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A review by wickedlovely
Hot as Hades by Alisha Rai
4.0
A caveat: I don’t like novellas. I try to stay away from them as much as possible, especially in erotic romances. I’ve found that most novellas in that genre lack substance and turn into 100 pages of porn without plot. So when I won this book in a giveaway, I was a little apprehensive. I loved Rai’s [b:Glutton For Pleasure|6619109|Glutton For Pleasure|Alisha Rai|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51CAaZYfvJL._SL75_.jpg|6813250] but was she talented enough to make me do backflips over a short story? The answer is yes. Hells yes with bells on.
Hot as Hades starts with a steamy bang and only gets steamier. Both Hades and Persephone dislike each other at first. To Persephone, Hades is some giant, arrogant asshat who refuses to do as she asks. But man, is he sexy! To Hades, Persephone is very beautiful intruder in his kingdom. Why is she there? What does she want? Definitely not to enjoy his company since everyone who comes across the badass ruler of the Underworld has ulterior motives. One of my favorite things about this novella was watching Hades and Persephone come to turns with their feelings for each other. Never has anyone cared for Hades or Persephone, instead of what they could do for that person. They find exactly what they need and never dared to hope in each others arms. Usually the smut happens too quick for me in novellas but Rai did a great job of creating the illusion that Hades and Persephone knew each-and developed a relationship with each other-for longer than the page count suggests.
If you’re looking for a smutty retelling on the mythology of Persephone and Hades, this is the book for you. Not only does it include the sexy God of the Underworld and the feisty daughter of Demeter, but there’s a hilarious three-headed dog thrown in too. And the scorching sex scenes you’ll find are a given. Rai could wax poetic about pinky toes and I’d be like, oh yeah, give me some of that! Reading this book was a great way to spend my afternoon.
Hot as Hades starts with a steamy bang and only gets steamier. Both Hades and Persephone dislike each other at first. To Persephone, Hades is some giant, arrogant asshat who refuses to do as she asks. But man, is he sexy! To Hades, Persephone is very beautiful intruder in his kingdom. Why is she there? What does she want? Definitely not to enjoy his company since everyone who comes across the badass ruler of the Underworld has ulterior motives. One of my favorite things about this novella was watching Hades and Persephone come to turns with their feelings for each other. Never has anyone cared for Hades or Persephone, instead of what they could do for that person. They find exactly what they need and never dared to hope in each others arms. Usually the smut happens too quick for me in novellas but Rai did a great job of creating the illusion that Hades and Persephone knew each-and developed a relationship with each other-for longer than the page count suggests.
If you’re looking for a smutty retelling on the mythology of Persephone and Hades, this is the book for you. Not only does it include the sexy God of the Underworld and the feisty daughter of Demeter, but there’s a hilarious three-headed dog thrown in too. And the scorching sex scenes you’ll find are a given. Rai could wax poetic about pinky toes and I’d be like, oh yeah, give me some of that! Reading this book was a great way to spend my afternoon.