A Game of Fate

Hades Saga, Book 1

De: Scarlett St. Clair

Narrado por: Tyler Donne

A Touch of Darkness from Hades' POV (with new scenes)!

Hades, god of the underworld, is known for his inflexible rule, luxurious night clubs, and impossible bargains. Used to control, he is not prepared to discover the Fates have chosen his future wife and queen - Persephone, goddess of spring.

Despite her attraction to the god, Persephone, an ambitious journalism student, is determined to expose Hades for his cruel and ruthless ways.

Hades finds himself faced with the impossible - proving his future bride wrong. Regardless of his efforts, there are forces who wish to keep the two apart, and Hades comes to realize he will do anything for his forbidden love, even defy fate.

Contains mature themes.

©2020 Scarlett St. Clair (P)2020 Tantor

Good book, terrible performance

The book was great but it was hard to get through due to the narrator. It was so slow and monotone. I felt like someone was reading a itemized spread sheet to me. I know this book is supposed to have a Male perspective and thus I can appreciate a male narrator, but I would rather have Meg Sylvan read the book in her impassioned Hades voice, than listen to Tyler Donne drone on and on.

Great story but the narrator is hard to listen to

I loved the story from Hades perspective, and it fills in the gaps from the Hades and Persephone saga. I really have a hard time with the narrator though. I got through the book and I’ll listen to the others, but I do not think this narrator is a good fit. Objectively speaking, the writing and story are phenomenal and if I was able to read the book instead of listening I would.

Narrator Voice is Monotone

I love the story, but the performance in Persephone’s POV is very passionate and she uses a lot of inflection. This was hard to get through, may be reading the rest of Hades POV on my kindle instead.

Quick and easy

Quick, easy plot, fast love story. Lots of intimacy without much waiting and there was a quick plot as well on the side. I enjoy the characters.

loved the story

* Audio review with a physical book companion read *

Narrator: 3 stars
Story: 5 Stars

I am team multi-POV all of the way, so naturally I had to read/listen to this book immediately after A Touch of Darkness. I certainly preferred the narrator for Persephone's POV, however, I still enjoyed Hade's story just as much, if not more than hers. On paper, Persephone came off as juvenile and whiny at times.
With A Game of Fate, we experienced a lot more interaction with the gods and received a new subplot intermingled with the plot we know from ATOD. You also observe how angsty and horny Hades truly is.
Hecate is by far my favorite, especially with her constantly calling Hades out for doing something dumb. Getting more humor with Hermes was also a nice treat.
I am thoroughly entertained with this series and this book and plan on consuming the rest from both POVs.