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A Touch of Darkness by Scarlett St. Clair
4.0
adventurous emotional inspiring medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

He stared at her eyes burning into hers, and swore fiercely, "You will be my queen. I do not need the Fates to tell me that."

I enjoyed this book quite a bit! I really enjoyed that St. Clair told this story in a way that I didn't need to know much about Greek mythology to enjoy the story and the characters. 

I read this book as a tandem read with 'A Game of Fate' and if you don't mind carrying around two books at once to do it I would recommend it! It was nice to see both of their POVs and watch them both interact with the world and the situations.

I love how Persephone wasn't 'babied' in this version. She is sheltered of course but even as she comes into her power and into herself she is treated like a goddess and a woman and I appreciate that.