Amazing dark fantasy!!! The narrators did an amazing job bringing the characters to life. These dark and dangerous games pit siblings against siblings. I felt the family's pain and despare. Loved the ending!!!

If you enjoyed Phantasma and want more smutty life or death competitions but this time with a marriage of inconvenience, Enchantra is exactly what you’re looking for.

There is instant attraction between Rowin and Genevieve, but also she’s super mad at him for not letting her into the estate and then also forcing her to marry him and compete in said deadly competition.

There is banter, there is touch and die, there is spice. There are also cute animal familiars!

I feel like Phantasma focused more on the spice and Enchantra focuses more on the relationship. Regardless, I will gladly throw down a mug and shout another for every book in this series!!

Thank you so much to NetGalley and Second Sky Books for the review copy of the audiobook. I had such a great time and Laura Horowitz did such a good job with the narration!

Enchantra" Review – My Perfectly Chaotic Love Letter to Genevieve, Rowan, and Deadly Games

I *thought* I loved Ophelia… and I *do*, but now that I’ve spent time with Genevieve, I realize she’s the second half of my soul—like, if Ophelia and Genevieve fused together, they’d basically create *me*. No choice but to love her. 😌

And ROWAN. Omg. The swooning I did?! Unmatched. The broody, shadow-wielding, *grumpy yet protective* king of my dreams (except I’m totally joking because I love my husband… mostly 😂). IYKYK, but *Phantasma* has been my top read in the last two years, mainly because of Sinclaire (*chef’s kiss*), but Rowan… let’s just say he’s a solid backup. 😏

The deadly *hide-and-seek in a cursed Italian manor* vibes? IMMACULATE. The marriage of convenience that turns into something more? OBSESSED. The tension, the banter, the gothic setting—it all had me *devouring* this book. Kaylie Smith’s writing is *so* good, and I love how she creates these magical, eerie, *twisty* worlds that you can’t help but get lost in.

Oh, and that ending? 😭💀 You *cannot* beat that kind of romance.

Genevieve (paranormal mortal) finds a strange invitation addressed to her deceased mother. She accepts the invitation and unfortunately arrives on the one day she can’t so easily escape. Unknowingly, she’s entered in a deadly game of hide and seek (with a few twists). Her only chance of survival is to get married to one of the brothers of the estate, Rowin.(Immortal)

The games were great. Not as much action as you would think but given that it’s basically multiple rounds of hide and seek there is a lot of downtime where the two MCs get to know each other better. There’s plotting, betrayal and sacrifice.
True enemies to lovers although in my opinion the slide from enemies to lovers was a little choppy. Despite that, I actually enjoyed this book more than Phantasma. The ending was surprisingly sweet and I was worried if it had gotten any sweeter I would’ve cried. Loved the dark found family element with a few familiars too. Could absolutely visualize this book becoming a movie. I’m happy to hear there’s a third book coming out.

Love love love love love this book. I think I might like this book more than Phantasma. I lterally did not want to stop listening and before I knew it was finished.

Read book one in a very short amount of time. This one was fun! I loved the game aspect again, and I liked how There are so many more characters for this story. Would have loved to see Ophelia more but this book was also exciting.

I was so excited for the second book after Phantasma and couldn’t wait to read more about Genevieve. I wondered how it would follow but loved the direction this took us in. I feel she is the strongest sister so she has to play the harder games! I really love the games on both books and find it very refreshing and different o other books. Really easy to follow and amazing side characters. I can’t wait for the third instalment.

Thank you NetGalley and Bookouture Audio for an advanced listening copy in exchange for my honest opinion.

Phantasma was one of my most memorable reads of 2024 - It took me by surprise how much I enjoyed It and thought about It after the fact. I had high hopes for the sequel and I might have enjoyed It more! The audiobook was such a great way to enjoy this story. I could really see It play out and could totally picture this being a series. A very broody MMC and a very stubborn FMC in a forced marriage to save her life before they enter deadly games hosted by a devil? This was so fun! The ending was just too sweet 😭🩷🩷🩷

ENCHANTRA 💜 ALC 🎧

ABSOLUTELY HANDS DOWN 5⭐️ I loved Phantasma and didn’t think it was possible to love Enchantra more. I listened to this on audio, the narrator was fantastic and managed to capture each character perfectly. Would definitely recommend listening to the book!

