⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ / 4 stars
A Touch of Darkness is a Hades & Persephone retelling set in a modern fantasy world. Persephone is disguised as a mortal who meets Hades by change at his club when playing poker with him.

If there is one thing I’ve loved since reading all the Percy Jackson books when I was little, it is stories with Greek Mythology! Nothing quite beats all those books, but I do enjoy finding other series and/or books about Greek Gods and Goddesses! A Touch of Darkness is a book that has been on my radar and it being classed as a New Adult did intrigue me a lot!

The first thing I noticed and absolutely loved about this book is the modern world it takes place in. I love how the Gods moved into the world, with technology and everything it holds. While part of the world is modern and much like ours, the Gods aren’t and the dept written into the details of the Underworld were mind blowing!

The plot and romance were slow build with a fast-paced writing style, but sometimes it did feel a bit rushed. Like a rather big-time jump had suddenly taken place or a sudden switch of atmosphere in the middle of a scene or chapter. It didn’t always seem to fit somehow, but I did really like how the romance was build and slowly grow into more.

Persephone is a character that grew on me. I didn’t really like her at the beginning, as she seemed a bit whiny and irritating. Lexa is an awesome character and her friendship with Persephone was really heartwarming to see! The same could be said from the friendship which Persephone grew with Hecate. I liked how the other Gods were included in the story, not only by name and from afar, but integrated as essential characters like Hecate. Dementer though, she’s a bitch who can fall off the end of the world. I didn’t like her, as we were probably supposed to, but it was laid on a little bit too much/thick for me.

I am really satisfied with the spicy and the romance in this book and am really looking forward to the other books in this series and the books from Hades’ perspective. I don’t know yet if I am going to read those anytime soon, as the last book in the series won’t be published for another year and this book didn’t end on a cliffhanger haha. Please tell me if book two is save to read, then I will probably read it, but if not… well then, I’ll wait until A Touch of Chaos is set to be released hahaha

Overall, I really enjoyed the urban fantasy take on this book, the writing and the romance while retelling the story of Hades & Persephone.