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Reviews Kaylie Smith Laura Horowitz Wicked Games Romantasy Owned Audio, Hard Cover Book of the Month

Phantasma

PhantasmaTitle: Phantasma
Author: Kaylie Smith
Series: Wicked Games #1
Genre: Romantasy
Format: Audio, Hard Cover
Pages: 497
Length: 13h 14m
Narrator: Laura Horowitz
Source: Owned
Reason: Book of the Month
Rating:

My Thoughts

I absolutely adored PHANTASMA. It read as a dark gothic romantasy. Yum! I thought the levels of Phantasma were a creative nod to Dante’s Inferno and the nine circles of Hell.

I loved the characters, especially Blackwell and Poe (even though Poe’s just a cat). I thought Smith’s depiction of Ophelia’s struggle with OCD was very realistic and enlightening of how true OCD affects its victims.

While some of the spicier scenes made me roll my eyes, I really adored the banter and tension between Ophelia and Blackwell. (I’m sorry but no guy’s penis is so big around that a 5’9” woman can’t grab it without encircling it completely. Well, unless she has such small hands that that’s all people would notice about her.)

Anyway, I’m definitely looking forward to the next installment.

May 29, 2025
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Reviews Ali Hazelwood Thérèse Plummer Romance Library Audio Just Because

Love, Theoretically

Love, TheoreticallyTitle: Love, Theoretically
Author: Ali Hazelwood
Genre: Romance
Format: Audio
Pages: 389
Length: 12h 33m
Narrator: Thérèse Plummer
Source: Library
Reason: Just Because
Rating:

My Thoughts

I seem to go through a reading slump for a couple of months each year. Only when I force myself to start reading an old favorite or something fluffy do I successfully banish my slump to “The Upside Down.” LOVE, THEORETICALLY is that book for me this year.

LOVE, THEORETICALLY was a fun, compelling story with fantastic characters. I really loved this enemies-to-lovers romance. There was so much chemistry between Elsie and Jack. It made for a super cute read with a fair amount of spice. I definitely didn’t want to put the book down.

May 6, 2025
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