She was deeply unlikeable, never took ownership of her mistakes, and threw tantrums when she couldn’t have it all. Persephone read like a self-absorbed and sanctimonious 13-year old.
I think (?) that the intent was to present her as an independent, empowered, I-am-woman-hear-me-roar goddess. The result is a whiplash-inducing romp around Persephone’s New Athens. (Brothels? Ghosts? Realty-TV style singing competitions that end in attempted murder? What?) The story never settles and the central conflict is obscured. What we get is a bunch of half-formed and mostly disconnected plots that come/go at their leisure. It’s particularly tricky for Persephone, who’s trying to conceal her divinity and establish a career as a reporter - but finds herself an insta-celebrity on account of her relationship. Hades and Persephone are now in a relationship, and are trying to adjust. There’s the potential for interesting plot development, right? Right?įrom a distance, Ruin looks OK. Clair has had a book to become familiar with the characters the world has been developed the myth has been addressed. I was hopeful that Book 2, A Touch of Ruin, would offer something more. (I freely admit to my mythological Achilles heel.)
But, there was a glimmer of the classic Hades / Persephone tale … so, it wasn’t entirely awful. The characters were ick and the smut was meh. So … I’m not exactly sure why this book exists.īook 1, A Touch of Darkness, was, well, not exactly my favourite.
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