romance and I can look past toxic behaviour in fantasy if it's not glorified too much, but him saying"I have been inside you, and you will never be able to forget that." or something along those lines after she made clear that she didn't want to continue and felt conflicted, felt so wrong and disgusting that I just can't go on. Mind-reading or lies-tasting or whatever doesn't save that for me either.
But I could've looked past that for a casual read.
However, the way he speaks to her after one of the spicier scenes around the halfway point of the book completely threw me off.
I like dark romance and I can look past toxic behaviour in fantasy if it's not glorified too much, but him saying
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Terminal illness, and Medical content
I feel like it's worth mentioning that this book features a scene in which two characters' drinks get drugged in a party-setting, for those who may want to avoid that sort of content.