~~Thank you to NetGalley and Bonnier Books for the ARC!~~ This was cute but very underwhelming. The best elements of the book were definitely the worldbuilding. The dimensional differences between Brenda's contemporary reality versus Kat's fantastical one were intriguing, like how electricity had barely evolved because magic was easier to harness and use, which also led to carriages or trolleys to be the primary modes of transportation rather than cars. It was details like that that had me invested the most. Brenda and Kat's relationship was cute, and that's about it from me. I'm not a big fan of instalove, but I did like that the girls supported each other. Brenda's arc from obsessive over planner to laxed take-it-as-it comes felt rushed. So rushed I felt like I missed a page or two when she took things not going to plan in stride. The romance being an instant fix for that is a cop out that somewhat annoyed me, but not too much so. But I did like Brenda's big friend group and the D&D shenanigans they pulled once they were let in on the magic. The overarching plot was more serious in nature and didn't really mix well with the cozy tone, in my opinion, particularly in the last third of the book when the mystery behind the portals was bleeding through. The book was too focused on the relationship and contemporary feel to really hone in on the serious stuff that made the plot possible, which sucks because the core of the mystery could have been explored a lot more in depth. Additionally, the book instantly wrapped up after the culprit was caught, and everything working out in Brenda and Kat's favor just doesn't gel with me. I guess this wouldn't be a cozy fantasy if the story wasn't all that happy (Do cozy fantasies have sad endings?), but I may be also projecting expectations onto a book that isn't really my thing at he end of the day. All in all, this was perfectly fine, but it kinda left me wanting something else it couldn't give me.