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The Apparition shook their head. “I cannot disclose the names of any contestants outside of your group. Now, come.”
She didn't ask for a name, she asked what they looked like. Ophelia should've re-asked.
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“Well, is that your cat?” “Poe belongs to me as much as he belongs to anyone else, I imagine.”
It's Poe's house, you guys are just occupying it
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This author needs a thesaurus. The game is called Phantasma, so unless it's called The Insidious Games, I better not see this word again, dammit
“So, this is all some sort of sick entertainment to the Apparitions here?”
Girl, who did you think this game was for?
“Hearts are everywhere here. Let’s focus on the key first and cross that bridge when we get there. Do we have a deal?”
These are details you need to know before making a deal in blood, girl.
“We have a deal. Make the bargain.”
I thought she wouldn't make the deal until at least the halfway mark of the book.
“No secretary,” he told her as Poe suddenly reappeared, rubbing his furry head against Blackwell’s leg.
Men who like cats are green flags 🤣
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Ugh.
He brought his thumb to his mouth, now painted with a smear of her blood, and licked it clean.
🤮
Kneeling behind her, Blackwell expertly unlaced her corset, pulling the ribbons free and loosening the boned contraption enough to tug it over her head and throw it off to the side. Next, he tore at the linen buttons down the back of her chemise, sending the small pieces clattering over the floor. The dress was discarded with the corset, as well as the remaining threat of her flesh melting off her bones.
Wait, if he's able to snap his fingers to remove/ change his clothes and her clothes, why didn't he do that when she has acid on her clothes?
“Every time I allow you to get hurt, the bond unravels a little. Eventually, it will make it harder to hear when you summon me. That could have been catastrophic.” “Oh,” she breathed. “Why didn’t you tell me that little detail before?”
My thoughts exactly. Any other news you'd like to share, Blackwell? Now would be the fucking time.
But this explains why he couldn't just magic her acid clothes away.
“What? No,” she argued. “I did not risk getting rained on by acid to quit now! We have to see where this leads us.”
Um, calm down and go back to your room.
“Or would you like me to show you instead?” Ophelia wasn’t sure what was coming over her. His intoxicating proximity, the last three days of near-death experiences, or maybe it was the fact that witnessing so much lust tonight made her realize she’d never once come close to feeling that way about anyone. She desperately wanted to feel passion, even if it was only for a moment. And the way Blackwell set her nerves on fire made her certain he’d be the perfect one for the task. “Show me,” she implored.
Might as well, girl!
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The Devil was wearing little more than a bolt of gold fabric strategically tied around their body and their platinum hair was so long it pooled on the ground at their bare feet.
The first devil was a man using masculine pronouns, the second was a woman using feminine pronouns, this devil is nonbinary
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Synonyms for INSIDIOUS: treacherous, subtle, false, deceptive, perfidious, incorrect, wrong, misleading
A simple ass Google search!
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“If you let me up, I can take care of it.” The rain turned into a drizzle, the warm splashes of scarlet dying his hair pink, sliding down the bridge of her nose, running over more sensitive areas… Ophelia began moving against him again, and his brows shot up in utter shock. He quickly recovered and a devious smile slowly curled up at the corners of his mouth at her boldness. “Are you sure?” She shrugged and repeated his own words from earlier. “It’s only blood.”
Ophelia!
I'm guessing this is magic blood, not from a living being right? Or does hep not exist in this world 🤔 took me out of the fantasy 😂 it could've been mud or hot rain or lube or cold milk or lemonade for all I cared but nope, it's a blood shower.
Nvm if it was mud, milk, or lemonade, I'd complain about yeast.
Fall in love within Phantasma at your own risk.
And then there were eleven.
The audiobook said 12, not 11. If there are 13 at the start, then 11 is correct. I wonder why they didn't catch that.
He immediately swung her into his arms, the movement smooth, flowing, and soon they were engaged in an easy waltz across the dance floor.
not her literally dancing with the devil 😂
Salemaestrus—who
what a name
“Damn it,” she seethed before chanting Blackwell’s name. She loathed that she needed him to get her out of here. Except that he didn’t come. She tried summoning him again. No response. Again. No response. No, this can’t be happening. Why isn’t he coming? Where is he? The Shadow Voice cackled. This is what you deserve, foolish girl. Why don’t you try smashing the windows?
omg this is me as the reader talking to her, I'm the shadow voice
She focused her attention back to the walls around her, resisting the urge to summon Blackwell for help. One, because there wasn’t enough room here for two people, even if one of them was a Ghost. And two, because she needed to start figuring things out for herself.
that's what I've been saying, she's too dependent on him
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At this point, I feel like insidious, an adjective, has been used more than Phantasma, a proper noun and the title of the game and this book.
Not even the dead want you. The Shadow Voice laughed.
🤣🤣🤣 Shadow Voice is unhinged!
But there wasn’t a single thing that she thought might be Blackwell’s key.
Key, key, key. Is she the damn key?
“You aren’t even a little curious?” The slit in the center of his eyes widened, black swallowing his ruby-colored irises. “About what I can give you that he can’t?”
You might as well, girl!
“You can command me to stop any time,” he told her sincerely. “I do not ever take anything that isn’t freely given—as is the nature of Devils and our bargains. Do you understand?” A single nod. “No,” he told her. “I want to hear you verbalize it. Do you understand that you can tell me to stop, and I will?”
Devils believe in consent? 🤔 That's new. It's giving Rumplestiltskin contract vibes 🤣
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She really hoped Charlotte survived, if only because the world needed more people who minded their own damn business and weren’t afraid to speak up when needed.
Amen!
“Ophelia Grimm… kissed a Devil.”
Homegirl did a little more than that 🤣
Then the pillar above Baker slammed down to the ground, crushing him to smithereens and splattering blood across the room.
OH MY GOD
Poe stumbled across her and decided to tag along, and Ophelia had to admit it was nice to have a companion while she worked on such a tedious task.
He just wanted some ghost treats
“Why?” she whispered. “Why are you doing this to me? This is torture, Blackwell. Worse than anything that Phantasma has put me through!”
Is it though?
Charlotte and Ophelia didn’t respond. Charlotte because she most likely didn’t want to hear any more from Cade, or in shock that the man was showing care for someone beyond himself for the first time. By the way he’d spoken to Luci, no one could have ever guessed he’d feel the need to defend her honor.
Yeah that's uncharacteristic 🤔
“Alright,” Blackwell began without preamble, “I’m going to have to go back to the Other Side in order to see what they are choosing. Don’t touch a single token until I return.”
I'm surprised this isn't thought of as cheating or the Devils haven't ousted that Ophelia is still getting help. Where's the transparency in this rigged game 😆
“You killed Cade with your bare hands,
The audiobook says "You killed intentionally"
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“When are you going to realize that the only person you can rely on is yourself?” the Voice spat. “When are you going to give up on the idea that he is your savior?”
Honestly, I agree. Fight!
She wanted to stay here forever, wrapped around him. There was nothing in the world that could make her stop in this moment.
Can you get pregnant from a Phantom and have a phantom baby?
“Ophelia?” someone called. Someone familiar. Genevieve Grimm.
Where the hell were you?!
“I still can’t believe the Phantom you’ve been fucking actually met our father.” “Don’t be crude.” Ophelia blushed.
I mean 🤷🏾♀️
