Once again, this is not for the faint-hearted reader, and while I’m more than willing to call out things I see as wrong in most romance, I was more than happy to go for the ride once again, especially as Tan writes dark romance with self-awareness about the toxic dynamics of her stories, including 100% transparent content warnings. To ensure this book is for you, please check the content tags.Īfter really enjoying the more recent book I read from Lianyu Tan, I decided to take the plunge and give her previous book, Captive in the Underworld, a chance. It is not recommended for readers sensitive to such content. It contains scenes depicting death, abuse, kidnapping, assault, scenes with non-con/dub-con elements and other intimate partner violence. Due to mature content and dark themes, this book is intended for adult readers only. It is rooted in the misogyny and cruelties of the Hades/Persephone myth and contains sensitive material.

No matter the cost, Hades intends to keep her.Ĭaptive in the Underworld is a standalone dark lesbian romance novel set in mythological ancient Greece. With her pleas for freedom unheeded and her tears ignored by pitiless Hades, Persephone must learn to satisfy her keeper in all ways, lest she suffer the consequences.Īnd though she cannot deny that something blooms within her, something forbidden, Persephone despairs of ever feeling the sun upon her skin once more. Still, when Hades pulls her into the dark realm of the underworld, Persephone longs for the world above, even if it means an eternity under her mother’s thumb. Demeter has rebuffed all her daughter’s suitors, but she is not yet satisfied she strives to crush Persephone’s spirit. Innocent Persephone chafes beneath her mother’s hawkish gaze and mercurial temper. Hades gets what she wants-always-and what she wants is a certain goddess of the springtime. In the land of the dead, Queen Hades’ word is law. [Place of publication not identified}: Shattered Scepter Press, 2021.

Captive in the underworld by lianyu tan