A Game of Retribution (Hades x Persephone Saga, 4)

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

Hades, God of the Dead, does not take sides or bend the rules. He makes no exceptions to these values--not for god or mortal, even his lover, Persephone, Goddess of Spring.

Usually, fear prevents retaliation.

But not this time.

When Hera, Goddess of Women, approaches Hades with a plan to overthrow Zeus, he declines to offer help. As punishment, Hera sentences Hades to perform a series of labors. Between killing mythical monsters and recovering deadly stolen artifacts, each feat seems more impossible than the last and draws his attention away from Persephone--whose own tragedy has left her questioning whether she can be Queen of the Underworld.

Can Hades maintain the balance he craves?

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Published May 31, 2022

464 pages

Average rating: 7.8

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Mhoovs21

May 12, 2025

8/10 stars

My summary of this book:

Hades: "I don't understand why Persephone doubts my love."
Hecate: "Just because you always want to have sex with her does not show her that you actually love her, idiot."
Hades: "Wait, what? I don't understand."

I thoroughly enjoy these books, but "Daddy Death" was testing my patience in this one. He can be very single-minded when it comes to showing Persephone that he loves her and I kinda wanted her to slap him for it. (JK - abuse in relationships is not the answer.)

JT Penguin

Nov 23, 2024

6/10 stars

This book was harder for me to get through. I like seeing what Hades is up to away from Persephone but rehashing the conversations and sex scenes grows tiresome. And plus going through loaing Lexa all over again was hard. Hermes + Hades friendship is my favorite though. "Daddy Death" haha

Sreid

Nov 20, 2024

1/10 star

I could not finish. For the most part it’s a good story line but I got tired of rereading the same timeline as the previous book. I feel like she could have somehow combined the perspectives of the two a bit better.

Green Energy

Oct 30, 2024

8/10 stars

Daddy Death is carrying the series, for me. All of the challenges and obstacles are happening around this love story and Persephone has no clue. Hades is a walking red flag 🚩but hey this is isnt real so I fully support him destroying the world for his lover. The story is building and I can't wait to see what side all the Gods and Goddesses take up.

Anonymous

Jun 28, 2024

6/10 stars

I didn’t love A Touch of Ruin so it’s no surprise I didn’t love this book either. Both were kind of boring, but I like this storyline so much I pushed through.