⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ / 5 stars

Where Dreams Descend is the first in a new fantasy series about a fierce female magician abandoning everything she’s ever known for a shot at greatness.

This book is fun, it’s daring, it’s dark and has everything that you’d expect from a book about magic shows. I loved the showmanship and magic in this book! The magic was super interesting

The manipulation, secrets, the mystery, everything had me hooked from the beginning. The chapters from the master giving only glimpses and little hints kept me on my toes and turning the pages! And don’t get me started on the ending! I kept hoping for the book to have more pages, but unfortunately that wasn’t the case and I have to wait until the second book releases. All the questions you gave swimming in your head don’t get answers with the ending, you get even more questions about everything!

Kallia is an ambitious skilled magician who knows what she wants and doesn’t let anyone stop her. I loved her confidence, sass, and the vibes she gives. Just ready to prove anyone wrong, she’s amazing. Jack was someone I thought would be more in the book but didn’t miss. He was and wasn’t what I had expected, and I loved that. I also really enjoyed Aaros’ mischievousness and quick thinking. Also, the romance in this book *chef’s kiss*!

The writing was just stunning, and the aesthetic of this book is super rich. The setting, emotions, tension and writing all contributed to this being an amazing read. I loved how the show magic wasn’t the magic we’re used to when we think of magicians doing magic shows. The world-building was quite vague, but in a way that made the world spectacular and more mysterious than it already seemed.

Overall, Where Dreams Descend is a promising, exhilarating, mysterious and dazzling read that I couldn’t put down. It gave me endless questions and I can’t wait for the second book to finally give me answers!