Welk boek wil jij deze zomer lezen? (2024): Geeske

Welk boek wil jij deze zomer lezen? Voor het vierde jaar stel ik deze vraag aan boekenliefhebbers (schrijvers, illustratoren, vertalers, uitgevers), bibliotheekmedewerkers, leerkrachten en lezers). Tijdens de zomer (vanaf 1 juli) deel ik de antwoorden op de website van Ikvindlezenleuk. Alle antwoorden vind je op deze pagina. Daar vind je ook het vragenformulier als je zelf mee wilt doen.

Vandaag geeft lezer, schrijver en boekverkoper Geeske antwoord op deze vraag. Je kunt Geeske volgen via haar website.

Deze boeken wil ik deze zomer lezen

A Touch of Darkness en de andere boeken in de Hades en Persephone serie, geschreven door Scarlett St.Clair.

Ik lees graag series, omdat je dan helemaal kunt verdwijnen in een andere wereld. Verder ben ik heel geïnteresseerd in mythen, dus ik ben heel benieuwd hoe die terugkomen in deze serie.

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Scarlett St. Clair – A Touch of Darkness (Hades x Persephone 1)
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 journalist. All of that changes when she sits down in a forbidden nightclub to play a hand of cards with a hypnotic and mysterious stranger. Hades, God of the Dead, has built a gambling empire in the mortal world and his favorite bets are rumored to be impossible. But nothing has ever intrigued him as much as the goddess offering him a bargain he can’t resist. After her encounter with Hades, Persephone finds herself in a contract with the God of the Dead, and his terms are impossible: Persephone must create life in the Underworld or lose her freedom forever. The bet does more than expose Persephone’s failure as a goddess, however. As she struggles to sow the seeds of her freedom, love for the God of the Dead grows-a love that is both captivating and forbidden.

Scarlett St. Clair – A Touch of Ruin (Hades x Persephone 2)
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. To add to her troubles, everyone seems eager to warn Persephone away from the God of the Dead by exposing his hellish past. Things only get worse when a horrible tragedy leaves Persephone’s heart in ruin and Hades refusing to help. Desperate, she takes matters into her own hands, striking bargains that lead to severe consequences. Faced with a side of Hades she never knew, and crushing loss, Persephone wonders if she can truly become Hades’s queen.

Scarlett St. Clair – A Touch of Malice (Hades x Persephone 3)
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, Persephone finds her future in the hands of ancient gods, and they are divided. Do they allow Persephone to marry Hades and go to war with Demeter, or prohibit their union and take up arms against the God of the Dead? Nothing is certain but the promise of war.

Scarlett St. Clair – A Game of Retribution (Hades x Persephone 4)
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. 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?