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Trapped In Dreams: Lost Secrets of Mictoriel - Book Two
Book Two in the "Lost Secrets of Mictoriel" Series
Deep in the heart of the Winter Aura, Thalia’s life is what every girl dreams of. She’s living with the perfect man and being pampered like a princess. What more could she ask for?
Upon the arrival of a new companion, the threads so carefully weaved around her picture perfect life begin to unravel, with one thing becoming remarkably Thalia doesn’t belong here.
Faced with the challenge of escaping from a land she knows nothing about, she seeks help from the shadows in her dreams. As alliances form, Thalia finds herself planning a rescue as well as an escape.
Zane, distraught over Thalia’s disappearance, forges an unlikely friendship with a wizard who may be his only hope. But Zane is willing to take any risk to find his ward.
Secrets unravel in Mictoriel, and new mysteries are brought to light. In a race to escape the brutal and eternal winter, things become desperate. Thalia longs for freedom, but it may be out of her grasp.
Upon the arrival of a new companion, the threads so carefully weaved around her picture perfect life begin to unravel, with one thing becoming remarkably Thalia doesn’t belong here.
Faced with the challenge of escaping from a land she knows nothing about, she seeks help from the shadows in her dreams. As alliances form, Thalia finds herself planning a rescue as well as an escape.
Zane, distraught over Thalia’s disappearance, forges an unlikely friendship with a wizard who may be his only hope. But Zane is willing to take any risk to find his ward.
Secrets unravel in Mictoriel, and new mysteries are brought to light. In a race to escape the brutal and eternal winter, things become desperate. Thalia longs for freedom, but it may be out of her grasp.
330 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 21, 2025
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About the author
Ryliana Belleme
2 books4 followersRyliana has been writing since childhood and was rarely seen without a book within arm’s reach. Though life pulled her away from that dream for a while, one quiet day she asked herself, “Why not?” That spark led to the creation of her first series, Lost Secrets of Mictoriel: a sweeping high fantasy laced with mystery and a thread of romance. She lives in North Carolina with her husband and dreams of the children they hope to welcome one day. When she isn’t lost in the world of Mictoriel, Ryliana can be found curled up with a new book or baking something sweet in the kitchen.
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November 3, 2025
I was asked to be an E-reader for this book before its release and I couldn’t be more honored.
There are hopefully no spoilers in this review just hints!
Pros:
-The second story continued with the same momentum the first book ended with. I feel like I hit the ground running starting this book.
-this book focuses on the dynamic and struggles between Thalia, Rhydian, a mystery guy aptly nicknamed Bunny, and my personal favorite Zane (🥰🥰🥰)
-in the first book, we see Thalia be very naïve (and almost a little childlike) and really in love with being in love (we’re thinking that multiple people are in love with her). The second book shows her really finding her inner strength, maturity and all-around tough girl attitude blossoming as the story progresses. She makes some friends along the way that help her become stronger in herself, she begins to find her magic and she is able to rely on others and relearn trust as she goes through her recent traumas.
-seeing Thalia and Zane go through their independent struggles trying to…reconnect…(not gonna reveal any plot) but let’s just say that it was awesome… (Sorry that I’m not better at my adjectives ha ha) to see each of them grow independently while they worked to get back what they had. Zane and Talia had to go through a lot of trauma and the way that it was written for this story I think was done very well. A lot of heart pounding moments.
-when reading this book, you will definitely have a favorite character or two and a character that you wish to see ripped limb from limb! I love stories like this and I was very engaged in every single chapter.
-I also loved how we got to see a different location than the first book and how descriptively she set the scene. I would actually like to visit the areas that she described in this book. They seem really magical.
Cons:
-didn’t hear a single word about Bronwyn!!! I would’ve loved to hear anything about her. I know it had nothing to do with the storyline so I understand why she didn’t but our main female character disappears and we don’t hear what her reaction is or what she’s up to, just Zane’s!!! 😫
-very small parts of the book felt a little bit rushed. I personally didn’t mind it others may not like that.
I know this will probably be included in the third book, so I’m not too remised, but I would’ve loved to see more development on the mysterious man “bunny” and also learn more about the other portals. If that was her goal then spot on because now I’m ready to hear more about those in the third book. 😊
Overall, I think the second book was a much stronger write and read than the first and I cannot wait to see where she takes us in the third book!!!
There are hopefully no spoilers in this review just hints!
Pros:
-The second story continued with the same momentum the first book ended with. I feel like I hit the ground running starting this book.
-this book focuses on the dynamic and struggles between Thalia, Rhydian, a mystery guy aptly nicknamed Bunny, and my personal favorite Zane (🥰🥰🥰)
-in the first book, we see Thalia be very naïve (and almost a little childlike) and really in love with being in love (we’re thinking that multiple people are in love with her). The second book shows her really finding her inner strength, maturity and all-around tough girl attitude blossoming as the story progresses. She makes some friends along the way that help her become stronger in herself, she begins to find her magic and she is able to rely on others and relearn trust as she goes through her recent traumas.
-seeing Thalia and Zane go through their independent struggles trying to…reconnect…(not gonna reveal any plot) but let’s just say that it was awesome… (Sorry that I’m not better at my adjectives ha ha) to see each of them grow independently while they worked to get back what they had. Zane and Talia had to go through a lot of trauma and the way that it was written for this story I think was done very well. A lot of heart pounding moments.
-when reading this book, you will definitely have a favorite character or two and a character that you wish to see ripped limb from limb! I love stories like this and I was very engaged in every single chapter.
-I also loved how we got to see a different location than the first book and how descriptively she set the scene. I would actually like to visit the areas that she described in this book. They seem really magical.
Cons:
-didn’t hear a single word about Bronwyn!!! I would’ve loved to hear anything about her. I know it had nothing to do with the storyline so I understand why she didn’t but our main female character disappears and we don’t hear what her reaction is or what she’s up to, just Zane’s!!! 😫
-very small parts of the book felt a little bit rushed. I personally didn’t mind it others may not like that.
I know this will probably be included in the third book, so I’m not too remised, but I would’ve loved to see more development on the mysterious man “bunny” and also learn more about the other portals. If that was her goal then spot on because now I’m ready to hear more about those in the third book. 😊
Overall, I think the second book was a much stronger write and read than the first and I cannot wait to see where she takes us in the third book!!!
October 16, 2025
I had an ARC copy and I LOVED it! There were several new characters introduced that I'm in love with, and a few more I wanted to murder. The world created is great, and I want to see more of it!
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