A Touch of Darkness 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 Darkness
Persephone is the Goddess of Spring in title only. Since she was a little girl, flowers have only shriveled at her touch. After moving to New Athens, she hoped to lead an unassuming life disguised as a mortal…
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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
- Readers rate A Touch of Darkness highest: A Touch of Darkness 4.4 · A Touch Of Ruin 3.8.
- A Touch Of Ruin has the widest readership — 203435 ratings behind its score.
- A Touch Of Ruin runs the darker storyline; A Touch of Darkness stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Want the crowd-tested pick?
A Touch Of Ruin
203435 ratings vs 2682 for A Touch of Darkness
Just want the better-reviewed one?
A Touch of Darkness
4.4 vs 3.8 from readers
In the mood for something dark?
A Touch Of Ruin
a darker storyline than A Touch of Darkness
Want something lighter?
A Touch of Darkness
an easier tone than A Touch Of Ruin
Scores by source
| A Touch of Darkness | A Touch Of Ruin | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.8 (203435) |
| Hardcover | 3.5 (418) | 3.6 (167) |
| Google Books | 2.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (2682) | 4.5 (1384) |
Reception
| A Touch of Darkness | A Touch Of Ruin | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2682 | 203435 |
| Editions | 11 | 9 |
| Want to read | — | 155373 |
| Reading it now | — | 12151 |
| Written reviews | — | 15183 |
| Pages | 379 | 418 |