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A review by shereadytoread
Phantasma by Kaylie Smith
adventurous
3.0
Overall I really enjoyed this book. I thought it was an interesting premise and the addition of the mystery was fun. The theme of the circles kept it from getting too repetitive but I think the book struggled with pacing between the competition rounds and the romance/mystery plot lines.
Where this book faltered to me is the idea that it is a “dark fantasy romance”. It does have violence and trials but is more or less hell-themed hunger games. It is definitely not “dark” in the way that we usually think of dark romance. The romance has a lot of snarky banter and then is pretty sweet. The setting is dark but that’s about it.
Disclosure: I received a free ARC of this book from the publisher.
Where this book faltered to me is the idea that it is a “dark fantasy romance”. It does have violence and trials but is more or less hell-themed hunger games. It is definitely not “dark” in the way that we usually think of dark romance. The romance has a lot of snarky banter and then is pretty sweet. The setting is dark but that’s about it.
Disclosure: I received a free ARC of this book from the publisher.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: Death of parent