Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

A Touch of Ruin by Scarlett St. Clair

207 reviews

tink2cma's review against another edition

3.75

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

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The miscommunication trope is strong in this one. So many mistakes were made just cuz Seph and Hades couldn't have a fricking conversation. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Suicide, Grief, Car accident

Minor: Stalking

hollsmb's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous emotional lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

cbayen's review against another edition

3.0

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

rchulin1's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional funny sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

mmontemurro's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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A great continuation of the series. This one focuses heavily on the death of Persephone’s best friend Lexa. Lexa chooses to die, and with Hades unable to help Persephone bring Lexa back to life, Persephone resorts to other, darker means, including going to Apollo and the Magi for help. Persephone continues to learn about Hades’ business dealings, forms a deeper bond with Hades by the end of the book, and they finally become engaged. Persephone learns that her relationship with Hades is solid, and she learns to let go of her fears of loss in the mortal world.  I will say that Persephone’s attitude did annoy me in this book. She knows that Hades is God of the Dead and that he cannot change what the Fates desire. She also knows that she can see Lexa in the underworld, but yet continues to berate Hades for not being able to do anything. She resorts to means that have consequences for other characters. She does not listen to Hades tell her that Lexa has chosen to die, and does not consider the consequences of changing her choice.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Grief

Moderate: Death, Suicide, Car accident

Minor: Alcohol

farfromsarah's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I enjoyed this a lot less than the first book, the characters are so whiney and repeat their mistakes too many times for my liking, and some of the plot beats towards the end of the book were way too serious to only be tackled so briefly and then moved on from, it felt like they were only thrown in for dramatic effect and I was not a fan.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Suicide, Grief, Alcohol

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Torture, Vomit, Medical content, Stalking

Minor: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Car accident

gracemegredy's review against another edition

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The plot was no longer engaging.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

mck323's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

leslinj's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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I love how Scarlett manages to balance mostly good sex scenes with actual plot. I also love the dimension each character has, it’s not as black and white as some would believe of the Gods, there are more shades of grey that make things more interesting.

Overall, I’m excited to keep going and see how Persephone continues to build her chosen family 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Vomit

reader1_245's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Minor: Sexual assault