“The Hunt” which are the deadly games, are enticing and entertaining. Rowan the MMC is handsome, has incredible whit and banter, he’s cheeky and adore him. I LOVE that it follows Genevieve, seeing more of her character and the development which I LOVED.

The cheekiness of the back and forth between the FMC & MMC just had me laughing and yearning after them. The slow burn TENSION was just amazing. Incredible story line and I’m so excited to get the physical copy!

Things I LOVED

💜 DEADLY GAMES
💜 SHADOW DADDY MMC (touch her and die vibes)
💜 ENEMIES TO LOVERS (the banter and TENSION had me HOOKED)
💜 DEMONS & BLOOD WRAITHS

Thank you so much Second Sky for the ALC

This review is a little chaotic with all my random thoughts but overall I think if you liked Phantasma and want more of that same vibe/plot then you’ll like Enchantra. I was given an advanced audio copy so here’s what went through my mind:

I love Genevieve lol her sass toward Rowan if everything!!

“My wife”

This honestly feels like the same as Phantasma like lowkey a copy paste in regard to demons/devils, life threatening trials/games, the tension, the sassy FMC and broody MMC, being stuck in a mansion… it’s like the author had an idea and wrote the same book twice just in different fonts (I don’t necessarily think this is a bad thing!!)

Umbra, Rowan’s little fox familiar was so cute! (I need fan art NOW)

Seven and Ellen are my fav Silver siblings!! I want books from them tbh

What’s with all the dead or dying mothers in this series??

Thanks to NetGalley and Bookouture Audio for the arc

Fake dating a shadow daddy in an Italian estate filled with deadly games, cursed families, and a giant hedge maze? Yeah, Kaylie Smith understood the assignment.

✨ Enchantra takes the dark whimsy of Phantasma and levels it up with a spring equinox setting in Tuscany, a broody shadow-wraith MMC, and an FMC who is all personality and chaotic energy. Genevieve Grimm is the anti-damsel in distress I needed—she’s not a “chosen one,” not waiting around to be saved, but if Rowin Silver (aka shadow daddy) offers to detangle her hair, she’s not saying no.

💀 The Silver family? Peak found family dysfunction, where bonding means actually trying to kill each other. The sibling dynamics, the masquerades, the secret rooms, the touch her and die energy—it’s all here.

🔥 The romance? More slow burn, more earned, more emotional than Phantasma. The stakes are high, the banter is chef’s kiss, and Rowin and Vivi actually communicate (a rarity, I know).

Final rating? 4.5⭐—If you loved Phantasma, you’ll eat this up.

☠️ Murderous found family
💍 Marriage of convenience and fake dating
🎭 Masquerades & fancy ball gowns
🖤 Shadows vs. sunshine
🐦 Cute animal companions
🔥 Slow-burn romance that simmers before it boils

Ready or not, the game has begun—and Enchantra is the binge read you 100% need.

A really satisfying follow-up to Phantasma — actually I think I loved this one even more than book one! The chemistry between the leads was there, and Rowin was the most *swoon worthy* MMC. The entire Silver family is SO incredibly fun, and I hope we see more of Rowin’s family in book 3 (I can’t wait!). This may be one I love enough to pick up a shelf trophy of.

On the audiobook specifically, Laura Horowitz is back and she doesn’t miss — I’ll listen to anything she narrates. She brings Genevieve to life and has me a little head over heels for Rowington Silver.

I wasn't sure what could follow Phantasma, but hot dang, Smith did it - new games with new high stakes. I'm actually not sure which I enjoyed more - Phantasma or Enchantra.

The narration for this audiobook was phenomenal, now I want to re-read Phantasma via audiobook! I flew through this in under 24 hours, Smith definitely writes bingeable stories you don't want to put down.

Imagine meeting your new in-laws and they are encouraged to kill you - but, you have a sexy new fake hubby with an adorable familiar on your side. These siblings put mine to shame, as do their "birthday traditions" and I was grinning like a fool during the spicy scenes 🥵

A few of the many things you will find:

💀 Childhood games, made deadly
💀 Marriage for convenience
💀 Pierced & tattooed shadow daddy
💀 Touch her and die
💀 Spicy rewards
💀 Kinda found family?

