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A Game of Retribution (Hades Saga, #2)
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2.5 stars!
I’m gonna try to keep this short and sweet. This entire second story (so this book and A Touch of Ruin) feels super pointless to me and I feel like Scarlett St. Clair should’ve just skipped to the story in book three. Nothing really happens here except Hades and Persephone arguing and not knowing how to communicate with each other. Tbh it’s my opinion that Scarlett is just stretching this story for all its worth, because there’s no reason for this entire series to be seven books.
Persephone is on my sh*t list lol. She literally doesn’t know what she’s asking for and doesn’t follow any rules even though she wants everyone else to follow the rules. She acts like a teenager and the way that Hades is still in love with her is comical to me.
Hades is still hot though but idk why Scarlett made him an alcoholic.
The side characters in this series is what usually draws me to it, but Hecate annoyed me a lot in this one. Mainly for her defense of Persephone’s actions when Persephone to me was always in the wrong.
Also the setup to this story for Hades is so goofy. It’s like Hera, a god we have not really been introduced to until this book, is like hey do these random tasks for me or else I’m gonna be mean to Persephone and then Hades proceeds to do these dumb tasks before realizing he doesn’t really need to Idkidkidk.
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.
I think this might be it for me with this series, as much as I love A Touch of Darkness and a Game of Fate.
I’m gonna try to keep this short and sweet. This entire second story (so this book and A Touch of Ruin) feels super pointless to me and I feel like Scarlett St. Clair should’ve just skipped to the story in book three. Nothing really happens here except Hades and Persephone arguing and not knowing how to communicate with each other. Tbh it’s my opinion that Scarlett is just stretching this story for all its worth, because there’s no reason for this entire series to be seven books.
Persephone is on my sh*t list lol. She literally doesn’t know what she’s asking for and doesn’t follow any rules even though she wants everyone else to follow the rules. She acts like a teenager and the way that Hades is still in love with her is comical to me.
Hades is still hot though but idk why Scarlett made him an alcoholic.
The side characters in this series is what usually draws me to it, but Hecate annoyed me a lot in this one. Mainly for her defense of Persephone’s actions when Persephone to me was always in the wrong.
Also the setup to this story for Hades is so goofy. It’s like Hera, a god we have not really been introduced to until this book, is like hey do these random tasks for me or else I’m gonna be mean to Persephone and then Hades proceeds to do these dumb tasks before realizing he doesn’t really need to Idkidkidk.
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.
I think this might be it for me with this series, as much as I love A Touch of Darkness and a Game of Fate.
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October 4, 2020
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"Ok starting this today and I'm p r a y i n g that Hades gets at least a little bit annoyed with Persephone because I remember being so frustrated with her during A Touch of Ruin (which follows the same story as this, just in her POV). I know Hades simps over Persephone (I'm glad someone does), but PLEASE let's call her out on her ridiculousness shall we?"
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"Dare I say…maybe this series should’ve been a stand alone? Idk maybe it’s the Aries Venus in me, but I’m losing interest in this Hades and Persephone."
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May 22, 2022 12:18PM
Beautiful, remarkable, stunning and still gonna read it because Hades has a chokehold on me but fair game I’ll be annoyed with Persephone the whole time 🤡
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A Touch of Ruin quite literally *ruined* this series for me 🫠 I had hopes that Hades POV might save it, but from the sounds of it… me thinks not 😩