A review by bookphile
Radiant Darkness by Emily Whitman

4.0

I think out of all the Persephone and Hades stories that I've read, this one is my favorite, so far. It doesn't focus so much on the romance of their relationship, which I was strangely okay with, but on Persephone's growth as a person. She goes from being a child, a girl, to a woman. I thought all the Gods were in character, which is great, because I hate when authors give them new characteristics. It provided a good alternative for a rape/abduction part of the story, and even later explained why all the ancient poets called it an abduction. It was a well put together re-telling and I really enjoyed it.