3.86 AVERAGE

dark tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous sad medium-paced
adventurous mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

"You are my weakness, losing you is my greatest fear, and your love is my most treasured possession."

I forgot how sad A Touch of Ruin was. A Game of Retribution made me cry again,for the same scenes! Even though I knew what was coming and what would happen, it was still heartbreaking and felt new from Hades perspective.

"It was how he saw her - a moon, a star, a sun, a sky at the center of his universe."

I absolutely love the way Scarlett St. Clair retells these Greek myths. I love the world she has created. I love the characters. Her stories are heartfelt and relatable.

".. all love, not just romantic - because love did not end when life did. It carried on in the absence of it."

There's a lot of growth for Hades and Persephone in this novel, and also a lot of grief for both of them. I cried more than once!

"Kiss me. Love me. Ruin me."

I'm going to give this one
emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark emotional fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous dark mysterious sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective 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

I thought I would be able to make it through this series by skipping the Persephone book but I was wrong. There whole book is the same situation happening over and over. I cared way more about Hepheastus and Aphrodite than Hades and Persephone.
adventurous dark emotional hopeful medium-paced