We would find something about them, that even the character themselves didn’t know. The characterisation of all the main characters was fantastic and each seemed to grow as the novel went on. They all have different personalities, but they just all seem to work. Rowan, Tristan and Caleb are just brilliant, and when all four are brought together, things are bound to happen. They just have this bond about them, that alone kept me wanting to read on. I loved the dynamic between Lily and the other characters that she meets along the way.
However, as the novel went on Lily grew immensely and I loved her by the end. I found at first that Lily was a hard protagonist to get along with, I guess it’s her naivety that stood out it was just the simplest of things that she couldn’t understand. A Salem that is full of magic, horrifying creatures and ruled by Lily’s other self in this alternative universe.
Unexpectedly, Lily is now in a different Salem. Trial by Fire follows protagonist Lily Proctor, whose life-threatening allergies keep her from enjoying life so when a high school party comes along she wants to enjoy it with her best friend and long-time crush but everything doesn’t go to plan. It has everything that I enjoy in novels fantasy, romance, and witches and while it may not be my favourite novel out there, I can say that I loved it and cannot wait to read more. I honestly don’t know why it took me so long to pick this book up, just by the synopsis I was hooked. I received a copy of Trial by Fire by Josephine Angelini from Macmillan’s Children Books in exchange for an honest review, this has in no way influenced my thoughts and feelings about the book. In this confusing world, Lily is torn between responsibilities she can’t hope to shoulder alone and a love she never expected. What makes Lily weak at home is what makes her extraordinary in New Salem. Lily’s other self in this alternate universe. Strongest and cruelest of them all is Lillian. Suddenly, Lily is in a different Salem-one overrun with horrifying creatures and ruled by powerful women called Crucibles. But after a humiliating incident in front of half her graduating class, Lily wishes she could just disappear. Her life-threatening allergies keep her from enjoying experiences that others in her hometown of Salem take for granted, which is why she is determined to enjoy her first high school party with her best friend and longtime crush, Tristan.
This world is trying to kill Lily Proctor.
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