Reading Hades' inner turmoil over everything only made this harder to read, especially after disliking her version so much, but it also made me love Hades more. It's maddening, and makes for an absolutely terrible relationship. She never listens when he warns her of the God's trickeries and always blames him when something goes wrong after not listening. She asks for trust, but gives none in return. What is he supposed to do when she won't tell him what she needs? Every time she's angry, every time she hears something about him and doesn't believe him when he tells her the truth behind rumors, I just wish I could push him behind me and tell her off. Should he be there for her more? Yes, but she also needs to express when she needs his support because she constantly tells him she doesn't. Should he tell Persephone more? Yes, but they've only known each other a few weeks. I still can't believe that almost everyone constantly berates Hades for things he has no control over.
That could be for so many reasons, but more than anything, because I was on Hades' side before even opening his book. This was so much better than Persephone's perspective of A Touch of Ruin. *Thank you to the publishers and NetGalley for providing me with an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review* I only want to read about Hades's shenanigans, please and thank you.Īnd yeah, that cliffhanger ending was cruel, as expected.
My hopes for book three of this series are that there will be minimal overlapping scenes. Perhaps it'll be in another book? I badly want to see it. No reaction to her plant-ification whatsoever. I figured she'd tell Persephone at some later date when she was ready, but it's also nice that we finally know.Īnd the thing I was hoping for, but didn't get is Minthe. While I'm at added scenes, I love that we saw what Zofie did. I got the impression that the steam was more prominent here, and it didn't bother me, there was an added scene that was really cool. 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). I almost didn't feel like she regressed in her confidence/powers, but it was still evident, just to a lesser degree.
Likewise, in Persephone's PoV she was a lot more annoying than seeing her in Hades's PoV now. That was honestly a blast, and makes this book better than A Touch of Ruin too. This was fixed in the second novel, and we got to see a lot more of Hades on his own (or behind the scenes if you will). The thing that bugged me with the first Hades book, is that it felt like the exact same book as A Touch of Darkness just from a different PoV.which is exactly what it was. A Game of Retribution was much better than A Game of Fate, I'm saying it now.
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