Chasing Starlight: Cassandra’s Story (The Daughters of Night Chronicles) by Matilda Reyes & Jennifer Siddoway – Review by Kayla Interdonato

Chasing Starlight by Jennifer Siddoway
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Chasing Starlight: Cassandra’s Story is a romantic fantasy story in The Daughters of Night Chronicles by Matilda Reyes and Jennifer Siddoway. Cassandra is a new 3rd grade teacher by day and a Dream Weaver by night. Just as Cassandra is starting to figure out her new day to day life as a teacher, her Dream Weaver duty of collecting the dust of dreamers starts to get dangerous. There are other Dream Weavers that are disappearing which brings much alarm to those around Cassandra, including her father, the Lord of Night. Cassandra must do everything in her power to remain safe, for herself, her students, her family, and her latest love interest. Cassandra feels torn as everyone is telling her not to return to the Realm of Dreams because she is in danger, but she also knows the importance of maintaining the illusion between the two worlds.

I will say it was refreshing to read a story where the main character dealt with anxiety. As someone who also suffers from anxiety, it was almost as if I was Cassandra as the authors described her panic attacks. The authors were very thorough and detailed which really helped paint the picture of the fantasy side of this story, such as the Realm of Dreams. I do feel that there could have been a bit more detail given when dealing with the main conflict. There was so much build up to it and it seemed to be over in a single chapter. Other than that I thought it was a very well put together story.

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