So there's just...A LOT to unpack here. For one, as a Hades/Persephone retelling, it's an odd choice to have the setting more in a Floridian high school than the Underworld, which we only see for a grand total of two chapters. And even then, it's incredibly underwhelming. Its mythic aspects seem so thin that it's a wonder why it's even part of the story at all. Hell, the love interest, John (and really, a death deity named John of all things?), is hardly in this, meaning that the development between him and Pierce is literally nonexistent beyond falling in love at first sight, at least, on his side.

And let's talk about John for a moment, this incredibly creepy, destructive, obsessive, possessive stalker. Again, odd choice for our main character to be outright terrified of seeing the potential love interest for the majority of the book. Really, at points it reads more like a horror novel, and the ending doesn't really help that fact. I don't think I've ever read something in this genre with a more off putting pairing.

There are very few things about this story make sense: the antagonists' plan and goals (which is painfully convoluted and one wonders why they even have to do anything at all), several characters' motivations, even the writing style. There are so many times where you'll be reading a scene, and then it suddenly jumps back to a conversation taking place in the past, only to jump back to the present after a few sentences. It was so disorienting, especially how many times Pierce's internal monologue completely derails the flow of events. I'm sorry, but being intentionally vague in order to hype up a reveal for what "the incident" or whatever future danger lies ahead only works when you do it incredibly sparingly, not in every single chapter. 

So yeah, not exactly leaping at the chance to continue with the series.