Reviews tagging 'Violence'

A Touch of Darkness by Scarlett St. Clair

40 reviews

yarisbooksandbevs's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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

3.5

Doing the tandem is so much better than reading this alone. I still fine Persephone a bit annoying sometimes but the Hades pov helps balance it out

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Alcohol, Confinement, Cursing, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Sexual assault and Addiction

Minor: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Mental illness

emilywemily6's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This was a very easy adult read that I got through extremely quickly. Many (many many) spicy scenes and lusty comments/thoughts. There wasn’t a lot of plot or backstory in this book, and Persephone annoyed me with how deliberately she distrusted Hades even when he answered her questions. And her jealousy towards Minthe was ridiculous and very contrived. This book was a fun time, but not a well-written time (though it wasn’t poorly written, it was just average). Bumped up to a 4 because I couldn’t wait to read the next book and absolutely devoured this one. I did really enjoy the world of this book- a modern day Greece with gods/goddesses being the famous people of the world. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Cursing

Moderate: Alcohol, Death, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Misogyny, Addiction, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Medical content, Violence, and Torture

phangirl's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense 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

4.5

C - 7
A - 10
W - 10
P - 7
I - 9
L - 8
E - 9
60/70

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Violence

Minor: Addiction, Religious bigotry, and Infidelity

Sexual harassment, emotional abuse, and the violence do not occur between the main characters. Minor tags are for brief mentions or depictions that occur throughout.

kcfedy's review

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

4.75

The writing here is not superb but dang is it addicting. I was drawn in right away and could have read the whole book in one sitting. 

I found this adaptation of Greek mythology to be a really fun break from other fantasy / romance books. If you know the stories about the gods discussed then you likely know what is to come in this book, to an extent. If you don’t know Greek mythology and want to be surprised, don’t research the characters beforehand. Despite my previous knowledge I ate this up and really enjoyed the read.

Key themes:

• Rule breaking and forbidden relationships
• Conflict between mother and daughter 
• Secret identities 
• Changing perceptions 
• Discovering your own power 
• Journalism 
• Relationships amongst characters - friendships and romantic relationships 
• Greek mythology, of course 
• Magic

It’s a smutty one so if you’re not into that, this isn’t your book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Minor: Torture, Abandonment, and Violence

renee_fae's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and Cursing

Minor: Sexual assault and Violence

elislittlelibrary's review

adventurous dark emotional funny medium-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

3.5

This book was fine. In the beginning, I enjoyed more than I though I would, but then the plot just started lacking a lot with the romance becoming very prominent. Which is fine, but it left me wanting a lot more mythology. But if you're looking for an easy romance read with a little bit of mythology retelling, I can recommend this!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Violence

jailenegg's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

Very good build up. No immediate spice if that’s what anyone is looking for. No real indicators/cliff hangers to transition to the next book so it could be a stand alone if wanted to be. Character development was very nice and this deeper look at the underworld was a joy to read about. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Violence

nicolaj1994's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Cursing, Violence, and Alcohol

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, and Sexual assault

saychall's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Sexism, Death, Bullying, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Drug use, Stalking, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pregnancy

lyshbish's review

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.5

Booooo. Maybe this would have been better if the author's take on Persephone wasn't UNBEARABLE. Also, I had to push through half of the book before there was any spice.  AND the spice was mid.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual harassment, Cursing, Child abuse, Death, Stalking, Confinement, and Violence