Fantasy

Chloe Vega and the Agents of Magic

by Leslie Adame

4.5
Reviewed March 28, 2026

Ivy was swept up by *Chloe Vega and the Agents of Magic*, a fast-paced adventure blending magic, mystery, and high-stakes action with unexpected twists at every turn. She gave it a near-perfect 4.75 out of 5, feeling it was just a spark shy of being a total bonfire, though she couldn't quite put her finger on what was missing. Already hunting down book two, Ivy highly recommends this one for anyone who loves drama, sneakiness, and plot twists around every corner.

Ivy's Review

Chloe Vega and the Agents of Magic by Leslie Adame follows Chloé Paulina Vega Guerrero or Chloe Vega whose biggest fear is that her undocumented parents will be detained by Immigration. One day, her strange neighbor, Ms. O, gives Chloe a glass spoon that ends up being a "magic wand" called a Shifter. Once her parents discover she has the Shifter, they rush her to the Academy for Earth's Agents of Magic, where she learns how to control her powers so she can fight a power-hungry monster called Osthall who will stop at nothing to get an opal gem which will grant him unbeatable power.. Along the way, Chloe makes friends and enemies and uncovers things that the Agents of Magic would rather keep in the past. This book combines magic, high-stakes-adventure, and elements of mystery into this fast-paced story with unexpected twits and action that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

This book got a 4.5 out of 5, technically 4.75 out of 5, because I feel it was missing something. I don't know what, exactly, but there was something that Leslie Adame could have added to make this fire into a bonfire, if you know what I mean. Or something to make this 4.75 into a 5. But other than that, love it! I'm already searching for book two as I write this: Chloe Vega and the Missing Unseen. "I can multitask. I'm cool like that."

If you like magic, drama, sneakiness, and plot twists around every corner, you will love this book.

I find it interesting that Vega is not Chloe's last name, Guerrero is. So why is the title Chloe VEGA and the Agents of Magic, very good title by the way; that and the cover is what made me take it off the library shelf, and not Chloe GUERRERO and the Agents of Magic? Just a thought!

Well, this was fun. Come back soon for another review. Bye!

About This Book

"A timely adventure filled with heart, magic, and the power of family." — Claribel A. Ortega, New York Times bestselling author of the Witchlings series A new Latinx middle grade fantasy debut where a secret magical academy, an evil sorcerer, and a powerful, coveted gem awaits one girl in her quest to reunite her family. Perfect for fans of Claribel A. Ortega and B. B. Alston! Twelve-year-old Chloe Vega’s biggest fear is that her undocumented parents will be detained by immigration. That is, until she learns that her parents are actually part of a secret magical society…and that the suspicious looking police officers who have been hanging around their block are henchmen for an evil sorcerer determined to settle a decades-old score. Just when Chloe discovers that she has powers, too, her parents are kidnapped. In order to rescue them, she’ll need to harness her abilities at an elite academy, run by the very agency who exiled her parents from the magical world. Finding herself in the center of a magical war that might destroy everything she has ever known, Chloe can’t shake the feeling that the Agents of Magic are hiding secrets. With her parents’ lives hanging in the balance, she must uncover who is truly on her side and fast to save her family—and the world itself.

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