A Touch of Malice vs A Touch Of Ruin: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Dark Romance, Retellings, Romantasy, Fantasy Romance, Greek Mythology, Mythology
A Touch of Malice
Persephone and Hades are engaged. In retaliation, Demeter summons a snowstorm that cripples New Greece, and refuses to lift the blizzard unless her daughter calls off her engagement. When the Olympians intervene,…
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A Touch Of Ruin
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. Hades, God of the Dead, is burdened by a hellish past…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- A Touch Of Ruin has the widest readership — 203435 ratings behind its score.
- A Touch Of Ruin runs the darker storyline; A Touch of Malice stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| A Touch of Malice | A Touch Of Ruin | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (137965) | 3.8 (203435) |
| Hardcover | 3.8 (114) | 3.6 (167) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (1273) | 4.5 (1384) |
Reception
| A Touch of Malice | A Touch Of Ruin | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 137965 | 203435 |
| Editions | 8 | 9 |
| Want to read | 150176 | 155373 |
| Reading it now | 7422 | 12151 |
| Written reviews | 9434 | 15183 |
| Pages | 456 | 418 |