Whenever she was posed with going back and forth between the Underworld and Upperworld, you as the reader could clearly see her juggle more than she could really handle and even though I admired her for wanting to being present in both worlds with her friends she never really found a way to find a steady solution until the end of it. There are a few parts where she comes out like a total badass, but I find with this one, she is more whiny than anything else. On top of all of this, we have the new relationship with Hades and the prospect of becoming his wife and eventually Queen of the Underworld.Īs much as I saw Persephone as a strong woman in the first book, I didn’t really see her like that here.

We talk about the ultimatum that Demitri gave her in the beginning, the ins and outs of Apollo and Sybil’s relationship, how the Goddess of Spring is dealing with her new found powers, and eventually we get on to Lexa. “I just need a mental health day,” Persephone said. Sorry to any family members out there who are reading this post and wishing I hadn’t shared that little tebibit. I was proud, envious, in love, sad, and God help me, aroused throughout much of the book. I think the best way to describe this story is, it was a roller coaster of different emotions. Desperate, she takes matters into her own hands, striking bargains with severe consequences.įaced with a side of Hades she never knew and crushing loss, Persephone wonders if she can truly become Hades’ queen. Things only get worse when a horrible tragedy leaves Persephone’s heart in ruin and Hades refusing to help. Hades, God of the Dead, is burdened by a hellish past that everyone’s eager to expose in an effort to warn Persephone away.

Persephone’s relationship with Hades has gone public and the resulting media storm disrupts her normal life and threatens to expose her as the Goddess of Spring.

A touch of ruin book series