22.4k reviews for:

A Touch of Darkness

Scarlett St. Clair

3.66 AVERAGE

tanjelisa's review against another edition

4.0

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3.5 rounded up

Reads somewhat like a very immature fanfiction piece but was spicy enough to be entertaining

bake_disasterous's review against another edition

2.0

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The writing was really formal and she was like the pure virginal person which I didn't love. The characters weren't relatable. Persephone also hated Hades the whole time for literally no reason after he was only nice to her

marjeannguyen's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This book is heavy on the romance. Open door romance so be prepared for that. 

bythegraceofbooks's review against another edition

5.0

dark 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

lady_wyrm's review against another edition

3.5

emotional mysterious 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

valleneb's review against another edition

5.0

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Highly recommended read

What a beautiful story of finding one own strength and believing in oneself.
I found it slow in the beginning up until 60% after that the story accelerated, with twists, heartbreak, and power.
No matter that the beginning never gripped me I still enjoyed Persephone and Hades story immensely. The slow burn between them was very titillating and the growth of Persephone was beautiful to read.
Highly recommended series and I will definitely read book 2.

yunniemon's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny medium-paced

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always wanted to try reading this book since i've heard good things. great first book! I loved hades and persephone's relationship growth. hades is very handsome, definitely up there with the top fictional men like rhysand and casteel. 

the ending felt a little rushed but that's okay. i'd love to see what happens next!

carlyxox's review against another edition

3.0

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i love mythology and retellings, but this was not the hades and persephone modern romance i had hoped it would be. :( so much potential, but it just fell flat. it felt very juvenile, the instalust was too instant, i didn’t feel attached to the fmc or mmc at all, and the dialogue just didn’t land for me sometimes. despite this, i still had a hard time putting it down

pongo_reads's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous emotional lighthearted medium-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

din_grogu's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional funny 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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I loved everything about this. Got nothing negative to say, it was perfect and I love Hades. He's so handsome and yes he has his flaws but damn 🫠 Persephone was great, so strong and powerful.
I was afraid that the whole modern mythology part would throw me off but tbh it didn't bother me and I enjoyed learning about some of the gods. I had heard about a few of them before. The chemistry between Hades and Persephone is insane ooooof.
Devoured this book and I can't wait to read the second one!