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3.38 AVERAGE
3.38 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Well. That turned out to be such a disappointment, wasn't it. I don't even have one thing I liked in this book. I knew from the start I wouldn't like it but I'm a sucker for gay retellings so I went through with it, and then I felt bad leaving it unfinished since I was already 20% in.
I've read dark romance books. I have my own favorite dark romance books. But, the thing is, dark romance is only really dark romance if BOTH of them are participating in the toxic behavior; and by that I mean that even though one of them acts like they don't want the other character's advances, they're also a̶ b̶i̶t̶ toxic on the inside and they secretly actually like it. So, my problem was that majority of this book was Persephone trying to get away from Hades, not only trying a bit but genuinely, whole-heartedly wanting to get away from Hades. I just felt so bad for her because no one was on her side. Like, 75% in and I was still thinking, "okay, when does the romance start?" The chemistry was lacking in every way, even in the end I was, like, "Okay and???" I felt Hades' desire for Persephone but I did NOT feel Persephone's desire for Hades. Even when Persephone discovered it took a century for Hades to make her move. I was, like, "lol what was the point." What Was The Point. Who cares if Hades waited a millenium when she finally had Persephone, she didn't treat her right. And in the end, Persephone really just had no choice but to fall for Hades because of everything that happened. At least Hades was decent in the end or whatever I don't care anymore. I mentally threw this book in the garbage the second I finished the book.
Also, I just hate the fact that I've read TWO(2) lesbian hades/persephone (the other one being The Dark Wife) and Hades, despite being a literal-fucking-god, still faces misogyny. It was what really made me finally made my decision to give this book one star.
I've read dark romance books. I have my own favorite dark romance books. But, the thing is, dark romance is only really dark romance if BOTH of them are participating in the toxic behavior; and by that I mean that even though one of them acts like they don't want the other character's advances, they're also a̶ b̶i̶t̶ toxic on the inside and they secretly actually like it. So, my problem was that majority of this book was Persephone trying to get away from Hades, not only trying a bit but genuinely, whole-heartedly wanting to get away from Hades. I just felt so bad for her because no one was on her side. Like, 75% in and I was still thinking, "okay, when does the romance start?" The chemistry was lacking in every way, even in the end I was, like, "Okay and???" I felt Hades' desire for Persephone but I did NOT feel Persephone's desire for Hades. Even when Persephone discovered it took a century for Hades to make her move. I was, like, "lol what was the point." What Was The Point. Who cares if Hades waited a millenium when she finally had Persephone, she didn't treat her right. And in the end, Persephone really just had no choice but to fall for Hades because of everything that happened. At least Hades was decent in the end or whatever I don't care anymore. I mentally threw this book in the garbage the second I finished the book.
Also, I just hate the fact that I've read TWO(2) lesbian hades/persephone (the other one being The Dark Wife) and Hades, despite being a literal-fucking-god, still faces misogyny. It was what really made me finally made my decision to give this book one star.
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
medium-paced
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
yeah… i‘m definitely completely done with my dark romance phase…
the book wasn’t awful, but the plot fell flat and could’ve used a bit more depth and there was absolutely no chemistry between hades and persephone like their relationship just didn’t develop
(side note: this really showed how the hades/persephone myth is extremely misogynistic, so i think this was done really well. just wasn’t a fan how it was supposed to be a dark „romance“, just not for me i guess)
the book wasn’t awful, but the plot fell flat and could’ve used a bit more depth and there was absolutely no chemistry between hades and persephone like their relationship just didn’t develop
(side note: this really showed how the hades/persephone myth is extremely misogynistic, so i think this was done really well. just wasn’t a fan how it was supposed to be a dark „romance“, just not for me i guess)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Definitely should have read reviews about this before I bought it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Kidnapping
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes