A Touch of Darkness
- 379
- Pages
- about 7 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“A Touch of Darkness” is a modern-day Hades and Persephone retelling that is, above all, a steamy romance, and it is best chosen as one. Its readers evidently enjoy the gods relocated to a contemporary city and the charged pull between the two leads. Some who come for the mythology are disappointed: they find more attention paid to looks, clothes and explicit scenes than to the underworld or to slow-built feeling.
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About the book
From bestselling author Scarlett St. Clair comes a dark and enthralling reimagining of the Hades and Persephone Greek myth. "Let me worship you," he said. She remembered the words she had whispered to him in the back of the limo after La Rose. "You will worship me, and I won't even have to order you." His request felt sinful and devious, and she reveled in it. She answered, "Yes." Persephone is the Goddess of Spring in title only. Since she was a little girl, flowers have only shriveled at her touch. After moving to New Athens, she hoped to lead an unassuming life disguised as a mortal journalist. All of that changes when she sits down in a forbidden nightclub to play a hand of cards with a hypnotic and mysterious stranger. Hades, God of the Dead, has built a gambling empire in the mortal world and his favorite bets are rumored to be impossible. But nothing has ever intrigued him as much as the goddess offering him a bargain he can't resist. After her encounter with Hades, Persephone finds herself in a contract with the God of the Dead, and his terms are impossible: Persephone must create life in the Underworld or lose her freedom forever. The bet does more than expose Persephone's failure as a goddess, however. As she struggles to sow the seeds of her freedom, love for the God of the Dead grows—a love that is both captivating and forbidden.
Reading order · Hades x Persephone Saga
Full order & progress →- A Touch of DarknessThis book
7.27.2 / 10 - A Touch of RuinA Touch of Ruin–Not ranked yet
- A Touch of ChaosA Touch of Chaos–Not ranked yet
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.0 across 504 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 77% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 7.2 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.0 | 7 | 1% |
| Hardcover | 7.0 | 497 | 99% |
Frequently asked
How long is A Touch of Darkness?
It has 379 pages — shorter than 83% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
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