270 reviews for:

A Ballad of Phantoms and Hope: A Paranormal Spinoff to The Fabric of our Souls

K.M. Moronova

4.26 AVERAGE

_ultraviolets_'s review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

bebeluna's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious relaxing sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

booktrovertkait's review against another edition

5.0

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♾️⭐️

Tropes-
✧.* gothic aesthetic
✧.* mentally ill ghosts
✧.* poetic
✧.* slow burn
✧.* emotional read

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Merged review:

♾️⭐️

Tropes-
✧.* gothic aesthetic
✧.* mentally ill ghosts
✧.* poetic
✧.* slow burn
✧.* emotional read

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sinandquill's review against another edition

4.5

dark slow-paced

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A Ballad of Phantoms & Hope by K.M. Moronova was everything I hoped for and so much more. I’m writing this with tears streaming down my face and a shirt still damp from the ugly sobs it wrung out of me. This story finally gives our beloved Lanston from The Fabric of Our Souls his moment—a chance to find a love that transcends even the veil between life and death.

We’re taken deeper into Lanston’s past, seeing the shadows of his childhood and the pain that shaped his thoughts of death and self-destruction. Alongside him, we meet the luminous Ophelia, a woman who, much like Lanston, grew up in a toxic environment and was scarred by the cruel words of those who should have nurtured her. Their shared wounds draw them together, and in each other they discover something neither thought they’d find again: hope, love, and peace.

This book is melancholic yet achingly beautiful. There’s something about the sadness—paired with Moronova’s poetic, delicate prose—that felt strangely healing. It resonated with me in ways that are too personal to fully share, but I have to give the highest praise to Moronova for tackling such a heavy, often unspoken topic with such grace, empathy, and raw beauty.

madisonmc's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

jrae13's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

cosmikhigh's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

alipetki's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

daintysociedad's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

makaylari's review against another edition

5.0

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This was quite possibly the saddest but most beautifully written book I have ever read. This story left me heartbroken yet was so heartwarming and fulfilling at the same time. I loved Fabric of our souls but I most definitely wasn’t expecting this one to be my favorite of the two. The love story between Lanston and Ophelia is one that will stick with me forever more.