Absolute crack! Whatever Kaylie has laced into this series has made it an unstoppable obsession. I'm more in love with Genevieve’s story than her sister’s! I absolutely love it when sequels are better than their predecessor. I’m so excited that there will be more from this series & can’t wait to get my hands on them!

Absolutely loved this book!!!!!! Rowin is absolutely everything you would want out of a book boyfriend! Can’t wait not wait for the next book she releases!!!!!

If you talked to me about books since last year, there's no way you weren't told Phantasma was one of my favourite reads in 2024. Enchantra follows right where that left off, with the same energies and I'm so here for it.
Marriage of convenience with dysfunctional found family? Just when I thought things couldn't get better than book 1! Absolutely amazing and entertaining and so much fun!
I just love, love, love all the fun, dark, twisty masquerade balls and animal companions and all the jazz that comes with the deadly situation Genevieve finds herself in.
Also, Genevieve is amazing. I loved Ophelia and now I love her sister, too. And I love Rowin and his full touch her and... vibes.

If you love dark, twisted romance and gothic settings, this is for you.

This is the 2nd book of Wicked Games. I enjoyed the first book a lot so of course had to sign up for this book.
Genevieve got an invitation for a place in Italy. There she meets Rowin and he doesn't want her there and slams the door in heer face but she finds a way in.
Rowin and his family are playing a deadly game and she is caught in it, In order for her to win she needs Rowin's help and they must make it look like they are in love.
There are so many deadly games ahd Rowin's family tries to kill her.
It s fast paced and alot of thrills throughout the book. Rowin and Genevieve have an attraction that they both are fighting.
Thank you to NetGalley and Second Sky for the book to review.

HOW WAS THIS BETTER THAN PHANTASMA?? HOW KAYLIE???😩😍😍

I absolutely loved Rowin, adding him to my top 10 book boyfriends immediately. I can’t wait for book 3 in the Wicked Games series, I’m getting the vibe that it might be about Lucy? Or maybe Ellen. GAH 😩 I need it now!

My rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice: 🌶️🌶️ (Rowin is…🤌🏼)

Some tropes to expect:

💀 Forced Marriage
💀 Fake Relationship
💀 Deadly Trials
💀 Enemies to Lovers
💀 Shadow Daddy
💀 Past Relationship Trauma
💀 Indentured Servitude
💀 Plus-size Representation


Thank you so much to Forever/Second Sky and Kaylie Smith for this eARC and chance to read and give my honest review! I can’t wait for book 3 and know that I will request it IMMEDIATELY the second it’s available.

I was excited when I saw that Kaylie Smith was coming out with another Wicked Games book because I enjoyed "Phantasma". From the start, I was hooked into this story! I couldn't wait to see how Genevieve's own adventures would play out as we only had glimmers of her in the last. Kaylie Smith writes an immersive world that makes me feel as if I am walking along the pages with her characters, for what the estate was, it sounded like a lovely place to visit. Rowin and Genevieve were so fun to watch their relationship unfold on the pages, fake dating/marriage is one of the tropes I gravitate towards! While this story can be completely read on it's own, I liked meeting back up with Ophelia too. I have not been able to stop thinking about this book since I finished. Thank you to Second Sky and Forever Pub for an advanced copy! All thoughts and opinions are my own!

Absolutely loved this story! I was so happy that it didn't have the same story just different characters but a whole new fresh take on this world. I am so in love with these characters and world!

Also, that is a beautiful cover!

Hell, am I in for a book hangover!

I absolutely adored Phantasma, and now I am absolutely besotted with Enchantra!

This time round, it's Ophelia's little sister Genevieve's turn to be the heroine of the hour, when she decides to pay a visit to her mother's old friend Barrington Silver's estate 'Enchantra' in Italy. Unfortunately, it turns out that the family is cursed to play a game to the death once a year and low and behold, Genevieve's visit could not have come at a worse time.

The tension is high, and the game is afoot in this thrilling (and spicy) romantasy right from the start. Due to being the second installment set in this world, we get thrown right into Genevieve arriving at the estate without needing the heavy world building that Phantasma started with.

