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Phantasma
by Kaylie Smith
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
4.25⭐️/5
Did this live up to the hype? Yes! I personally loved it. It was dark, gothic, with the cutest little romance. And spice. 🥵
This story is about Ophelia, mainly, as she gets thrust in to the legendary Phantasma competition to search for her sister after they had just lost their mother and Ophelia just came in to her Necromancer powers. She comes across a Phantom, Blackwell, and against her better judgment makes a deal with him in order to have his assistance to get to her sister. She’s searching for her sister, her sister is searching for answers, and Blackwell is searching for his freedom. And one of the main rules? Do not fall in love.
This book gave me Caraval and One Dark Window vibes. It had mystery, romance, spice, so many plot twists. I loved it. And it is a perfect read for spooky season. It is a Dark Romantasy, but the romance itself is so cute and there is nothing dark about them. The book just has some dark themes.
So if you are looking for a dark gothic fantasy with a steamy romance with a ghost, look no further bestie, this one’s for you. 👻
The only reason it was not a full 5 stars for me, is because some things that happened would occur with little to no context. Like we would go from a calm scene to turmoil so quickly. And the ending was kind of abrupt. There were a lot of revelations and deals and somehow everything got solved in 4 pages and then oh here’s the epilogue. Girl what? 😅 I actually have more questions than answers now, but this was only book 1 and I cannot wait for book 2.
Happy reading babes ❤️
Did this live up to the hype? Yes! I personally loved it. It was dark, gothic, with the cutest little romance. And spice. 🥵
This story is about Ophelia, mainly, as she gets thrust in to the legendary Phantasma competition to search for her sister after they had just lost their mother and Ophelia just came in to her Necromancer powers. She comes across a Phantom, Blackwell, and against her better judgment makes a deal with him in order to have his assistance to get to her sister. She’s searching for her sister, her sister is searching for answers, and Blackwell is searching for his freedom. And one of the main rules? Do not fall in love.
This book gave me Caraval and One Dark Window vibes. It had mystery, romance, spice, so many plot twists. I loved it. And it is a perfect read for spooky season. It is a Dark Romantasy, but the romance itself is so cute and there is nothing dark about them. The book just has some dark themes.
So if you are looking for a dark gothic fantasy with a steamy romance with a ghost, look no further bestie, this one’s for you. 👻
The only reason it was not a full 5 stars for me, is because some things that happened would occur with little to no context. Like we would go from a calm scene to turmoil so quickly. And the ending was kind of abrupt. There were a lot of revelations and deals and somehow everything got solved in 4 pages and then oh here’s the epilogue. Girl what? 😅 I actually have more questions than answers now, but this was only book 1 and I cannot wait for book 2.
Happy reading babes ❤️