The Forgotten Phantom (Creature Feature)
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Christine is certain that the Institute is trying to get rid of her. Why else would they send her to investigate a hundred-year-old cold case about some illusive “Phantom” lurking in the depths of a crumbling old Opera House?
Turns out, she’s probably right. But as unlikely as it seems, there might be something to it. There’s definitely more in the shadows than just a few rats and some pieces of forgotten scenery. Especially now that she’s woken it up.
The Phantom is real. And now he's set his sights on her. As the old legends start to come to life around her, Christine is becoming increasingly snared in the web of a monster who has linked her to a ghost from the past. But is this Phantom fiend or friend? Angel of music or demon of the pit?
Her lover…or her killer?
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Thrills, chills, horror, & romance! Creature Feature is a series of stand-alone romances that take the classic movie monsters you know and love and reimagines their stories where the villains get to keep the girl. By USA Today Bestselling Author of the "Maze of Shadows" and "Harrow Faire" series, Kathryn Ann Kingsley, these books are certain to send a shiver down your spine...and keep you up all night long.
Warning: The Forgotten Phantom has themes of stalking and murder. This is a horror romance, so some content may be upsetting to some readers.
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Beautiful. God, this was beautiful. I never watched or read The Phantom of the Opera, so I was sceptical, and only started reading because it's by Kathryn Ann Kingsley, and no one writes villain MMCs as perfect as her. But I was hooked almost immediately. It didn't even matter that I don't know the original story. I'm sure there were moments that would be even better if you do, but as it was for me, I understood everything and thoroughly enjoyed this story. Erik is written so well and I loved his different sides. Both dominant and soft. Beautiful and ugly. And, of course, a lunatic. Their relationship progressed perfectly well-timed. I love very slow slow burns, and this felt kind of like a best of both worlds, as it wasn't even that slow, but still so well paced, leaving enough room for all those great smut scenes (and man, they were great!). Now onto spoiler territory... There's only one thing that almost made me want to only give 4 stars - the end. I hated him giving her that ultimatum already as is, I hated him deciding for her, against her decision even more, I hated thinking he was gone, and I hated how fast it all suddenly happened. It would've helped if the happy end would've happened earlier then, him suddenly turning up much earlier. The idea that he's actually rooted (now?) to the ring is super sweet, but the impending tragic end had already soured my experience by then. I guess I'm not one for surprise happy ends at the last second. Maybe a happy epilogue could've helped. I still decided for 5 stars now, because I adore 98% of the book. I feel like 2% shouldn't drag it down. And it's still got a place in my imaginary "favorite books of all time" list for sure. An amazing mix of beauty, excitement, great smut (heh) and sadness. ___ Edit/Reread: God, the scene where he touches her while she sleeps is life-changingly-good. I love how emotional and special it is to him.
Description
Christine is certain that the Institute is trying to get rid of her. Why else would they send her to investigate a hundred-year-old cold case about some illusive “Phantom” lurking in the depths of a crumbling old Opera House?
Turns out, she’s probably right. But as unlikely as it seems, there might be something to it. There’s definitely more in the shadows than just a few rats and some pieces of forgotten scenery. Especially now that she’s woken it up.
The Phantom is real. And now he's set his sights on her. As the old legends start to come to life around her, Christine is becoming increasingly snared in the web of a monster who has linked her to a ghost from the past. But is this Phantom fiend or friend? Angel of music or demon of the pit?
Her lover…or her killer?
___________
Thrills, chills, horror, & romance! Creature Feature is a series of stand-alone romances that take the classic movie monsters you know and love and reimagines their stories where the villains get to keep the girl. By USA Today Bestselling Author of the "Maze of Shadows" and "Harrow Faire" series, Kathryn Ann Kingsley, these books are certain to send a shiver down your spine...and keep you up all night long.
Warning: The Forgotten Phantom has themes of stalking and murder. This is a horror romance, so some content may be upsetting to some readers.
Book Information
Posts
Beautiful. God, this was beautiful. I never watched or read The Phantom of the Opera, so I was sceptical, and only started reading because it's by Kathryn Ann Kingsley, and no one writes villain MMCs as perfect as her. But I was hooked almost immediately. It didn't even matter that I don't know the original story. I'm sure there were moments that would be even better if you do, but as it was for me, I understood everything and thoroughly enjoyed this story. Erik is written so well and I loved his different sides. Both dominant and soft. Beautiful and ugly. And, of course, a lunatic. Their relationship progressed perfectly well-timed. I love very slow slow burns, and this felt kind of like a best of both worlds, as it wasn't even that slow, but still so well paced, leaving enough room for all those great smut scenes (and man, they were great!). Now onto spoiler territory... There's only one thing that almost made me want to only give 4 stars - the end. I hated him giving her that ultimatum already as is, I hated him deciding for her, against her decision even more, I hated thinking he was gone, and I hated how fast it all suddenly happened. It would've helped if the happy end would've happened earlier then, him suddenly turning up much earlier. The idea that he's actually rooted (now?) to the ring is super sweet, but the impending tragic end had already soured my experience by then. I guess I'm not one for surprise happy ends at the last second. Maybe a happy epilogue could've helped. I still decided for 5 stars now, because I adore 98% of the book. I feel like 2% shouldn't drag it down. And it's still got a place in my imaginary "favorite books of all time" list for sure. An amazing mix of beauty, excitement, great smut (heh) and sadness. ___ Edit/Reread: God, the scene where he touches her while she sleeps is life-changingly-good. I love how emotional and special it is to him.