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Dark Romantasy / Dark Fantasy

Of Songs and Phantoms: A Dark Romantasy Retelling

Carlee Brae
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Why we recommend it

A haunting dark romantasy retelling where song and shadow conjure obsession. The tone is operatic and mournful, leaning into a masked, dangerous love interest and a heroine drawn into his world of beauty and menace. For readers who adore a phantom's devotion turned possessive and a romance steeped in gothic ache, this reimagining trades comfort for the seductive pull of the dark.

At a glance

Of Songs and Phantoms is a dark romantasy by Carlee Brae. Spice 4/5, darkness 4/5 — mid-range for dark romantasy. Among 648 rated dark romantasy books, 34% are less dark and 58% less spicy. Tagged tropes include antihero / villain MC, slow burn and forbidden romance. 2 content warnings are listed below, hidden until you tap.

Book details

Published
December 2025

Of Songs and Phantoms spice level

Of Songs and Phantoms is rated 4/5 for spice on Readark’s scale: explicit and frequent, meaning multiple detailed scenes, with heat central to the story. Its darkness rating is 4/5: heavy, meaning sustained cruelty, trauma or non-consent central to the relationship. How we rate

Of Songs and Phantoms content warnings

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  • Emotional Abuse / Gaslighting
  • Graphic Violence

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