Phantasma
Books | Fiction / Fantasy / Romance
3.7
Kaylie Smith
A gorgeous trade paperback edition with custom gold foiling on the cover! Caraval meets Throne of the Fallen in this spicy dark romantasy where a necromancer needs help from a dangerous phantom to win a deadly competition, only to find their partnership puts her at risk of breaking the game's most vital rule: don't fall in love. "PHANTASMA is the decadent feast that every romantasy lover dreams of. Dark magic, fraught danger, exhilarating trials and a simmering-hot romance abound!" --Sophie Kim, #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of the The God and the Gumiho When Ophelia and her sister discovers their mother brutally murdered, there is no time to grieve: Ophelia has inherited both her powerful death-driven magic and enormous debt on their home. Circumstances go from dire to deadly, however, when Ophelia's sister decides to pay off the loan by entering Phantasma--a competition where most contestants don't make it out alive and the winner is granted a single wish. The only way to save her sister is to compete. But Phantasma is a cursed manor, with twisting corridors and lavish ballrooms, and filled with enticing demons and fatal temptations. Ophelia will need to face nine floors of challenges to win . . . if her fears don't overtake her first. When a charming, arrogant stranger claims he can protect and guide Ophelia, she knows she shouldn't trust him. While Blackwell may not seem dangerous, appearances can be deceptive. But with her sister's life on the line, Ophelia can't afford to turn him away. She just needs to ignore the overwhelming, dark attraction drawing them closer and closer together. Because in Phantasma, the only thing deadlier than losing the game is losing your heart . . .
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Author
Kaylie Smith
Pages
512
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Published Date
2024
ISBN
1538769255 9781538769256
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"This book follows a girl who falls headfirst into the role of a necromancer after the unexpected death of her mother. In the path of finding herself and trying to save the remnants of her old life, Ophelia Grimm follows her sister into a deadly game where she has to fight for her life in order to find herself and make it out safe and sound!
I’ll be dead honest i flew through this book. The only reason I didn’t finish earlier is because I was buddy reading it! It was engaging and fast paced and I loved everything about it! It was super spicy, the amount of scenes in this book was CRAZY!
This book had me questioning everything. I always thought I knew what was going on but then other things would happen and I wouldn’t be sure! I loved that this book was a metaphor for dealing with extreme compulsion mental heath issues and learning to cope with it! I think the author did a great job in the portrayal of OCD!
If you love things such as haunted houses, spice, friends to lovers, paranormal, or if you really wanted to fxck danny phantom as a teen, this book is for you!"
Gabby Lucas
"What a wonderful surprise this book ended up being. It's not my typical genre to chose- but the trials aspect got me. I thoroughly enjoyed this book start to finish, and the end had my jaw on the floor. I will eagerly await the next release in the series. "
Alexia Hollis
"Don’t know how to categorize this? Dark romantasy? I think it’s like “Butcher and Blackbird” where it’s a way to ease yourself into dark romance/fantasy. Following a necromancer who is trying to save her sister from a deadly game, her home, and a phantom who seems tied to this mysterious, deadly game. Phantasma is moving haunted houses that gives riches to the winner, however other contestants a usually end up dead. When Ophelia’s sister enters the competition, she must as well, only to find an attractive phantom who’s tied to the game and house in unknown ways. He strikes a bargain: help him unlock his memories and he’ll help Ophelia win the game, but will this put her in more danger? ⚠️ trigger warnings, gore and spice! To me, this is like if Caraval had a darker, broodier older sister that would have sex and murder people. "
Sarah Ortinau
"BOTM marketed this as a paranormal romance and I couldn’t add it to my box fast enough. I adored this novel and everything about it was a slam dunk for me. Paranormal elements, gothic atmosphere, bizarre sentient house full of ghosts and devils, elaborate games and riddles, and a soul crushing love story centuries in the making. What’s not to love? I didn’t think the gore was over the top by any means so if the blurbs likening this to the Saw movies puts you off like it almost did me, I would still consider giving this novel a chance. Personally, I would say this story is still worth reading even if you have to skip over the gory parts in some chapters just to make it through. "
Lianna
"Got this from BOTM and it was such a good read. Really well written and had me fully invested the whole time. Can’t wait for book 2! "
Tasha B
"Looooove iiiiit. It was my book of the month for September, and I don't regret it. Dark atmosphere, and written beautifully. It's so fancy and dark. 😈👻💀🔥"
Dianna Blackwell
"Read this book for Halloween loved the characters and the plot and the unexpected plot twist "
Heather Allison
"Aw okay I loved this book. It has some flaws, and I figured out the ending long before I got there, but I really loved it. It’s like a ghost version of Caraval, which I think is super fun. While it’s a standalone connected to other standalones, I definitely will read other books in the series 🌹"
Mad
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