Phantasma
A dark fantasy romance (Wicked Games Book 1)
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Narrated by:
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Laura Horowitz
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By:
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Kaylie Smith
Welcome to Phantasma.
There are only two rules to the game. Stay alive. And don’t fall in love.
When Ophelia’s sister disappears, there is only one way to save her. Ophelia must enter Phantasma, a deadly contest inside a haunted mansion, and claim its prize—a single wish.
Phantasma is a maze of twisting corridors and lavish ballrooms, of demons and temptations. Ophelia will face nine challenges, each more dangerous than the last. There can only be one winner, and the other contestants will stop at nothing to eliminate their rivals.
Every day the house creates new monsters. But just as Ophelia’s fears threaten to overwhelm her, a mysterious stranger offers her a bargain.
Charming, arrogant and infuriatingly attractive, Blackwell claims he can guide her through the lethal trials ahead. All he asks in return is ten years of her life.
Ophelia knows she shouldn’t trust him. Blackwell doesn’t seem dangerous, but appearances can be deceptive. Worse still, she feels a dark and irresistible attraction drawing them closer and closer.
Her life is on the line. But in Phantasma, the only thing deadlier than losing the game is losing your heart…
A Court of Thorns and Roses meets Caraval in this seductive fantasy adventure. With steamy romance, a sexy morally gray love interest, OCD rep and jaw-dropping twists, Phantasma is perfect for fans of Rebecca Yarros, Nisha J. Tuli and Carissa Broadbent.
©2024 Kaylie Smith (P)2024 Second Sky, an imprint of Storyfire Ltd.Continue the series
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●📖#428 Pages
●Third person POV
●Release date- 03 Sept 2024
●Plot or Character driven? Both
●Series Name- Wicked Games
●Avaiable OK KU? Yes ✅️
●Any representation? YES! OCD rep, very accurately portrait!
☠️CHECK THE TW!
●TROPES
🪧 OCD representation
🍑 contest with levels based on circles of hell
☠️ necromancy magic, ghosts, witches
👻 gothic & horror vibes
✨- wound tending
🥲- He falls first
💘- Forbidden love
🩸- Forced proximity
🥵- praide kink “Good girl”
🤍 - Diverse characters
Audiobook review-
I really enjoyed the narrator in this book, I thought she did a great job with all the scenes and characters, especially as it's in the third person. The only thing that bugged me was the accent she chose for kade- it was very yosamity Sam as was one other male character.
🌍World building, Writing, and Pacing:
Phantasma is a genuinely entertaining dark fantasy romance filled with high-stakes trials, seductive danger, and plenty of secrets to be hunted out.
The pacing keeps things moving along steadily, and the challenges within the competition of Phantasma provide some exciting action. However, as other reviewers have said-despite the life-or-death nature of the game, I never truly felt the stakes. I understood it was life and death, but with them able to just call for a devil to save them, it took a lot away from the tension. I would have liked to hear them try to barter in those moments- to strike a deal where perhaps the game is paused for 30 seconds, and thats all there is to come to terms.
🧝♂️Characters:
I absolutely loved reading about the main and side characters along the story. I enjoyed learning about the devil's and meeting the other players.
The chemistry between Ophelia and Blackwell is written beautifully, and I loved all of their scenes. They delivered plenty of spice and swoon-worthy moments along with some great hot and cold moments and gripping jealousy spiking action.
💀WHY NO 5 STARS?
I think I've covered this, but generally, it just didn't hit me hard enough. I loved the read, but it wasn't very dark, and it just didn't grip me and pull me into its depths as I wish it would have done.
💯Would I re-read and Recommend?
Yes and yes, I enjoyed it very much, I'm looking forward to the next one and have been left with questions from this one that's I'd love answers to.
🪧Final thoughts:
Great as a spooky season read, good audio book, not too complicated to follow along too, and there was a great selection of romance and spice and all of the feels in-between.
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My Rating Systems:
⭐️⭐️⭐️
I don't regret reading it, and I will read the next one, but this one did have a few flaws. [These could be repetative writing, gaps or plot holes, better character growth or world building, areas needing more detail]
Generally, the book lacked depth and became confusing. The plot resonated with me even though it annoyed me on the whole.
⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
I'm glad I read it. I enjoyed it and would recommend it to the right people but I wanted more! Sadly, it's easily forgettable with a few issues I just couldn't overlook/get past.
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Good book! I loved it, but... I needed more! I really did enjoy it, but it had a few parts that needed more detail or added history/background or lore. But that's because the story or characters were memorable, and the plot was strong with brilliant twists. I would re-read if I needed to catch up for the next book and would recommend.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
Great book! I truly wish the story had been thought about more, or the author had been given more time as this book is so close to brilliance! I will likely read again and will definitely be recommending to all!
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WOW! Absolutely amazing book! Well written with great characters and a plot so memorable that it will stay with me. I will definitely read this again, I will be recommending it and sharing it with the whole world! Also- I NEED A PHYSICAL COPY!
🌶️🌶️– a lot of segsual language and some on-page open door action, may be occurring a couple of times
🌶️🌶️🌶️– a lot of explicit action and dirty talk, occurring frequently with 2/3 lurvers
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ – super graphic and explicit, occurring 4 or more times, can be more grey and taboo themed.
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ – Kinks and Fet!shism, explicit and super graphic. It is likely to be tushy play, toys, play rooms, and more darker / taboo fantasies and realities.
really enjoyable, great spice.
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Dark fantasy
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everyone GET THIS NOW
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I listened to this on Audio, and the narrator, Laura Horowitz, was incredible!
Brilliant! Started slow, but once the trails started, I really got invested. REALLY ENJOYED! Can't wait for book 2!!
Great narrator
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Story 10/10 a definite recommend!
I went in blind and loved it, suggest you do the same!
Absolutely fantastic!
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