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A review by presleymarie85
A Touch of Darkness by Scarlett St. Clair
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
If there is one thing that I am a sucker for, It is a modern retelling of Hades and Persephone. I don't know exactly what this says about me personally, and frankly I don't care, because I love it! Although I did enjoy A touch of Darkness, I wouldn't say it was my favorite of the retellings, but that could change as I continue this series.
What I really liked about Scarlett St. Clair's version is how she wrote both Hades. As someone who has always been a ride or die fan of Hades, and has often voiced my opinion on how he is misunderstood and is really one of the fairest of the Gods, I enjoyed how that came across the pages. Scarlett really painted Hades as a fair and compassionate God, who takes ruling the underworld seriously and wants the souls that are there, to be taken care of. Of course others can't know this about the Lord of the underworld, because he is supposed to be dark, mean, cunning, and wants to trick mortals for their souls. Hades is all but happy to let the rumors stand, but when Hades meets Persephone in his club Nevernight, all that might change once Persephone decides to write her next assignment about the elusive God. Persephone is the daughter of Demeter, although she has no powers of her own, her and her mom agree that Persephone can live and go to school in the mortal world, Demeter's only request, "Stay away from the Gods, especially Hades". So when Persephone comes face to face with Hades and unbeknownst becomes bond in a contract with him to create life in the underworld. But how can a goddess who only makes flowers wilt at her touch, create life in the underworld? Through this contract Persephone will come not only to find herself and her powers that have evaded her, but maybe even a love connection made by the Fates with Hades.
Scarlett writes Persephone as a naïve, but a strong female fighting the darkness that she can feel inside of her. What I liked about her version of Persephone is that, Scarlett didn't write her as a weak love hungry struck goddess. This Persephone is rougher around the edges, is smart, focused, strong in her convictions of wanting to be more than just a kept princess. Persephone has this edge, this darkness in this version that she has to find a way to tap into and to harness if she is ever going to be free of her mother and have boundaries with Hades.
Not a super deep book, but A Touch of Darkness offers an entertaining read, that will leave the reader blushing with curled toes. A Touch of Darkness sets up perfectly the net installment, which I will continue to see how Persephone and Hades do now that Demeter knows about them and the contract that Persephone is in.
What I really liked about Scarlett St. Clair's version is how she wrote both Hades. As someone who has always been a ride or die fan of Hades, and has often voiced my opinion on how he is misunderstood and is really one of the fairest of the Gods, I enjoyed how that came across the pages. Scarlett really painted Hades as a fair and compassionate God, who takes ruling the underworld seriously and wants the souls that are there, to be taken care of. Of course others can't know this about the Lord of the underworld, because he is supposed to be dark, mean, cunning, and wants to trick mortals for their souls. Hades is all but happy to let the rumors stand, but when Hades meets Persephone in his club Nevernight, all that might change once Persephone decides to write her next assignment about the elusive God. Persephone is the daughter of Demeter, although she has no powers of her own, her and her mom agree that Persephone can live and go to school in the mortal world, Demeter's only request, "Stay away from the Gods, especially Hades". So when Persephone comes face to face with Hades and unbeknownst becomes bond in a contract with him to create life in the underworld. But how can a goddess who only makes flowers wilt at her touch, create life in the underworld? Through this contract Persephone will come not only to find herself and her powers that have evaded her, but maybe even a love connection made by the Fates with Hades.
Scarlett writes Persephone as a naïve, but a strong female fighting the darkness that she can feel inside of her. What I liked about her version of Persephone is that, Scarlett didn't write her as a weak love hungry struck goddess. This Persephone is rougher around the edges, is smart, focused, strong in her convictions of wanting to be more than just a kept princess. Persephone has this edge, this darkness in this version that she has to find a way to tap into and to harness if she is ever going to be free of her mother and have boundaries with Hades.
Not a super deep book, but A Touch of Darkness offers an entertaining read, that will leave the reader blushing with curled toes. A Touch of Darkness sets up perfectly the net installment, which I will continue to see how Persephone and Hades do now that Demeter knows about them and the contract that Persephone is in.