Name: A Touch of Ruin
Rating: 3.743897364771151 (721 reviews)
ISBN: 9783736317765

Scarlett St. Clair

A Touch of Ruin

The second in the captivating Hades and Persephone series from fan-favorite bestselling author Scarlett St. Clair. "Are you saying you wouldn't fight for me?" Hades sighed and brushed his finger along her cheek. "Darling, I would burn this world for you." Persephone's relationship with Hades has gone public and the resulting media storm disrupts her normal life and threatens to expose her as the Goddess of Spring. To add to her troubles, everyone seems eager to warn Persephone away from the God of the Dead by exposing his hellish past. Things only get worse when a horrible tragedy leaves Persephone's heart in ruin and Hades refusing to help. Desperate, she takes matters into her own hands, striking bargains that lead to severe consequences. Faced with a side of Hades she never knew, and crushing loss, Persephone wonders if she can truly become Hades's queen.

Yulez

DNF @ 30%. This series is def not for me.

Persephone's relationship with Hades has gone public and the resulting media storm disrupts her normal life and threatens to expose her as the Goddess of Spring. Hades, God of the Dead, is burdened by a hellish past that everyone's eager to expose in an effort to warn Persephone away. Things only get worse when a horrible tragedy leaves Persephone's heart in ruin and Hades refusing to help. Desperate, she takes matters into her own hands, striking bargains with severe consequences. Faced with a side of Hades she never knew and crushing loss, Persephone wonders if she can truly become Hades' queen.

Persephone literally made every situation 10X WORSE  

Alexandra Rodriguez

The dynamic between Persephone & Hades continues to be great, but Persephone’s unwillingness to listen to the advice of others is so frustrating in this one! She just keeps compounding her problems until it all comes to a head. Beautiful resolutions to her biggest mistakes though. 

Kristen Aiuppa

Kellie Davis

Bethany Williamson

Samantha Huster

I'm going to take the unpopular opinion and say I liked this one more than the first one. I sort of enjoyed seeing all these characters navagate new roles. Persephone struggled with her new fame. Hades "won" the girl but now he has to figure out how to be in a relationship. And Lexa...well I won't spoil that. Was I frustrated with the behaviors of some of these characters? Yes. But it also felt like realistic reactions of people who are overwhelmed and emotionally driven.

Cindy McKee

Book 2

A good follow up to A Touch Of Darkness. I’m going to say, once again, someone needs a better proofreader. And there was a bit too much of Persephone waffling back and forth with the trust issues. Like every time they got settled whatever conflict, another arose with the same behaviors, same response, same conclusions. Once , even twice, would be enough for growth and learning, but I lost count of the number of times it happened. This all aside, the direction of the story was good and built on the first nicely. A solid series in the making.

Jess

Persephone. Please grow some more brain cells

Persephone, while a decently likeable character is so fucking infuriating that i wanted to rip my hair out while reading. Like girl how old are you, 15? Hades is literally perfect and obsessed with her and she’s like idk if he loves me. BFFR.  Every time i wanted to give up on this book my ~husband~ reeled me back in, and by the end she stopped pissing me off as much. Excited for what’s to come bc i need more fantasy elements 🫠

Mari🦇 🤎🗡️

Oh my gosh, the smut is top tier. A real page turner for that alone. I also just really loved the character growth for Hades and Persephone. I can’t wait to start the next book of the series 

Heather Hooker

Savanah Tujague

Persephone’s attitude/character this entire book *throws up*

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