Hades & Persephone Book 1.5: A Game of Fate by Scarlett St. Clair

Hades & Persephone Book 1.5

Hades, God of the Underworld, is known for his inflexible rule, luxurious night clubs, and impossible bargains. Use to control, he is not prepared to discover the Fates have chosen his future wife and Queen—Persephone, Goddess of Spring.

Despite her attraction to the god, Persephone, an ambitious journalism student, is determined to expose Hades for his cruel and ruthless ways.

Hades finds himself faced with the impossible—proving his future bride wrong. Despite his efforts, there are forces who wish to keep the two apart and Hades comes to realize he will do anything for his forbidden love, even defy Fate.

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My Review: 5/5 Stars

A Game of Fate is A Touch of Darkness but in Hades point of view. And I have to say, I may have liked his point of view better than Persephone's. Being in Hades's head was super interesting. There was a lot I wanted to know when reading A Touch of Darkness when it came to what he was thinking and that was answered here. But what really made me like it better was the other plot going on for Hades. Like the Persephone centered book, there were kind of two plots going on. The romance between them and something else. For Persephone it was her job and conflict with herself and mother. But for Hades it was something entirely different. He was dealing with a mortal named Sisyphus who cheated death. In doing so, it jeopardizes Hades and Persephone's future. Also, we get to see a lot more of the gods and the conflicts stirring between them. Something that is definitely not resolved and I imagine will make up a lot of the next books. But that side plot and seeing Hades's world just appealed to me a lot more. Sometimes it is tricky reading the same story in two different point of views, the fear of it feeling too repetitive. I didn't feel that here because Hades had a lot going on outside his relationship with Persephone. And when he was with her, it was refreshing to see his thoughts of these moments. This has been a great series so far and I'm looking forward to grabbing the next book. It also makes me curious to the other Hades's books that are coming. My guess is that in the next book we won't understand a lot of what is going on with Hades until we get his book to account for what happened. Loving this series so far and can't wait for more!