What comes after a game of fate?

Q: What order should I read Scarlett St Clares books?

Clairs recommended reading order below..

Q: Is A Touch of Darkness and a game of fate the same book?

A Game of Fate is not only A Touch of Darkness in Hades POV, but its actually a whole other story line.

Both POV's are good in my opinion. The story makes more sense when you read Hades' POV. But I find a Game of Fate very inconsistent. There are some scenes in both books that went differently. Some of them are:

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In ATOD, the first time the couple saw each other was when Persephone felt Hades stating at her. She looked back. She then saw Minthe hug Hades and she distracted herself by talking to her friend Lexa. When she looked back at where Hades was, he was gone. In AGOF, Hades found Persephone. He stared at her. She saw him and stared back. Minthe then hugged Hades and they kinda talked. This was when Persephone distracted herself by talking to Lexa. But when he looked back at where Persephone was, she was gone.

I was like, so what really happened? Lol.

2. In AOTD, when Hades offered to teach Persephone poker and she realized she didn't have anything to gamble with, she looked at her hands (but didn't say anything) and Hades quickly realized what she eas thinking and offered to say, "A question answered, then." In AGOF, when Hades offered to teach Persephone poker and she realized she didn't have anything to gamble with, SHE SPOKE. She said something in the lines of, "But I don't have anything to gamble with" and with that, Hades responded quickly with, "A question answered, then."

These are only two examples but they were very frustrating for me.

Publisher Description

Discover the enthralling fantasy world of gods and mortals in bestselling author Scarlett St. Clair's reimagined New Greece. Readers are "hopelessly addicted" to this captivating story of Hades and Persephone.

"Take her, and I will destroy this world. Take her, and I will destroy you. Take her, and I will end us all."

Hades, God of the Underworld, is known for his inflexible rule, luxurious night clubs, and impossible bargains. Used 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. She defies him at every turn, even as the attraction between them explodes.

Hades finds himself faced with the impossible—proving his future bride wrong. Regardless of 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.

GENRE

Romance

RELEASED

2021

September 1

LANGUAGE

English

LENGTH

416

Pages

PUBLISHER

Sourcebooks

SELLER

Sourcebooks, Inc.

SIZE

1.8

Customer Reviews

Must Read!!!

Great story. I’m so glad I read it after a touch of darkness. Beautifully written story love story with spice.

Great Book but…

It took me a long time to get through. I read the first book from Persephone’s POV and loved it. I enjoyed Hades POV, however reading the same story (even from a different POV) didn’t quite hold my attention like I expected. In fact, I stopped the book, read a different book, then came back to finish “A Game of Fate.” I would have preferred reading both POVs in the same book. Overall great book and I would definitely recommend.

4.5

I really did enjoy this book, and the way we got to see what Hades was dealing with in the moments he was away from Persephone. We also got to see more of how he viewed himself which was beautifully written. I want there to be a 4.5 option bc I think there were way too many moments (not opposed to some of the moments) where he just thought about his lust, I felt it was just a filler sometimes. That’s MY personal opinion but maybe most people are into it. I did like that not all the scandalous scenes were as descriptive as they were in ATOD. I like the simplicity in when it would just end as they made love. Overall wonderful book and plot ✨

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★★★★☆.5 I enjoyed Hades point of view more than Persephone’s. Although, the narrator took a bit to get used to.

Scarlett St. Clair’s series on Hades and Persephone is like a jigsaw puzzle, and each book you read, you get a bit more clarity on who these characters are. In case you aren’t familiar with Scarlett’s series, she has published three books from Persephone’s point of view (A Touch of Darkness, A Touch of Ruin and a Touch of Malice - the third one I have yet to read), and she is also writing the same stories from Hades point of view (A Game of Fate, A Game of Retribution and A Game of Gods - only the first of these three are out in the world). Then, the final book, A Touch of Chaos, will be the final book with both of their perspectives. Now, I know you may be thinking, wouldn’t that be a bit repetitive reading the exact same book from the other main characters point of view? And may I say that it never felt repetitive. Reading this book felt like a fresh look at a story I was familiar with, but in such a different way it felt like an entirely different story entirely. It's hard to explain, but if you’re worried that it’ll get repetitive, it doesn’t.

“What is evil to one is a fight for freedom to another.”

I really enjoyed reading this book from Hades point of view. A lot of this story from Persephone’s point of view made me frustrated because of how bad they were at communicating with each other, but having Hades’ thoughts on each interaction sort of cleared any annoyance I was feeling towards them, because now I have both sides. Being privy to each of their thoughts is such a special thing as a reader, and it’s something I would love to see more authors do.

One of the best things about having a whole book from Hades point of view, is for his inner thoughts on his progressing relationship with Persephone, and a new insight into the world of the gods that we don’t get with Persephone. Persephone is the daughter of Demeter, but none of the other gods know who she is or that she is a goddess. So, in Persephone’s books, we get her life in the mortal world, detached from the issues and antics of the gods (and there are a lot). With Hades, however, we get to see most of the olympians in this book, and we get an early glimpse into their relationships and issues that will surely be a larger part of later books. This book shows us that Hades is so much more than the god of the underworld who owns a nightclub. He deals with so much behind the scenes that Persephone doesn’t get to see, and you start to understand the layers to the god in this book.

I loved the dynamic between Hades, Hecate and Hermes. There is both a mutual respect and a deep friendship between the three of them, even though Hermes is like an annoying little brother (well… nephew) to Hades. They have all been living for thousands of years, and you could really feel the depth of their relationships, and the history between them all which I loved. Hades and Hecate are such a fun duo, and any scene that had them in it were always super enjoyable to read. And of course, every appearance Hermes makes reminds me of why he is my absolute favourite character in this series.

“Don’t ruin this for me. I might be dreaming, but I’m about to live out one of my top five fantasies—” Hades slapped the god, who looked shocked. “This isn’t a dream, Hermes.” They stared at one another, and in the silence, Hades raised a brow. “Top five, huh?”

This series created by Scarlett St. Clair is so much fun. She has obviously done A LOT of research on Greek mythology, and then used it to inform her urban setting, and her interpretation of the characters. I absolutely loved listening to this, and I am super keen to sink my teeth into A Touch of Malice!

What order should I read Scarlett St Clare's books?

Clair's recommended reading order below..

A TOUCH OF DARKNESS..

A TOUCH OF RUIN..

A GAME OF RETRIBUTION..

A TOUCH OF MALICE..

Is A Touch of Darkness and a game of fate the same book?

A Game of Fate is not only A Touch of Darkness in Hades' POV, but it's actually a whole other story line.

Is a game of fate the first book?

A Game of Fate is the first book in the Hades Saga by Scarlett St. Clair, and is Hade's POV of A Touch of Darkness. Hade's, God of the Underworld, had just found out that the Fates have found him a wife, and future Queen - the beautiful Goddess-in-hiding, Persephone.