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271 reviews for:
A Ballad of Phantoms and Hope: A Paranormal Spinoff to The Fabric of our Souls
K.M. Moronova
4.26 AVERAGE
271 reviews for:
A Ballad of Phantoms and Hope: A Paranormal Spinoff to The Fabric of our Souls
K.M. Moronova
4.26 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
hopeful
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
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4.5/5 stars, A Ballard of Phantoms and Hope
“For the weary darlings out in the world who seek hope”
“For all those who stray”
The second book after The Fabric of Our Souls. The story follows the ghosts of Lanston and Ophelia who have yet to cross over because they have a bucket list to fulfill before they make the journey.
This book to me is poetic and tragic and heavy but so so good!
Check your triggers. Suicide, domestic violence, abuse, and death are all very prevalent. The author did do a beautiful job with these topics portraying them and keeping them real with also allowing the characters to find peace with it all and find forgiveness within themselves.
The ending did leave me teary eyes for the epilogue had Wynn, Liam and their child Lanny in the old opera house seeing what was left behind!
“For the weary darlings out in the world who seek hope”
“For all those who stray”
The second book after The Fabric of Our Souls. The story follows the ghosts of Lanston and Ophelia who have yet to cross over because they have a bucket list to fulfill before they make the journey.
This book to me is poetic and tragic and heavy but so so good!
Check your triggers. Suicide, domestic violence, abuse, and death are all very prevalent. The author did do a beautiful job with these topics portraying them and keeping them real with also allowing the characters to find peace with it all and find forgiveness within themselves.
The ending did leave me teary eyes for the epilogue had Wynn, Liam and their child Lanny in the old opera house seeing what was left behind!
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
I had high hopes for this book. Fabric of our Souls CRUSHED me. Like left me gasping for air from sobbing at the end. I know this was a spin off but just felt that it was slower. Do not get me wrong, it was beautiful though. Just not "smutty" enough. Haha.
dark
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
“I want my love to haunt you. Until the stars die—until all the water in the ocean dries and we’re all that’s left in this cruel, dark world.”
My heart. My heart. My heart. Lanston deserves the entire world. From The Fabric of Our Souls to here. My poor sweet boy. God it hurt so much. Everything about his story just makes my chest ache. I just want to hold him and tell him it was never his fault.
This was such a beautiful end for Lanston. The tone and style match the title perfectly. Moronova is a master at words. Master at breaking hearts even more so. There's not another soul on this earth that could tell this story as beautifully tragic as she. There was a melancholy feel to the entire book that set the mood. My heart might be broken but it was also filled in just a bit getting to know and hear Lanston's story.
Merged review:
“I want my love to haunt you. Until the stars die—until all the water in the ocean dries and we’re all that’s left in this cruel, dark world.”
My heart. My heart. My heart. Lanston deserves the entire world. From The Fabric of Our Souls to here. My poor sweet boy. God it hurt so much. Everything about his story just makes my chest ache. I just want to hold him and tell him it was never his fault.
This was such a beautiful end for Lanston. The tone and style match the title perfectly. Moronova is a master at words. Master at breaking hearts even more so. There's not another soul on this earth that could tell this story as beautifully tragic as she. There was a melancholy feel to the entire book that set the mood. My heart might be broken but it was also filled in just a bit getting to know and hear Lanston's story.
Merged review:
“I want my love to haunt you. Until the stars die—until all the water in the ocean dries and we’re all that’s left in this cruel, dark world.”
My heart. My heart. My heart. Lanston deserves the entire world. From The Fabric of Our Souls to here. My poor sweet boy. God it hurt so much. Everything about his story just makes my chest ache. I just want to hold him and tell him it was never his fault.
This was such a beautiful end for Lanston. The tone and style match the title perfectly. Moronova is a master at words. Master at breaking hearts even more so. There's not another soul on this earth that could tell this story as beautifully tragic as she. There was a melancholy feel to the entire book that set the mood. My heart might be broken but it was also filled in just a bit getting to know and hear Lanston's story.
Merged review:
“I want my love to haunt you. Until the stars die—until all the water in the ocean dries and we’re all that’s left in this cruel, dark world.”
My heart. My heart. My heart. Lanston deserves the entire world. From The Fabric of Our Souls to here. My poor sweet boy. God it hurt so much. Everything about his story just makes my chest ache. I just want to hold him and tell him it was never his fault.
This was such a beautiful end for Lanston. The tone and style match the title perfectly. Moronova is a master at words. Master at breaking hearts even more so. There's not another soul on this earth that could tell this story as beautifully tragic as she. There was a melancholy feel to the entire book that set the mood. My heart might be broken but it was also filled in just a bit getting to know and hear Lanston's story.
Merged review:
“I want my love to haunt you. Until the stars die—until all the water in the ocean dries and we’re all that’s left in this cruel, dark world.”
My heart. My heart. My heart. Lanston deserves the entire world. From The Fabric of Our Souls to here. My poor sweet boy. God it hurt so much. Everything about his story just makes my chest ache. I just want to hold him and tell him it was never his fault.
