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Books Like Phantasma

If you loved Phantasma by Kaylie Smith, these 12 books share its tropes (antihero / villain MC, enemies to lovers, forbidden romance, morally grey MC) and sit at a similar heat and darkness (it rates 4/5 for spice and 4/5 for darkness). Each pick says what it has in common, so you can choose before you buy.

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   1. Hollow (Book 1 in the Crown of Hearts & Chaos series)

   Susanne Valenti

   Shares antihero / villain MC, slow burn, enemies to lovers; also Dark Romantasy / Dark Fantasy; spice 4/5, darkness 4/5.

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   2. One Dark Window

   Rachel Gillig

   Shares antihero / villain MC, slow burn, enemies to lovers; also Dark Romantasy / Dark Fantasy; spice 3/5, darkness 4/5.

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   3. A Kingdom of Ruin (Deliciously Dark Fairytales Book 3)

   K.F. Breene

   Shares antihero / villain MC, slow burn, enemies to lovers; also Dark Romantasy / Dark Fantasy; spice 4/5, darkness 4/5.

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   4. Trick: Foolish Kingdoms, Book 1

   Natalia Jaster

   Shares antihero / villain MC, slow burn, enemies to lovers; also Dark Romantasy / Dark Fantasy; spice 4/5, darkness 4/5.

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   5. We Who Will Die: A Novel

   Stacia Stark

   Shares antihero / villain MC, slow burn, enemies to lovers; also Dark Romantasy / Dark Fantasy; spice 4/5, darkness 5/5.

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   6. Infernal Ascendancy: A polyamorous MMF romantasy of angels and demons (Divine Destinies (A Dark Fantasy Saga) Book 1)

   Dari A. Malaunt

   Shares antihero / villain MC, slow burn, enemies to lovers; also Dark Romantasy / Dark Fantasy; spice 5/5, darkness 4/5.

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   7. The Sweetest Fiend (Deluxe Limited Edition): A Novel – A Dark Romantasy of Fae Magic and Captive Romance Inspired by the Pied Piper (Played by the Piper, 1)

   Raven Kennedy

   Shares antihero / villain MC, enemies to lovers, forbidden romance; also Dark Romantasy / Dark Fantasy; spice 4/5, darkness 4/5.

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   8. Throne in the Dark (Deluxe Edition): A Novel (Villains & Virtues, 1)

   A. K. Caggiano

   Shares antihero / villain MC, slow burn, enemies to lovers; also Dark Romantasy / Dark Fantasy; spice 3/5, darkness 3/5.

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   9. Crown Me Dead: A Dark Fantasy Romance (Heartstring Duet)

   Liv Zander

   Shares slow burn, enemies to lovers, forbidden romance; also Dark Romantasy / Dark Fantasy; spice 4/5, darkness 4/5.

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    10. Feathers so Vicious: A Dark Fantasy Romance (Court of Ravens Book 1)

    Liv Zander

    Shares slow burn, enemies to lovers, forbidden romance; also Dark Romantasy / Dark Fantasy; spice 4/5, darkness 4/5.

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    11. Of Songs and Phantoms: A Dark Romantasy Retelling

    Carlee Brae

    Shares antihero / villain MC, slow burn, forbidden romance; also Dark Romantasy / Dark Fantasy; spice 4/5, darkness 4/5.

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    12. A Queen of Ruin (Deliciously Dark Fairytales Book 4)

    K.F. Breene

    Shares antihero / villain MC, enemies to lovers, forbidden romance; also Dark Romantasy / Dark Fantasy; spice 4/5, darkness 4/5.

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Matches are calculated from Readark’s own tags: shared tropes (rarer ones count more), subgenre, and how close the spice and darkness ratings are. Books from the same series are left out — see the reading order instead. How we rate