The Silver siblings all have their own sense of self, and their own individual characterisation, although I'd have liked to see more from Wells, Covin and Remi. Hopefully in future books set in this world we will see more from them as well as Salem and Ophelia.

And if you like broody, tattooed and pierced shadow daddies? Rowington Silver DELIVERS!

Thank you so much to secondsky/forever for the advance copy of this book via Netgalley.

I wasn't sure how to feel about Vivi after Phantasma, because we only see her through Ophelia's eyes, but her confidence and her voice were so enjoyable to read! And Rowin's stoic protectiveness won me over as well. Maybe it's the marriage of convenience trope, but I enjoyed Enchantra more than the first book. Exciting, dangerous, and swoonworthy adventure.

Rating: 4.5/5 Stars
Pub Date:4/8
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This ids book two of the Wicked Games Series. I went into Enchantra thinking that I was going to be getting another Phantasma; but what I got was something completely different but with some of the same supernatural beings. Enchantra really focuses on Genevieve and the hunt. I love that Salem and Ophelia do make an appearance, but they are not the focus of the story. This gave me Hunger Games vs Hawthorne Series vibes. I really loved the seriousness of each of the games and what was at stake, but I also loved the playfulness of the siblings and the comic relief that you could find amidst the seriousness of the hunt.
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I was absolutely entranced by the hunt, the deals, the games picked and the characters in this one. Right from the start I couldn't put this one down and I finished it in a matter of 2 sittings. The pacing was slow in the beginning, where there was some decent world building and character introduction but as the story progressing the pacing got faster and faster. If you are a spice fan; you will enjoy this one because there is plenty of spice!
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I listened to this one via audiobook while going between my physical copy from BOTM to my eARC. It was narrated by Laura Horowitz and just love what she does with this series.She is the perfect fit for it! The audio is perfect so if you are thinking of picking up this series - be sure to check out the audio!
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I love this series. I highly recommend checking this out if you are a romantasy fan but also a horror fan. There is enough blood, guts, thrills and chills to go around in this. I cannot wait to see where Kaylie goes with the third in this series. Be sure to check this out! Huge thank you to NetGalley, Kaylie Smith, Bookouture Audio and Second Sky for the ALC and eARC in exchange for my honest review.

"The light is wherever you are."

I LOVED THIS BOOK SM!! It was one of my most anticipated read of this year and it did not disappoint!! I still remember how much I loved phantasma when I read it last year and this one is equally amazing!! Everything in this book was perfect. The word buliding and the pacing was absolutely perfect and the vibes were immaculate. The entire hunt was so chaotic and fun even though I was scared to death for vivi. but she handled it really well and why fear when Rowin is here haha. Their chemistry and banter was everything!! I loved it sm. Rowin is the hottest shadow daddy ever!! Can we talk about his piercings?!! 🥵
It's safe say that I am completely obsessed with kaylie's writing. I can't wait for what next in this series!!

Thank you so much second sky books for the gifted digital copy!!

4.25⭐️ FUN & entertaining & spiccyyyyy stars for Rowin & Vivi 😍

This series is truly just such a fun, bingable & easy read and Kaylie Smith does NOT disappoint with the book boyfriends 🫣 Rowin is tatted, piercings (everywhere 😳) & wears rings & is a TRULY edgy / goth book boyfriend type ❤️‍🔥

I think I liked Phantasma slightly more BUT I LOVED the family element & now am even more excited for the next book/rest of the series (hoping there are books for Rowin’s siblings!!!)

The games & trials were awesome, stakes felt intense but also low stress & all fun 😍 so much fun with this one

4.5⭐️
3🌶️
3🧠 (rating 1-10 of how much brain power this requires)

☑️ fake marriage !!!!
☑️ games & trials
☑️ hate to love
☑️ tatted & pierced MMC
☑️ fiesty FMC

Huge thank you to Forever Publishing for the advanced copy via NetGalley💜

The sequel to phantasma !!

I was very excitedly accepted to read and review this on NetGalley. I absolutely love phantasma so I was super happy to read this.
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From the first page I was hooked. It’s thrilling, exciting, twisty, strange characters. Good strong storyline. And of course enemies to lovers 👌
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Another amazing read, absolutely loved it. I felt the ending was a little rushed again but didn’t ruin the read for me.
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I’d love to read more of her work!

#enchantra #netgalley #bookreviews

BOOK REVIEW: Enchantra by Kaylie Smith💜
My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5/5
Cover Rating: 5/5

Favorite Quote: “I’m a creature of Hell, worshipping is not usually in my nature. But for whatever time you remain in my bed, I will make it your shrine.”😍😍😍

My Thoughts: This book gave me everything I neededddd. Marriage of convenience, so many interesting characters, great plot, romance, and deadly games?! Yes!! I loved getting to learn more about Genevieve. She is a sassy queen and she didn’t back down from anyone or anything. The romance between her and Rowin Silver made my heart happy! The banter between them was perfection and the sacrifices that were made was the true definition of love.😭

I thought this book wouldn’t live up to my love for Phantasma, but I fear that it was even better than book 1! Don’t get me wrong, Blackwell and Ophelia are still my babies, but Genevieve and Rowin were everything I needed. I could’ve read this in one sitting, that’s how addicting the writing and plot was. And Kaylie Smith’s endings will forever have a chokehold on me. So much happens to the point where I’m ZOOMING through the pages to get answers. I just loved this one so much.

Thank you so much to Second Sky and Forever Publishing for giving me an e-ARC of this book to be able to read in advance and review! I was so excited to get a chance to read this one!!

Wow! I really enjoyed this read. I think I may have enjoyed it more than Phantasma? There is something about Genevieve and Rowington Silver that hits different. Maybe I just like a bad boy? (the answer is yes. I do).

I was so excited to see Genevieve out on her own and to really get more about her and her personality. I loved watching Ophelia go into Phantasma and wanting to save Genevieve but that was really the only POV we have of her. So if I'm honest I didnt maybe have the BEST opinion of the smallest Grimm sibling. But this book really showed my her other side. I loved Genevieve's sassy side and as Rowin referred to it, her bratty side. This girl knows what she wants and she is not taking no for an answer and I was here for ittt.

I think learning more about why Genevieve was searching for Enchantra and going out on her own was really important because she was so eager to find others like her and find her place in the grand scheme of things much like her sister had. And then watching her fall into Enchantra and its own grip was hilarious. It felt like such a hardheaded person thing to do. Refusing to take no for answer and then ending up knee deep in a bad situation. I cackled.

Rowington Silver was really bringing the whole "my wife" vibes to another level. Obviously, the forced marriage trope at play here was a 10/10. It was like they both obviously didn't want it but dealt with that being their situation and yet every time Rowin called Genevieve his wife, I giggled and kicked my little feet. I really enjoyed our MMC this whole book. He knew just how to deal with Genevieve's bossy self was great. I think also learning about how his whole family was in these games with Knox and how he had been winning for the past 15 years was crazy.

I really felt for the Silver family and the siblings that had to kill each other every year in order to be free of Hell. I found this portion of the story so intriguing and I was dying to know more about each Silver sibling. I am hoping that Kaylie will give us more in the future about the Silvers and their deal with Knox and of course their mother and the Crimson Rot.

The ending had me plowing through the last chapters and when the Epilogue ended I was shocked. I think that was the hardest part of the entire read only because it felt a bit more rushed than the rest of the book. Like when Genevieve had lost her memories and then there were weeks that passed and then she did, I was a little confused. But then as well as this idea that they were still looking for the cure for the Crimson Rot for Rowin's mom. I also would have loved to have more information on Rowin and his mortality since he gave up his immortality to bring Genevieve back. I don't know I was a little confused and would really like to know more about that. Crossing my fingers that Kaylie is bringing back some more info about the Silver Family and their current plight!!

Also, the spice in this book... It was like spicy but not like ridiculously so and it was well written spice in my opinion. Add this next shadow daddy to the roster?

THIS IS HOW YOU WRITE A SEQUEL!
If you thought Phantasma was incredible, prepare to have your mind blown! This story follows Vivi's experience trying to find others who knew her Mother and what it was like to grow up with a necromancer. She ends up meeting a devil, getting involved in a deathly game of luck and falling for the least expected man.
The spice in this book was next level and I loved every second of the suspenseful tension!

Five stars.
Phantasma was so good. Enchantra might be even better. I wasn’t sure how we could keep the same vibes and a competition without feeling to similar. This book stands on its own. I too would like to be part of the Silver family.
Genevieve feels fresh for this type of story. Yes, she has powers. But she’s not overpowered or overskilled. She likes her pretty dresses and nicer things. She’s trying to find her place in the world and shows up on the doorstep of Enchantra. I loved Rowington. A broody man who doesn’t want to fall for her. He was complex and I loved how he let Genevieve slip behind some of his walls. Rowin and Genevieves romance and spice was well written and unputdownable. The competition was interesting and high stakes as well. I loved this read and couldn’t put it down. I’ll definitely be reading anything else this author writes.

Thank you so much to Second Sky for my arc. All opinions are my own

I loved Phantasma… but I adored Enchantra.

I don’t know how Kaylie Smith has done it, but she’s somehow written my favourite sequel ever. The stakes are higher, the emotions deeper, and the chemistry between Genevieve and Rowin? Off the charts.

I fell completely in love with Genevieve’s strength and fire, with Rowin’s maddening charm, and with the tangled, aching beauty of the Silvers’ complicated family dynamic. Every page gripped me. Every twist cut deeper. This book had me in a chokehold from start to finish.

Enchantra isn’t just a sequel - it’s a masterpiece of tension, romance, and deadly enchantment. I need more. Immediately.

Thank you thank you thank you for the advanced read!

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Phantasma was one of my absolute favorite books that I read last year so I was soooo excited for Enchantra! It was one of my most anticipated releases of the year and I am so happy to say that it did not disappoint at all!

I don’t know what magic Kaylie Smith puts into her books to make them as addicting as they are, but I absolutely could not put them down!

Admittedly, I was a little skeptical that I would love Rowin and Vivi as much as I did Blackwell and Ophelia, but they definitely won me over! I loved Rowin’s broody, grumpy-with-a-good-heart, strong and silent, protective vibes and Vivi’s bold, confident, sassy, spitfire personality. I enjoyed their games of Two Truths and a Lie and thought that was a cute way for them to get to know each other better! I thought they had good banter and chemistry! Also, I loved the ending! ( I did also enjoy the cameos with Blackwell and Ophelia though!🥰)

Like the first book in the series, the vibes in this one were on point! It has a masquerade ball, a labyrinth hedge maze, secret rooms and passages, demons and magic, diary entries, a family curse, secrets and lies, deadly games, animal familiars, chaotic side characters, a dysfunctional and murderous (found) family, a high-stakes marriage-of-convenience, and steamy shadow play. 😍

Enchantra had a bit of a different feel to it than Phantasma (less of the gothic/horror feel, a bit more darkly whimsical?), but it also had a similar energy in that it was just as exciting, dangerous, suspenseful, romantic, steamy, and twisty. Rather than twisted trials like we got in Phantasma, we get a deadly game of hide and seek between cursed siblings in this one. I thought the way she did this felt really fun, original, clever! The dynamics between the Silver siblings were so dysfunctional and complex…they are so chaotic and I loved it. (Also, their ridiculous names made me laugh haha). I adored Ellin and Sevin (Sevin may have even been my favorite character, actually lol—based on some of the potential set up provided, I’m hoping the next book will be about him?!🤞)

I know this one JUST came out, but I already can’t wait for book 3! I love this series! Seriously, I basically inhale these books. 😍

Thank you to Kaylie Smith, NetGalley, Forever, and Second Sky for providing the eARC in exchange for an honest review!

If there's one thing Kaylie Smith is going to do, it's suck you in, make you sweat, and spit you back out a complete MESS when it's all over. I would drink these books through a straw if I could.