I have to start by saying I really liked this book, and it definitely kept my attention throughout. I also liked it a lot better than “a game of fate”. So, finally I loved this book, and I gave it 4.5/5 because this world, this story and these characters are amazing. The ending was so cute and settled the basis of the war to come between gods, monsters, demigods, and mortals. And I’m ready for that. They don’t seem to do a lot together, plot wise. They meet up and talk, and argue, and comfort each other, and have sex. But when stuff happens in their lives and they deal with it, they are never doing it as a team, or together at all. Overall, it is essentially same book, different POV, but if you liked A Touch of Darkness and want a little more from Hades and the other Gods and Goddesses then there really is not reason to not read it. This book also jumps around a lot less than the first, so there is some continuity (but if you're new to the series I'd still say read Persephone's PoV before this since it could potentially get confusing).

The dialogue is what really annoyed me. It was 90% dialogue from ATOR, which, okay, whatever. But, it felt completely empty and inorganic from this POV.Hades God of The Dead is the narrator, he’s the owner of nightclubs, he also works with the most powerful criminals. Hades is a god that doesn’t bend the rules and makes no exceptions for anyone!

I adore reading stories of reimagined Greek Mythology and I look forward to reading more of the series. I was apprehensive going into this as it is basically A Touch of Darkness but from Hades perspective so I was unsure as to how different it would be. Would I just be reading the same book twice? The answer is not really. A Touch of Ruin από την πλευρά του Άδη, ενώ παρακολουθούμε τον ίδιο να προσπαθεί να φέρει σε πέρας τους άθλους που του επιβάλλει η Ήρα. Ήταν με άλλα λόγια γεμάτο δράση και σασπένς. Από τη μία χαίρομαι που μέσα από τα βιβλία του Άδη βλέπουμε περισσότερο τον κόσμο των θεών και της μαγείας, με τη συγγραφέα να χειρίζεται έξυπνα τη μυθολογία (βέβαια, αγάπη, η Λήμνος δεν είναι στη μέση του ωκεανού. Το Αιγαίο είναι μία λιμνούλα μπροστά στον Ειρηνικό). Από την άλλη, στενοχωριέμαι που όλα αυτά τα αγνοεί η Περσεφόνη. Υποθέτω πως αυτά τα μυστικά οδήγησαν στο τέλος του τρίτου βιβλίου. Όπως και να έχει, η συγγραφέας με μάγεψε, με συνάρπασε και θεωρώ ότι γίνεται ακόμα καλύτερη. Το aesthetic των βιβλίων της ήταν κορυφή από την αρχή και με το πολύ γράψιμο εξελίσσεται. Οι περιγραφές μαγείας είναι οι αγαπημένες μου, καθώς κάνουν τα βιβλία πιο ατμοσφαιρικά. I gotta be honest, I’m not really interested in continuing the series… plot-wise the second book didn’t really pull me in or was able to hold my attention for long. The only reason I found myself not DNFing it was because of the characters. I also loved the plot in this book! Seeing all the different Greek Gods, their roles in Olympus and Hades relationship towards them was very interesting to read about and one of the many aspects I love Greek Mythology so much!

It brings me joy each time Hecate calls Hades an idiot. She’s not wrong. I laugh every single time. This book was incredibly frustrating. It doesn’t have much depth at all. I thought at first the pacing was the problem, and that is partly it, but the real issue is that the entire book reads as a summary of its A Touch of Ruin counterpart. I’ve never read a Hades and Persephone retelling before and have always been curious why people love their retelling so much… and now I DEFINITELY understand why people adore them soooo much!!! But just one thing I didn’t like about this book, or Hades and Persephone’s relation in general, the tons of misunderstandings that could have been avoided in this book if the two of them had more communication between them, because this is unhealthy too. Become enchanted by the fantasy world of gods and mortals in bestselling author Scarlett St. Clair's reimagined New Greece. Readers are hopelessly addicted to the story of Hades and Persephone.

Hades, God of the Underworld is used to control, but he is not prepared for Persephone, Goddess of Spring and the woman the Fates chose as his future wife and Queen. Only Persephone was raised to stay clear of Hades and his ruthless and cruel ways. Now he must do the impossible, prove her wrong... My hopes for book three of this series are that there will be minimal overlapping scenes. I only want to read about Hades's shenanigans, please and thank you.As I don't want to below anything up, so just recommend it to romantic mythology lovers, good news for me was that Hades is the narrator, a rare male character who was greatly performed by Tyler Donne. The story follows Hades and his naive and spirited love Persephone, the woman he wants to marry. Their constant misunderstandings and effort to hold a relationship is taking a toll and he appears to spend a lot of his time trying to keep her safe from her own doings. A Touch of Darkness شروع می شه. و سه جلد رو با همین داستان از زاویه دید هیدس که با همین کتاب (A Game of Fate) شروع می شه. کلیت هردو داستان یکیه ولی خب چون راوی ها متفاوتن، ریزه کاری ها و جزئیات متفاوتی هم دارن. کتابای هیدس جنبه اساطیری بیشتری دارن و حضور الهه ها و خدایان دیگر توی این کتابا نسبت به کتابای پرسفونه پررنگ تره. I love that on Hades side we get so much more of the story that leads up to the impending war. All of his tasks for Hera, and the pain he suffers during each. We see a side of Hades that I don't think Persephone even cares exists. A side of him that has suffered a millennia of people's judgement when everything he does is to ease their pain when they lose someone. And some dark things happen in this book (and in A Touch of Ruin) that I don’t think get treated with the respect or care they deserve.