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A review by alyssereads
A Touch of Darkness by Scarlett St. Clair
3.0
This was recommended by a friend and I genuinely didn’t realize it was smut until the first scene was upon me. Parents beware, it gets graphic. And of course, the author is not concerned with any kind of accurate sex education. I guess goddesses don’t get UTIs? Or unexpected pregnancies?
Erotic material aside, I think this retelling of the Hades and Persephone love story has an interesting angle. By the end, I was more interested in a romance novel about Aphrodite and Hephaestus. The dynamic the author chose for them is far more compelling that Persephone’s constant internal monologue about how Hades could never love her, usually right after they have very intense sex.
If your looking for an erotica fix, I would recommend this over 50 shades, from a purely writing quality perspective. If you are not into that though, steer clear.
Erotic material aside, I think this retelling of the Hades and Persephone love story has an interesting angle. By the end, I was more interested in a romance novel about Aphrodite and Hephaestus. The dynamic the author chose for them is far more compelling that Persephone’s constant internal monologue about how Hades could never love her, usually right after they have very intense sex.
If your looking for an erotica fix, I would recommend this over 50 shades, from a purely writing quality perspective. If you are not into that though, steer clear.