King of Shadows by Amelia WildeMy rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ stars
King of Shadows by Amelia Wilde is the sexy, twenty-first century retelling of the story of Persephone and Hades. Persephone is hidden away by her mother, almost to the point of smothering her, she isn’t allowed to experience the outside world for fear of men trying to kidnap and hurt her. One night, she has arranged to escape with her friend (maybe more) Dereck but is caught by Luther Hades and told to choose, her life for her lovers. Herein lies the story of how Hades captured Persephone and the journey their story takes.
Persephone is certainly intrigued by Hades, after all, he is dark, handsome, gritty and sexual…all of the things she wants to experience but is afraid to. We also see the darker side of Hades in this book, he is demanding, deviant and will stop at nothing to devour Persephone and often he can be cruel in how he treats Persephone.
What I really liked about this story is how up to date it was but how relatable the characters were. You could see Persephone being in the flower fields, wanting to escape and being a bit naïve. You can see Hades owning a huge company that might be under threat and him being all dominant and only caring about his dog.
There are a lot of conflict of feelings from both characters and it was good to see both POV’s which definitely makes the characters appear more human and emotional. Sexy scenes and chemistry between the two are hot and there are certainly a lot of twist and turns in this book to keep you turning the page. Alas, there is also a cliff-hanger…how we hate those! But it will definitely leave you wanting to read more of this story and what is going to happen to both Persephone and Hades.
ARC received for a fair, honest and sometimes long review 😊
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