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A Touch of Chaos by Scarlett St. Clair

98 reviews

ladee96'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

“A Touch Chaos” is the final installment of the Hades x Persephone saga, as war breaks out against the Olympians and demigods. While I have enjoyed most of the series, I was very disappointed with the conclusion. One of the many issues that I found with the book was that there were a lot of unnecessary filler chapters that slowed down the book. At least 10-15 chapters could’ve been cut from the book and it wouldn’t have had taken away from the story. I also wasn’t a fan of the constant POV changes, because it didn’t add anything to the plot; it just slowed everything down. Most importantly, I felt VERY unsatisfied with the ending of the series. The past six books had been building up to the finale of the series, only for it to magically be over within a few chapters, which was very unsatisfying. Overall, while I did enjoy most of the series, I was left wanting more for the series conclusions. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Rape

skoloyian's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual assault, Rape, Violence, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Cannibalism

siu_rose's review

fast-paced

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

3.0

Well, there were some things I liked, and some things I didn’t, so I just left the rating right in the middle with three stars. I enjoyed this more than I did the earlier Persephone stories, but less than the Hades stories.

There were some clever plot bits and I have always liked how the Greek myths worked in. and I appreciate how the characters have to wrestle with grief and guilt and hard things. 

But I feel like often the plot was too complicated and too simplistic at the same time, and still left me with questions about “now what, how is THAT going to work out in the future…”

Not a bad way to wrap up the series though.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Murder, and Death of parent

sillyhumantricks's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

1.0

I hate that this is where the series went. The first three books were so good and this one shifted to so much trauma and violence. in the audiobook a male narrator was added in addition to the female narrator from the earlier books and I did not like his voice or the shift to add another person. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, Rape, Domestic abuse, War, Violence, Torture, Suicide, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Death, Murder, Mental illness, and Emotional abuse

alysssa1011's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicide

edenconroy's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Death

megthecatlady's review

dark emotional tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

I am so sad that this series is over, but it is probably one of the best series I've read. The effort that the author put into these always amazes me when I read the author notes at the end to learn about the myths incorporated. 

I loved the character development for Hades and Persephone throughout the series and the development of their relationship as well. I felt like Persephone had a decent amount of growth in the last two or three books especially. I also loved her relationship development with all the side characters as well. This book definitely screams "found family trope" louder than the others in this series, however, I think it's a present theme throughout. 

I would have liked to learn more about Medusa, but I am thinking/hopeful the author is saving that for another series. I cannot wait to read about Aphrodite and Hephaestus.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual content, Sexual violence, War, and Death

Moderate: Rape, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief

Minor: Pregnancy and Suicide

mimibooks98's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

Finally I’m done with it. Took me more than a month to finish it, I couldn’t get into it… I am so disappointed! It was my most anticipated read of the year, I couldn’t wait to read it after finishing the first three books last year. What a downfall. The multiple pov make it messy, and there was so many subplot, it was so hard to follow. Theseus’s horrors and brutality toward the women around him were so unnecessary, specially that many times… I am sad bc I really loved Hades and Persephone’s story, and I wished more for the end of their storytelling.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Domestic abuse, and Death

crystal689's review

dark emotional tense slow-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Kidnapping, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Rape, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Violence and Blood

Minor: Infertility and Alcohol

charliebites's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, War, Animal cruelty, Grief, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, Animal death, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Confinement and Suicide

Minor: Vomit, Child death, and Alcoholism