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Enchantra by Kaylie Smith

96 reviews

bree_mcd's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional funny tense 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

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shelfcarewithjess's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

📚 Synopsis (Spoiler-Free):
The sequel to Phantasma, Enchantra continues the Wicked Games series with another dive into magical trauma, secret histories, and reluctant romance. With a forced marriage at its centre and old emotional wounds lingering beneath the surface, it aims to deepen the worldbuilding and relationships introduced in book one.

🧠 My Thoughts:
I feel like I’m missing something compared to all the rave reviews I’ve seen. For me, this just felt like Phantasma 2.0 — not exactly bad, but not especially compelling either. The setup was almost identical, and while some new dynamics were introduced, they didn’t land with the impact I’d hoped for.

The pacing felt uneven, and once again, the ending seemed rushed — that same “hit the word count, now summarise in a flashback” approach that didn’t work for me in the first book either. The enemies-to-lovers angle felt unnecessary; the story could’ve stood on its own with the fake marriage and forced proximity alone.

Overall, it wasn’t terrible, just forgettable. I didn’t find any particularly standout character moments, and none of the dialogue stuck with me. A decent enough continuation, but it left me underwhelmed.

🗣️ Favourite Quotes:
“Shadows can only be seen in the presence of light,” he told her, the words agonised. “I worry when you leave, there will be no one left to see me.”

“Then she did the only other thing she could think of: she bit him. In the arse.”

“If you wanted to be choked, all you had to do was ask.”

“She’d long given up the hope that someone with a white horse would ever come to save her. But that didn’t mean she couldn’t be the knight in shining armour for herself.”

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torivasq's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny tense fast-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

Kaylie Smith does it again! I loved Phantasma, and Enchantra was amazing, too. The flow was perfect, and I love how the relationship between the two main characters evolved over the course of just a week. It was believable considering the setting and everything else.

Eagerly awaiting the next installment. <3

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maybe_notashley's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense 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: Yes

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delightfulmayhem's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional hopeful tense 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: Complicated

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kamrynkoble's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

This was a fun romantasy! A solid 4 stars. I know they say you don’t need to read Phantasma first, but I’d recommend going in publication order with Phantasma > Enchantra.

I finished Phantasma for the first time this month, and had to give it 4.5 rounded up when I couldn’t even think of a complaint. I connected more with Ophelia than Viv (which is interesting as I’m the older child of a pretty similar pairing), and I’d choose that MMC over this one. The games were a lot slower—very similar day-to-day and a lot of sitting around.

All in all, though, it’s super entertaining and worth a read. I’m a sucker for marriages of convenience/necessity every time, and this one had great tension. I’d recommend these two books to anyone who enjoys spicy (and I mean spicy) romantasy.

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⚠️ Content Warnings ⚠️
Spice level: This is on the upper level of the spice I’ve read. Definitely more graphic than Sara J Maas's books, and the scenes would be difficult to skip (sheer volume/length). If you don’t like borderline weird (since the characters are paranormal), graphic sex, I’d skip this one. Way too much for a high schooler in my opinion.

Graphic: Sexual content, blood, death/murder

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