A Touch of Ruin (Hades & Persephone #2) by Scarlett St. Clair
Published: April 22nd 2020 by Scarlett St. Clair
Review:
Myth: 3/5
There was a lot happening in this book, and not totally in an exciting “lots of threads to follow” kind of way. If the first book is bringing Hades and Persephone together, this book is trying to overcome the hurdles and challenges of their new relationship. There are sort of three separate themes of challenges like insecurity with past lovers, danger to Persephone and Persephone learning about mortal death. While the Persephone danger scenes and themes were a little sporadic, I think it was the learning about mortal death that seemed a little weird to me. While I think it was meant to be a way for Persephone to better understand her Lord of the Dead, the interactions made her seem like a selfish mortal.
Magic: 3.5/5
Persephone’s power is popping up in weird ways in this book. No doubt that has to do with the mental journey’s and multiple challenges that she’s facing. She does start to learn some control, though a lot of that flies right out the window when she is hurting.
Overall: 3.5/5
As expected, Persephone and Hades face challenges in their newly established relationship. I think the unexpected part of this book is the number of different things thrown at them, it makes for a lot of ups and downs and some slightly repetitive learning cycles for Persephone.
Other books in the series:
