Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

A Touch of Ruin by Scarlett St. Clair

207 reviews

mari_books's review against another edition

3.0

emotional lighthearted sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Ahhh…this series has so much potential. Persephone’s internal monologue is pretty superficial and grating at times. Still a good light fast read with mild spice. I just can’t stand her reactions sometimes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Kidnapping

elodiethefangirl's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content

alicia_joy's review against another edition

2.5

dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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The sheer amount of sex in this book is ridiculous. I know they are divine, but come on. No one has sex that much. Persephone's obtuseness and immaturity was pretty frustrating throughout most of the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Sexual content

Moderate: Medical content, Car accident, Alcohol

Minor: Suicide, Kidnapping

oakleys_readinglist's review against another edition

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Infertility, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking

Moderate: Rape, Suicide, Torture, Sexual harassment

Minor: Cancer, Child death, Terminal illness

kshertz's review against another edition

4.0

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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Listen I’m not in this for the plot.. but we’re losing any semblance of a plot 😅. So why 4 stars? The stellar smut. Do I want to smack Persephone often? Yes. But then there’s amazing smut and all is forgiven. Not sure I’ll keep going with this series though. Maybe! It’s just for smut lovers/ history lovers. You have to suspend all belief but it’s very fun.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Minor: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Car accident

wrensreadingroom's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail

scarlett_librarian's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional funny reflective sad tense fast-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

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<Disappointing writing. Choppy sentences. Often rushed. It quickly became boring. Persephone would screw up, get mad at Hades, distance herself, then make up with him again.  And the sex/make-up sex became boring pretty quickly. Seemed like every other page was another sex scene, overdone and typical. 
Poorly wrapped up problem with a stalker. Done in less than five minutes, then back to poorly written sex scenes. The first book in the series was better. Very disappointed in the rushed writing. Going to read book three for grins and giggles, hoping it will be better.>

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use, Mental illness

Minor: Car accident

hi_im_tate's review against another edition

3.5

funny hopeful sad tense medium-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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I had to deduct a star because *fuck* Persephone is so much like a college freshman. You can tell this is her first relationship. But that's what makes it so juicy. 

There is just so much to this book that I wouldn't have expected. Everything with Apollo (almost cried during his scene with his lover), meeting Leuce and learning more about her, the abduction, the proposal (s), the ending. It all intertwined beautifully for me. There were several times when I had to pull away from this book because it was just *so god damn good*. The love and passion Hades and Persephone share really, really touches my heart.

The author's note mentions learning more about Hades' life in the Upperworld and what he does. I am very excited for this because I just want to slurp up every piece of lore I can get about Hades. He loves so beautifully and fiercely, and I *need* to know what makes him tick.

There are some very prominent characters we have yet to meet. Where does Zeus stand in all of this? Poseidon? What's going on with Aphrodite? So many questions, so few answers.

Please make sure to read content warnings for this book. It'll make it easier.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Alcohol

Minor: Confinement, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Suicide attempt, Murder, War

majormnkey's review against another edition

3.25

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Unlike many others, it seems, I like this book better than the previous (A Touch of Darkness). 
It explores more of the main character and other characters beside the love interest, although maybe in a slightly chaotic way. Persephone’s is still whiny and frankly annoying though, and she hardly learns from her mistakes. 

Some parts were spicy when there was more need for proper conversation and exploration of each others feelings. 
Also some relationships with the characters did a 180 degree spin without proper incentive. One day they felt this way, the next they felt the total opposite. But overall I liked where they went with the story. 

The only thing that felt really off was one of the spicy scenes in the latter half of the book where a momentous event had taken place and they STILL chose to do a spicy scene almost immediately after, WHILE having a conversation about that specific event. It pulled my mind out of the book, because it felt disrespectful and like the opposite of what the main character would do in that situation.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Sexual content

Moderate: Self harm, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief

Minor: Cursing, Infidelity, Suicide, Torture, Car accident, War

sophiecountsclouds's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual content