The boogie man is real, and Cassandra Williams would know—she’s seen him.After moving back to Southern California, Cassandra Williams is thrilled to start her new career as an elementary school teacher. She feels like she’s finally found the balance between living her day to day life and moonlighting as a Dream Weaver—she may even have a chance for love. Her father, the Lord of Night, demands she … demands she collect the dust of dreamers to maintain the illusion between our worlds, but it gets complicated when one of the creatures lurking in the shadows tries to keep her from leaving. Now, the other dream weavers are starting to disappear, and the Realm of Dreams does not feel safe anymore. But she cannot ignore the call of magic summoning her to join him.
Will she find a way to defeat the shadow demon or become his final meal?
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Wow, what a brilliant introduction to these two authors, they have created and brilliant fantasy read that takes you along on a very creative imaginative story that hooks you from the beginning. I was captivated by the details and the mentally visual aspect of this read, I could picture everything in my head as I read along. I absolutely loved the storyline of this read it’s not very often you read one revolving around dreams but also one that has suspense and mystery. This read has some brilliant characters that i loved reading about and following along their journey. For this being a read on the shorter side, it was jammed packed with everything you could need from this genre of book and flowed effortlessly. I can’t wait to see what else these authors bring us and can’t wait to find out what happens next.
Chasing Starlight. Cassandra’s Story. I really enjoyed reading this book. At the start of this story Cassandra (Cass) seems to be a shy and anxious young women, trying to deal with what life has thrown at her, she’s helped largely by her sister Halle and Cass starts to develop in confidence. Henry is a sweet young boy with a few troubles of his own and the relationship between him and Cass is heartwarming. I really hope there will be another book featuring Cass and Henry as I long to know what happens next.
Chasing Starlight: Cassandra’s Story, and a what appears to be the first novel of the Daughters of Night Chronicles promises to be a fantastical story with fae, drama, and a laced positive message. The cover reels you in from the get go and is absolutely gorgeous. Now, I will be the first to admit that I am picky when it comes to the fantasy novels that I will read. Normally this is a topic or genre that can be a real hit or miss for me depending on how the book is written and the premise or underlying story lines. I sincerely wanted to absolutely love this book, but I just struggled with it so much. I hate giving low rated reviews but I this book needs more work before it should be properly read and reviewed. Again, this book is fabulous in the get go and has all the pieces that would make for a wonderful read but it has several areas that need work in order for that to be the actual case. I spotted lots of grammar errors and spelling errors but the real issue for me was the bouncing and ever changing fact contradiction. We had characters that names completely changed, obvious repetitive areas of information that just looked like it was missed in the editing process, and over all the story lacked a general polish. I felt as if I was reading a rough first maybe second draft. Again this book has all the potential to be great it just needs a bit of fine tuning. I would be more than happy to read and review again if that is ever the situation that this book finds itself. For now I will leave a three star review for the bones that have a good general direction, the fabulous cover, and the mere ability to make me read this book in whole when I was frustrated several times throughout.
What an amazing storyline. If you like paranormal romance this book should be your first choice. The suspense and drama balance out an unsuspected love story. Definitely a must read again.
3 Stars
“Moonlight shone through my bedroom window and I felt the knowing pull toward the flute hidden in the corner. I’d sensed it a thousand times before and knew exactly what it meant. I had work to do…..
As I reached for my flute, magic humming reverberated through my ears, an odd, hypnotic melody that called to me, and me alone.
The silver instrument fit perfectly in my hand. It had been a long time since I took the time to admire its design. The metal, and the carvings along the side, were of artisan quality craftsmanship. It was the first gift my father had ever given me. My biological father, Ellyllon—the King of all Fae and Lord of Night.”
Chasing Starlight: Cassandra’s Story is the first book in The Daughters of Night Chronicles by Jennifer Siddoway and Matilda Reyes. I was so excited when I saw this book appear on my recommended book feed, I actually squealed. It held the promise of being a great fantasy- one with such an original premise- so I had a lot of expectation going into the book. Plus, I have read Matilda Reyes other books and have loved them- so I was intrigued by what this collaboration would produce.
While the premise was exciting and new- the execution left me wanting, and fairly disappointed. I really wanted to love this book, so hard! I wanted to be swept up in a fantasy that would hold me spellbound from the moment I opened the first page! After all, the synopsis held such great potential. But, for me, there were just too many issues with this book that really detracted from what should have been an enthralling story. I really hate being critical, especially when I know what one of these authors is capable of producing- but there were so many little errors, editing issues, and missed opportunities here, that really let this down. This is definitely not the captivating polished piece I was expecting- a little more editing and a touch of revising- and this story could be amazing.
Simple things like spelling mistakes/wrong words, should have been caught in the editing process- but there was also a LOT of repeated information, things we had already been told before coming up again several times through the story and being ‘introduced’ like it was new ‘information’. Then there were fact checking issues- like when Cassandra sets up a classroom (she’s a 3rd Grade teacher) with 20 desks for her student, then on the first day of school she looks out at the smiling faces of 24 students? A character’s name changes from Adam, when we are introduced to him, to Andy/Andrew later in the story- which was confusing.
Cassandra has an anxiety disorder, and I applaud the authors for shining a spotlight on mental health issues. But, I felt there was too much emphasis on her anxiety- she spent so much time in her head, over analyzing everything- it became really frustrating and detracted from the story. Especially when her anxiety didn’t affect the actual storyline, or really ‘further’ the story in any way. (I hope I am making sense)
The characters were interesting, but lacked the real development and depth that I expected, or experienced the ‘growth’ I thought they would having gone through what they did. It was a little hard to connect with them.
I would like to read the next book, ”Kissing Cupid”, just to see where the series is leading- and hopefully it won’t have the same issues as this book. After all, there are seven sister- so the potential for seven books. That should be exciting…. but more attention to detail (and the overall editing process) will be needed in the future, to really make this series stand out from the crowd.
(My ‘Verified Purchase” review can be found on Amazon Australia)
Thank you, Jennifer Siddoway & Matilda Reyes!
Chasing Starlight: Cassandra’s Story (The Daughters of Night Chronicles)By Jennifer Siddoway & Matilda Reyes
“The boogie man is real, and Cassandra Williams would know—she’s seen him.”
Such a great book, Definitely a page-turner. This great story is about a great Character named Cassandra Williams, She’s a teacher and a dream weaver she thinks she’s figured out how to live her life until she finds out other Dream weavers have been disappearing! Will Cassandra be next? Want to know how everything turns out? Get the book and read it you won’t be disappointed! The author does a great job detailing the goings-on in the story. Cassandra is such a kind character I look forward to reading more from Jennifer Siddoway & Matilda Reyes.
Chasing Starlight: Cassandra’s Story by Matilda Reyes and Jennifer Siddoway is a story in the Daughters of Night Chronicles. This book is a brilliant read and one that you will not want to put down once you start!
Both of these authors are new to me and this book is a great way to learn about them. The whole book was so well written – both the characters are the story line are developed perfectly, with just the right amount of suspense and excitement.
The story was different to other books I have read in this genre. It felt fresh which made it, for me, even more exciting to read. This was a fantastic book and one that I thoroughly enjoyed. I cannot wait to read more by these authors.
When it comes to Chasing Starlight Cassandras Story it doesn’t take much for it to chase down a 5 Star Rating. I absolutely adored this book. Cassandra was a wonderful character and was incredibly well written the entire story was just brilliant. Amazing writing and I look forward to more from these authors!
What a fabulous book! I absolutely loved every page and felt like Cassandra was an amazingly well written main character. Filled with fantasy and suspense this book kept me enthralled and reading each page with rapt attention. Absolutely loved it and highly recommend!
This is my first book by these two authors, I enjoyed it and the journey they took me on. I can’t wait to see more from them. This is a creative, well written story that their attention to detail made me feel as if I was right there in the story. This is a fantasy story that the main character, Cassandra is a strong young woman. She has just taken a new job as a teacher but she also works as a Dream Weaver at night. What will happen when her night job turns complicated, other Dream Weavers are missing and she is now being stalked. This is a shorter story that I read in one sitting as it kept me turning pages. I highly recommend reading this book to find out what happens next.
Cassandra is a dream weaver. This book starts off a little slow for me as it taked time to get into the main grit of the story. It takes a while to get to know the characters and Cassandra and her family relationships are easy to realted to i hope we get to know about this in the next book. This book is ideal to those who haven’t read about fae before and want to divulge into fantasy.