Reviews tagging 'Child death'

A Touch of Ruin by Scarlett St. Clair

12 reviews

tamaraloraine89's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I really enjoyed the first book but have enjoyed the second book so much more.  The story develops and continues on and doesn't loose out on interesting events like often happens in series where they end up happy together at the end of the first book. And of course, all the spice. Excited to start the next book in the series.  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Death

Minor: Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Rape, Kidnapping, Suicide, and Child death

bentlerl's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad tense

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Physical abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, Death, Car accident, Suicide, Stalking, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Sexual assault, War, Child death, and Mental illness

akbach08's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Rape, and Death

Minor: Suicide and Child death

oakleys_readinglist's review against another edition

3.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Torture, Sexual harassment, Suicide, and Rape

Minor: Cancer, Terminal illness, and Child death

flaminghotchertos's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Child death, War, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Sexual assault, Death, Suicide, Torture, and Rape

margaret_k30's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Abandonment, Stalking, Torture, and Grief

Moderate: Self harm, Car accident, Infidelity, Suicide, Vomit, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, and Blood

Minor: Pregnancy, Child death, Infertility, Terminal illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

kimmy0__0's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny lighthearted tense fast-paced

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

3.25

I love the story of Hades and Persephone, but she was SO whiny and immature in this book. Never learned from her mistakes and just kept repeating the same mistake over and over... But I did love how the story progressed overall and all of the side characters (#Hermes4thewin!). Hades was still a strong character, though not as present as in the first book.
 Hoping Persephone is a little more palatable in the next books in the saga. 
Very spicy 🥵🔥🥵🔥 🥵

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Medical content, Cursing, Misogyny, and Grief

Moderate: Suicide, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Death, Car accident, Medical trauma, Infidelity, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Sexual assault, Child death, and Kidnapping

eleek0609's review against another edition

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Medical content, Sexual assault, Suicide, Alcohol, Death, Grief, Sexual content, Stalking, Child death, Rape, Kidnapping, and Self harm

aribook's review against another edition

emotional relaxing 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Death, Emotional abuse, and Misogyny

Moderate: Biphobia, War, Miscarriage, Kidnapping, Infertility, and Child death

lethaltea's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

I read (listened) to this book like it was a slice of chocolate cake. There's just something about this series that makes me want to savour every word.

However, I agree with some of the other reviews that mention how naïve Persephone was - and it got pretty irritating at points. But, I think it made sense re: her character. She's a "young" goddess, has lived a really sheltered life and has just recently manifested her magic. So it makes sense that she will make mistakes, break divine law and try to test the boundaries of her relationship.

She also has a hard time accepting death - this is also why she struggles so much with marrying Hades and becoming Queen of the Underworld.

One of my favourite things about this series is how the author writes about death and dying. The underworld is described so beautifully, a lush garden where the souls celebrate and create - it seems so peaceful.

I especially enjoyed the way Lexa's death was described and how Persephone initially really struggled with it - it is the central conflict of the book after all. I loved the way Persephone slowly came to terms with Lexa's death, realized that keeping her alive would mean keeping her from the peace of the underworld. I thought that was a really beautiful way to think about death - instead of it being a scary, inherently "bad" thing, it is instead a peaceful, inevitable release.

It should also be noted that I am a simp for Hades and will not be taking any comments or criticism at this time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Child death, Suicide, Torture, Death, and Grief

Minor: Infertility, Sexual assault, and Stalking