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A Game of Retribution by Scarlett St. Clair
5.0

"You are my weakness, losing you is my greatest fear, and your love is my most treasured possession."

I forgot how sad A Touch of Ruin was. A Game of Retribution made me cry again,for the same scenes! Even though I knew what was coming and what would happen, it was still heartbreaking and felt new from Hades perspective.

"It was how he saw her - a moon, a star, a sun, a sky at the center of his universe."

I absolutely love the way Scarlett St. Clair retells these Greek myths. I love the world she has created. I love the characters. Her stories are heartfelt and relatable.

".. all love, not just romantic - because love did not end when life did. It carried on in the absence of it."

There's a lot of growth for Hades and Persephone in this novel, and also a lot of grief for both of them. I cried more than once!

"Kiss me. Love me. Ruin me."

I'm going to give this one