Trial By Fire

“Here, in this universe, what differentiated science from witchcraft was that scientists had fewer resources and couldn't magically manipulate the natural world by will alone.”

4.25 STARS

HOLY SHIT GUYS. IT'S SALEM. IT'S WITCHES. IT'S FREAKING WORLD WALKING. GET THIS BOOK! Okay, so this book was amazing. Having previously read Angelini's books, I might be a little biased, but I went in expecting wonderful things and my expectations were FAR exceeded. This book centers around Lily Proctor, a girl who is allergic to most everything and doesn't expect to be able to live a life much longer. She goes to a high school party with her sort-of best friend boyfriend Tristan, but something happens that causes her to essentially flip worlds. She winds up in another universe, one ruled by witches called Crucibles. Okay, these witches are awesomely insane. My favorite part of this book was the fact that everything had scientific ideas to back them up, rather than just quoting magic as the fallback option. I LOVED how Lily learned with the help of Rowan, and just...ugh it was so good. I also loved the Outlander versus Citizen dilemma, which was a tie back to the origins of Salem and the other colonies in competition with the Native Americans. This book was amazing, with a thousand twists and turns and I definitely suggest it for all lovers of the paranormal, seeking a bit of magic in their lives.