A Touch of Malice

While normally I enjoy detailed sex scenes and get annoyed when authors skip over them, after awhile they became too repetitive in this book. 90% of the time Hades and Persephone are together, they are jumping each other's bones. I never thought I'd say this about a book, but a little more dialog would have been nice.

Hades' constant jealousy and paranoia and possessiveness were uncomfortable to read. He literally abducts her in several chapters, 'teleporting' her to the underworld and stifles her powers with his own. Then allegedly 'lets' her use her powers in other parts of the book... The relationship isn't healthy and borders on abusive when at the same time, she's seeking revenge on his past misdeeds. She uses what she wears in several chapters to make him jealous - sex is used as a weapon by both parties as he also starts to seduce her to distract her from having to answer her questions... why? Apollo would have merited more exploration - his releasing her from the bargain felt like a complete 180 and to be told the reason for his behaviour felt too easy and an over simplification. Lexa's storyline was the stronger part of the novel. But it was very convoluted. I also felt it made light of suicide and this completely unimpressed me. Generally the writing was clunky and riddled with typos.

I honestly cannot put into words how much I love this series. I couldn't put the books down until i finished the entire series and now I'm EAGER for A Touch of Chaos. I have already recommended all my friends to read this series and if you're reading this review; Don't wait. Just buy the whole series. It's worth it.