While I was very excited for this book I have to give it only 3 stars, or in this case, 3 white wolves.

This is the story of Aria an 11-year-old girl who lived in an orphanage. After much trauma and chaos at the orphanage, Aria is transported to a magical school. Here she makes new friends, meets magical creatures, learns all kinds of new skills, meets wonderful teachers with one teacher being a bit scary, and also learns a new sport. As Aria goes through her first year she, along with her new friends, solves the crisis that is causing magic to die. This is a story of personal growth, strength, and a reminder to never give up.

I did love the description of the nature all around her as well as the way the author wrote. I did feel as if I was truly there. It is a beautiful scenery for this amazing school.

However, why I give it 3 stars is that is too closely parallels another magical world which shall not be named yet over 90% of adults and children know about. I accept that with the books, movies, and a new show coming out it is impossible to NOT have some similarities to HP. Yet this author had just one too many similarities for me and the story became predictable.

Some of the similarities to that which shall not be named:
11-year-old child
Hard living situation in the real world
Magical accidents in the real world
Magical transport to a new land
A magical school
A kind nature/animal caretaker
A new sport involving being up in the air
Mean trio of students with one leader and two followers
A world shattering crisis that only the main character can solve
AND MORE…

Is it a sweet magical story with a beautiful setting? Yes. It just did not hold my attention as I started to predict where it was going and where it would end.

I received a free copy of this book as an ARC and am voluntarily leaving a review.

AMAZON AVAILABLE 2/19/2026
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