I'm ready for more from Kaylie Smith!

While I really enjoyed the FMC, unfortunately this book was a bit too similar to Phantasma in terms of the structure, plot twists and ending making me feel like I had already read the book before.

I absolutely LOVED this book!!! I loved that it picked up right where Phantasma ended and had the same gothic vibes. It’s dark, it’s sexy and everything I wanted the sequel to be (and more). The banter between Genevieve and Rowin was top-notch. The spice wasn’t quite as good as Phantasma but Rowin has…. piercings👀 yes PLURAL. The plot twist was a shock and ripped my heart out then sewed it back up and tied a bow on it!

I can’t wait for book 3 - fingers crossed Sevin gets his own book because that mans stole the SHOW!

The goods:
🖤 marriage of convenience
🖤 shadow MMC
🖤 enemies to lovers
🖤 trials

Thank you to Kaylie & Bookouture Audio for the opportunity to listen this early! I’m leaving this review voluntarily🖤

I loved this book! I have to admit, I was a bit apprehensive because I had read Phantasma (and loved it), but I couldn’t really like Genevieve. However, through this book, I got to know her and understand her motivations.

Let me give you a few reasons to read it:
- The book is set in Italy
- Dysfunctional family
- Deadly game
- A fox
- Shadow daddy
- Forced proximity/marriage
- Touch her and die

This book was sexy, fun and dark. It completely grabs your attention from the very first chapters. I loved the dynamic between Genevieve and Rowin, both characters are incredible and had amazing chemistry.
The ending really surprised me, and I found it beautiful—it melted my heart. Rowin, I love you!
I’m excited and hoping for more books in this series!

This was a banger!!! Loved it so much more than the first book. I love the “my wife” trope so much and the game I thought was much more interesting to me.

Listen y’all, I know this book isn’t officially out yet but I want the next book so bad already. I was blown by how AMAZING this was. I can’t stop thinking about it and I fear I never will.

The writing, the characters, the romance, the plot…it was all SO well done. I’m not sure why I’m so shocked that I enjoyed this book so much since Phantasma was my favorite read of last year. The last few chapters had me holding on to dear life and I’m pretty sure I’ve never clenched my jaw harder.

The audiobook narrator, Laura Horowitz, does an incredible job at making these characters come to life. I’m pretty sure it’s due to her voice acting abilities that this book will live rent free in my head for the next few months. Her voice was magic—sultry, serious, playful, and scared when it mattered. I never once wanted to pull away from this masterpiece. Chef’s kiss to her.

If you’re into dark fantasy with games and trials and a few wicked plot twists here and there you will definitely enjoy this one. Kaylie Smith hits the nail on the head every single time and I literally cannot wait to see what is coming next. 100/10 recommend.

Oh, and I would take a bullet for Rowington Silver any day. That is all.

4⭐️
Such a great follow-up to Phantasma!!! This was so fun and felt completely new in this Wicked Games world while still keeping the same vibes that Phantasma had. Set in Italy, we follow Genevieve as she finds herself trapped in a game with Rowin and the rest of the Silver family. The games in this one were so fun and I honetsly enjoyed them more than Phantasma! All the family members that made up the side characters added humor, more world building, and new adventures for this world! I can't wait to see what Kaylie does with the next book in this series!! The narrators did a fantastic job and I think this series will have to be an audio series from here on out for me💜 Loved this!!

Thank you to Bookouture Audio | Second Sky Books for the ALC!!

4/5 stars.

I liked this a lot, but Phantasma was just so on its own level I can't help it that I compare the two. I had fun time listening to it.

The gothic atmosphere was on point in this one too. I liked that this was set in Italy which as a history fan I can always appreciate.

I liked the pacing more in Phantasma. Enchantra felt more slower in that part, but when the games started and especially at the end I started to love this a lot more. The games felt different from Phantasma but at the same time imo a bit more repetitive.

I liked the push and pull between Rowin and Genevieve. And all the personal games they played together. This was also spicier than I thought but I didn't mind that at all. Also the found family aspect was amazing.

Thank you to the author and the publisher for the ALC.