Phantasma

Kaylie Smith utilizes foreshadowing throughout Phantasma to hint at secrets that she later reveals in the narrative. Highlight specific moments of foreshadowing and explain what these moments hint at and how they are constructed.

Discuss Smith’s use of the two manors (Grimm Manor and the Devil’s Manor) as the setting for the novel. To what degree are the houses treated as characters in their own right? To what degree are they foils for one another? What competing values do the two houses represent? How do they impact the characters and plot?

What role does Phantasma play in shaping the trajectory of the romantasy genre? How does it move the genre in new directions? What debts does it owe to its predecessors, such as Stephanie Garber’s Caraval?