This was such a beautiful end for Lanston. The tone and style match the title perfectly. Moronova is a master at words. Master at breaking hearts even more so. There's not another soul on this earth that could tell this story as beautifully tragic as she. There was a melancholy feel to the entire book that set the mood. My heart might be broken but it was also filled in just a bit getting to know and hear Lanston's story.
My heart. My heart. My heart. Lanston deserves the entire world. From The Fabric of Our Souls to here. My poor sweet boy. God it hurt so much. Everything about his story just makes my chest ache. I just want to hold him and tell him it was never his fault.
This was such a beautiful end for Lanston. The tone and style match the title perfectly. Moronova is a master at words. Master at breaking hearts even more so. There's not another soul on this earth that could tell this story as beautifully tragic as she. There was a melancholy feel to the entire book that set the mood. My heart might be broken but it was also filled in just a bit getting to know and hear Lanston's story.
Merged review:
“I want my love to haunt you. Until the stars die—until all the water in the ocean dries and we’re all that’s left in this cruel, dark world.”
My heart. My heart. My heart. Lanston deserves the entire world. From The Fabric of Our Souls to here. My poor sweet boy. God it hurt so much. Everything about his story just makes my chest ache. I just want to hold him and tell him it was never his fault.
This was such a beautiful end for Lanston. The tone and style match the title perfectly. Moronova is a master at words. Master at breaking hearts even more so. There's not another soul on this earth that could tell this story as beautifully tragic as she. There was a melancholy feel to the entire book that set the mood. My heart might be broken but it was also filled in just a bit getting to know and hear Lanston's story.
Merged review:
“I want my love to haunt you. Until the stars die—until all the water in the ocean dries and we’re all that’s left in this cruel, dark world.”
My heart. My heart. My heart. Lanston deserves the entire world. From The Fabric of Our Souls to here. My poor sweet boy. God it hurt so much. Everything about his story just makes my chest ache. I just want to hold him and tell him it was never his fault.
This was such a beautiful end for Lanston. The tone and style match the title perfectly. Moronova is a master at words. Master at breaking hearts even more so. There's not another soul on this earth that could tell this story as beautifully tragic as she. There was a melancholy feel to the entire book that set the mood. My heart might be broken but it was also filled in just a bit getting to know and hear Lanston's story.
Merged review:
“I want my love to haunt you. Until the stars die—until all the water in the ocean dries and we’re all that’s left in this cruel, dark world.”
My heart. My heart. My heart. Lanston deserves the entire world. From The Fabric of Our Souls to here. My poor sweet boy. God it hurt so much. Everything about his story just makes my chest ache. I just want to hold him and tell him it was never his fault.
This was such a beautiful end for Lanston. The tone and style match the title perfectly. Moronova is a master at words. Master at breaking hearts even more so. There's not another soul on this earth that could tell this story as beautifully tragic as she. There was a melancholy feel to the entire book that set the mood. My heart might be broken but it was also filled in just a bit getting to know and hear Lanston's story.
Merged review:
“I want my love to haunt you. Until the stars die—until all the water in the ocean dries and we’re all that’s left in this cruel, dark world.”
My heart. My heart. My heart. Lanston deserves the entire world. From The Fabric of Our Souls to here. My poor sweet boy. God it hurt so much. Everything about his story just makes my chest ache. I just want to hold him and tell him it was never his fault.
This was such a beautiful end for Lanston. The tone and style match the title perfectly. Moronova is a master at words. Master at breaking hearts even more so. There's not another soul on this earth that could tell this story as beautifully tragic as she. There was a melancholy feel to the entire book that set the mood. My heart might be broken but it was also filled in just a bit getting to know and hear Lanston's story.
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
✨𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗵𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗼𝗽𝗲✨
•• “𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺. 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦, 𝘪𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦”
I wasn’t sure my heart could break any more after Fabric of Our Souls, but K.M. Moronova did what she does best and left me stunned once again. This was the most heartbreaking and hauntingly beautiful happy ending I’ve ever read, and this duet will always have a special place in my heart.
Lanston and Ophelia are stuck in the in-between, as phantoms, watching the world continue around them despite their deaths. The others have started to move on but they cannot, so together they embark on a journey find the peace that evades their souls in the hopes of moving on.
•• “𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘺 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘥𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘦.”
This is first and foremost a love story, but it’s also a nod to anybody who has grieved, felt alone, taken the unkindness of others to heart, or been stuck in the depths of true darkness - and a reminder that you’re never alone in your struggles. No matter how long it takes, or how hard the journey is, there’s light to be found.
•• “𝘛𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥, 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘴 𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘥𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘬, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘶𝘦𝘭. 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘶𝘯𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘴. 𝘞𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺”
“𝙁𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙮.”
•• “𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘢𝘮 𝘐 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘭𝘺?”
“𝘽𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙧𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙮, 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙗𝙪𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙡𝙮”
“𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘩?”
“𝘽𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙄’𝙢 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩”
•• “𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘴𝘰𝘧𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘥, 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘬𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦. 𝘠𝘰𝘶’𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘦, 𝘸𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶?”
“𝙄’𝙡𝙡 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙞𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙨 𝙙𝙞𝙚. 𝙄’𝙙 𝙛𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙣𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩”
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes