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This book was so good!! Loved the characters and romance in this book. Can‘t wait for the 2nd book to come out. So good!!

What a fitting read for the spooky season! Warning, this book is very risqué. If you don‘t like that sort of thing, don‘t read it. I love the way the author blended romance with horror with drama. I also loved the gothic feel of this book. I‘ve always loved New Orleans and the fact that this story took place there is a huge plus for me. I don‘t think I‘d have survived the phantasma games!

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Gothic paranormal set in New Orleans,a haunted house with creepy trials, spicy romance. The author takes a creative theme for a serious issue with fmc, really enjoyed this one!
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#19 Sleep Tight 4.0 ⭐ 25 Sept
Finding a serial killer with an unreliable MC involving a house of horrors in a town called Twisted Tree. Checked all the boxes for me. Strong writing that brought further the atmosphere.

#20 Phantasma 4.5 ⭐ 28 Sept
The horror, Ophelia's development, adrenaline rich high stakes competition & we can't forget the 🌶️🌶️🌶️. Probably one of my favorites of the year.

#WeeklyForecast Since I had a good reading week, going to push myself to four books.

#wrapup I reread Frankenstein, finished Blood Orange (Halle,K), Darkest Night (Thorn,A) and The Dream Haunter's (Mary,M) an audiobook arc. Completely using all of my free spaces for #bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks In the process, I cleaned up my #netgalley shelves.

Ophelia & Genevieve‘s mom passed away & Grimm manor is being foreclosed in 60 days.

The younger sister disappears after an ominous promise that she‘ll fix things. This is a story of Ophelia‘s search for Genevieve & the gorgeous phantom she encounters in a 10 level crawler game where there can be only 1 winner who will get 1 wish from the devil.

Great characters! A cat named Poe! Action, GORE, mystery, humor, horror & extra spice.

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The delectable, gothic atmosphere of Phantasma was a delight to be immersed in as I sink into fall reading! The authentic OCD representation added an extra layer to a fun and spicy read. I would have loved to think or feel more, but it was definitely entertaining and I appreciate it for what it is. #BOTM

This was fun. It takes place in a historical, magical New Orleans, but the majority of the book takes place in a hunted mansion. Ophelia follows her younger sister into this deadly competition featuring the different levels of hell. There is a love interest of course. And this one is adult for sure, if you know what I mean. It also is a bit gruesome at parts. It's a stand alone, so no cliffhanger. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I'm starting Phantasma today.💀

Another one that I absolutely loved and now have to wait until April for the next one 😩! OCD is real in this one. Great characters (good and evil), and a few jaw-droppers thrown in.

Take a fanfic of Gaston Laroux's The Phantom of the Opera and mix in Dante's Divine Comedy and you have a spicy dark romantasy that is an epic brain candy. A New Orleans magic user investigates the murder of her mother and the disappearance of her sister in the deadly supernatural contest known as Phantasma. As she endures Hunger/Squid Games challenges, she gains the aid of a mysterious stranger who awakens her sexuality and power.

This one was a pleasant surprise! I got it from BOTM because it looked the most like a quick, mindless, read, and it is. What I didn‘t expect, though, was the very self-aware own voices OCD representation and the genuinely compelling plot.

Wow! This was my September #BOTM pick and I loved it! 5 stars- I couldn‘t stop reading about Ophelia and her sister Genevieve as they enter a devils competition called Phantasma. 9 levels of games with deadly consequences and a charming stranger who makes Ophelia a bargain she can‘t turn down.

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Soon after the unexpected death of their mother, necromancer Ophelia Grimm‘s sister disappears & to save her, Ophelia must enter & win Phantasma, a deadly contest held inside a haunted mansion. Nine levels of the players' worst fears have to faced alongside deadly temptations offered by the resident devils. Ophelia is offered help by a Phantom named Blackwell - he will help her pass the trials if she will help him escape from Phantasma for good.

September #BookSpinBingo board is all set.😍

BOTM hasn‘t impressed me recently, until September!

It was a box filler month! These all sound so great!
Phantasma was one of my most anticipated reads of 2024..so HOORAY! 🎊
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My #BOTM choice for September. I wonder is this will be something like A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik.