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At Romantasy Book Bites, we recap paranormal, fantasy, and romantasy books like the gloriously messy, guilty pleasures they are. If it bites, broods, or betrays? We’re reading it! This is not a review site, just recaps with spoilers.
BRIMSTONE BY CALLIE HART
Book 2: The Fae & Alchemy Series SPOILERS AHEAD... We open with Kingfisher, our shadow-wielding MMC, stalking a vampire through the halls of the Black Palace at Ammantraíeth. The vampire reveals himself, Fisher stabs him with Nimerelle, his clothes get ruined (again), and the vampire dissolves into ash. The encounter is a warning: the blood court is restless, and Saeris's safety is uncertain. Before the ash even settles, in comes Carrion. He tells Fisher something weird is ha
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Sep 1120 min read
PHANTASMA BY KAYLIE SMITH
Book 1: The Wicked Games Series SPOILERS AHEAD... We kick things off in New Orleans at Grimm Manor — yes, it’s actually called that — where sisters Ophelia and Genevieve find their mom, Tessie, dead on the living room floor. There’s something wrong about how their mother died – Ophelia can sense magic in the air, but she can’t think about that right now. She only has a small window of time to perform the transfer ritual to inherit her mother’s legacy. As the eldest, Ophelia
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Sep 1115 min read
QUICKSILVER BY CALLIE HART
Book 1 - The Fae & Alchemy Series SPOILERS AHEAD... Our story opens in the harsh world of Zilvaren, where water is a precious commodity and metal is a symbol of privilege. Zilvaren is surrounded by walls, has two suns, and divided into wards - all impoverished. Saeris Fane, our main girl: 24 years old, a professional thief, a part-time liar, and a full-time sass queen. She gets caught stealing in Zilvaren's elite hub and is confronted by a golden-armored guardian. She cons
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Sep 1127 min read
FOURTH WING BY REBECCA YARROS
Book 1 - The Empyrean Series SPOILERS AHEAD... Fourth Wing starts off with our protagonist, Violet Sorrengail, getting ready for Conscription Day. Despite training her whole life to enter the scribe quadrant, where people study and make meaning of history, her mother (also the General of Navarre’s army) has forced her to enter the rider’s quadrant at Basgiath War College, where riders bond to dragons to defend the nation of Navarre. Navarre’s enemies include other nations, wh
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Sep 1112 min read
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