He enables her behavior by constantly cleaning up her messes and shielding her from the consequences. That is not to say that Hades is blameless he isn’t. Moreover, when she is upset with him, she lashes out rather than communicate how she is feeling. Persephone is insecure in the relationship, constantly questioning Hades’ commitment to her and rarely giving him the benefit of the doubt. All it takes is someone making an offhand comment about Hades, and before you know it, she is beginning to have second thoughts about their relationship and doubting his feelings for her.Īnd that brings me to my next gripe: Hades and Persephone’s relationship. She is also too easily manipulated by others. One minute she is happy and in love with Hades, and the next, she is angry and doing something to spite him. Not to mention, she is extremely mercurial – her moods can change at the drop of a hat. She is childish, vindictive, jealous, obstinate, and insecure. In the previous book, she was a trifle aggravating, but in this book, she has morphed into someone who is practically insufferable. So, I persevered – just barely.Ī Touch of Ruin’s greatest flaw is its protagonist, Persephone. I desperately wanted to shelve the book at multiple points throughout the story, but as a book reviewer, I knew that I had to see it through to the end. A Touch of Darkness was such an enjoyable read, but A Touch of Ruin was an exercise in willpower. Wow, what an entirely disappointing sequel. TLDR: A dissatisfying follow-up to A Touch of Darkness featuring an insufferable lead and a lackadaisical plot.

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