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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.
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: War, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual assault, Rape, Violence, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Domestic abuse
Minor: Cannibalism
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.
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicide
edenconroy's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Death
dimideli's review
First ever DNF at 57% of my life. I get fomo if I don’t finish a book and have managed not to my whole life, until now. I felt this book actively attacking my brain cells and could not do it.
My dearest friend @GemmaMae took one for the team and unfortunately, finished it. After she gave me the rundown of events I was so glad I didn’t continue putting myself through that torture bc apparently, it got worse.
The writing was awful. The only character development happening in this book is apparently ✨sex✨
I was here for a high stakes retelling of Greek mythology, I was here for the love story (and the steamy parts don’t get me wrong) and above all I was here for a good time.
This book delivered non of the above.
The clash of every. single. possible. mythical. creature. ever named in the history of ever in this nonsensical plot had me befuddled the whole time. Was there a reason they ALL had to be involved? It made approximately 0 sense for plot reasons and it was clearly only used for the “oh wait! I know this one!” effect. And the narrative of every single male hero (because of course they all had to be mentioned as well) turned villain got old way too quickly.
The FMC, Persephone, is a whinny, annoying, so hard to relate to character, that in the span of four books has gotten from thinking she’s weak and doesn’t amount to anything, to thinking she’s weak and doesn’t amount to anything but wait - now she’s !sad and angry about it!
Honestly I could not care less about this character and for having spent another 3 books alongside her apparent journey -which ends in the first book the same way it starts in the fourth- I felt no connection.
And that says a lot about this book because I will always find a way to connect with the characters ESPECIALLY with the FMC but this just did not even come close.
Now the MMC, Hades… he was also, there. You know, whenever we needed him to sleep his way out of having a real conversation with his wife and call it bonding of the souls instead.
You cannot possibly write an ancient, all-powerful god, only thinking about where Persephone is and what she’s doing and has she slept has she eaten today is she okay I need to protect her apart from when she’s in actual danger and needs to prove herself for the plot so I’ll conveniently go get myself into a trap or simply be chilling in one of my many night clubs and then only appear when there’s a very cliche spicy scene to enact. Pls, spare me.
Even his inner monologue is him thinking about how he very much would rather be sleeping with Persephone rather than doing anything else. All the time. WE GET IT. He’s an immortal who thinks with the mind of a horny teenager (but then again so is everyone in this series).
Dionysus’s pov was out of the blue and even though I liked his character it was all in a feeble attempt to create some back story for Ariadne, who ends up under some very unfortunate circumstances, I am told. (Did not reach that part fortunately)
All in an attempt to vilify the villain Theseus, and, of course, shock factor. Honestly, a waste of two good characters right there.
Theseus was the bad guy who decided to show up at the end of book three. No big build up for him, no hidden messages in any of the previous books that may have shown him working on his plan for world domination or literally anything that would’ve made sense for him being the ‘final boss battle’ kind of villain. Forgettable and anticlimactic.
Hermes, was fun to read about but he got progressively stupider and stupider through the series and this one was the final blow. His only job was comedic relief. He’s just Ken.
I don’t even remember anything else of significance that happens, my brain has blocked out the rest of the “plot”. It’s just such a waste of such a nice concept. The groundwork was there and instead of building on it, the author started digging instead.
My dearest friend @GemmaMae took one for the team and unfortunately, finished it. After she gave me the rundown of events I was so glad I didn’t continue putting myself through that torture bc apparently, it got worse.
The writing was awful. The only character development happening in this book is apparently ✨sex✨
I was here for a high stakes retelling of Greek mythology, I was here for the love story (and the steamy parts don’t get me wrong) and above all I was here for a good time.
This book delivered non of the above.
The clash of every. single. possible. mythical. creature. ever named in the history of ever in this nonsensical plot had me befuddled the whole time. Was there a reason they ALL had to be involved? It made approximately 0 sense for plot reasons and it was clearly only used for the “oh wait! I know this one!” effect. And the narrative of every single male hero (because of course they all had to be mentioned as well) turned villain got old way too quickly.
The FMC, Persephone, is a whinny, annoying, so hard to relate to character, that in the span of four books has gotten from thinking she’s weak and doesn’t amount to anything, to thinking she’s weak and doesn’t amount to anything but wait - now she’s !sad and angry about it!
Honestly I could not care less about this character and for having spent another 3 books alongside her apparent journey -which ends in the first book the same way it starts in the fourth- I felt no connection.
And that says a lot about this book because I will always find a way to connect with the characters ESPECIALLY with the FMC but this just did not even come close.
Now the MMC, Hades… he was also, there. You know, whenever we needed him to sleep his way out of having a real conversation with his wife and call it bonding of the souls instead.
You cannot possibly write an ancient, all-powerful god, only thinking about where Persephone is and what she’s doing and has she slept has she eaten today is she okay I need to protect her apart from when she’s in actual danger and needs to prove herself for the plot so I’ll conveniently go get myself into a trap or simply be chilling in one of my many night clubs and then only appear when there’s a very cliche spicy scene to enact. Pls, spare me.
Even his inner monologue is him thinking about how he very much would rather be sleeping with Persephone rather than doing anything else. All the time. WE GET IT. He’s an immortal who thinks with the mind of a horny teenager (but then again so is everyone in this series).
Dionysus’s pov was out of the blue and even though I liked his character it was all in a feeble attempt to create some back story for Ariadne, who ends up under some very unfortunate circumstances, I am told. (Did not reach that part fortunately)
All in an attempt to vilify the villain Theseus, and, of course, shock factor. Honestly, a waste of two good characters right there.
Theseus was the bad guy who decided to show up at the end of book three. No big build up for him, no hidden messages in any of the previous books that may have shown him working on his plan for world domination or literally anything that would’ve made sense for him being the ‘final boss battle’ kind of villain. Forgettable and anticlimactic.
Hermes, was fun to read about but he got progressively stupider and stupider through the series and this one was the final blow. His only job was comedic relief. He’s just Ken.
I don’t even remember anything else of significance that happens, my brain has blocked out the rest of the “plot”. It’s just such a waste of such a nice concept. The groundwork was there and instead of building on it, the author started digging instead.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault
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
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
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
nicoleheims's review against another edition
dark
fast-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault
Moderate: Rape and Sexual violence
dani1012's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Perhaps I had gotten my hopes a little too high for this one. The setup for this final book in the Hades and Persephone series was massive and world-ending, but the pacing of this book ultimately felt off. Act one was tremendously drawn out, and while I didn't mind that while reading the first several hundred pages, I do find myself questioning it now after completing the book and having experienced the rushed third act. We spend how long with Hades trapped in the labyrinth and not doing anything? Days? Meanwhile the final battle feels like it took less than fifteen minutes.
I enjoyed this series overall and will still absolutely recommend it to fantasy-romance enthusiasts. I just think it was a slight letdown compared to the previous books in the series.
I enjoyed this series overall and will still absolutely recommend it to fantasy-romance enthusiasts. I just think it was a slight letdown compared to the previous books in the series.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault