Children's Fantasy series. Plot included mirrors and alternate dimensions accessed through those mirrors (power from her reflection in the mirror). Read around 2013-2015.

[Michelle]

I read this book probably from 4th-6th grade....?? so that would be from 2013-2015 but I would definitely give a margin of error of 1-2 years, give or take.

The one striking scene I can remember was one where there was this girl trying to do a summoning or something like that, except she didn't have enough power to pull it off. The solution she figured out was to look into a mirror, and then pull power from her mirror image (and this worked because in the book, there was an alternate dimension or something inside the mirror??? So her reflection was a real person with powers that she could borrow) This scene happened at night and I vaguely remember like, a shadowy atmosphere. I also remember this scene having scary vibes, though I was also a child when I read this, so that could be disregarded.

This bit is less concrete, but I'm still at least 60% sure it happened- there were two plotlines in the book at one point; one with the drama happening in the regular world, and one with a group that was traveling through the mirror realm for some reason and trying to get back to the normal world before the connection between the two realms was shut/broken/etc.

Honestly I would've marked this as some weird fever dream except I was talking to a friend and she also distinctly remembers the girl/summoning/mirror scene, down to the shadowy/scary vibes, so now I'm convinced it's real and would really like your help finding it, as neither of us can actually remember the book or series it's from.

Thanks in advance for your help + time!

[Rainbowheart]

How old was the girl, teenager or younger child?

[Michelle]

Rainbowheart wrote: "How old was the girl, teenager or younger child?"

I don't remember, but I'd guess she was a teenager. I get the vibes she was kind of old (not like elderly old, y'all know what I mean) but ~5th grade me was tiny and did not have the best perspective of what ages were considered 'old'.

[Kris]

Michelle, please post a new comment if you're still looking for this book - or if you found it.

Michelle (OP) was last active on the site in July 2020. Moving to Abandoned folder.

[Michelle]

Sorry, forgot to check the email this account was associated with! Still looking :(

[Kris]

Michelle, thanks for the update. I moved your request back to the "Unsolved" folder.

What is the story's time period and location/ country? How is it different from the contemporary world?

Can you describe the girl (e.g., her personality, interests, appearance, family & friends, pets, etc.)? Challenges faced?

Are there fantastical creatures in the story?

[Noah]

I have a lead as the “Dark Reflections” series. I have some questions to make sure. Is the story taken place (or at least the first book) in Venice Italy. Is the girl called Merle and is she an orphan? And was she apprenticed by a magic mirror maker?

[Rainbowheart]

The Water Mirror for Noah's suggestion.

[Mir]

I don't remember the details but the girl in the Skulduggery Pleasant series does some magic with her reflection. The reflection becomes more important in later books.

[Kris]

Google Books preview of The Water Mirror (also called The Flowing Queen) by Kai Meyer - Noah's suggestion:

- https://books.google.com/books?id=uUX...
- There are different cover images.

[Michelle]

Thank you for your thoughtful comments- neither of these strike a bell. I would tentatively classify this as more of a fantasy vibe (not taking place in any location that exists within the real world, nor a modern era).

[dragongrli]

Maybe it’s a book on this list:

https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3...

[Rose]

The Chinese Mirror by Alice Major?