Trail By Fire Book

I received a copy of Trail by Fire by Josephine Angelini from Pan Macmillian in exchange for an honest review, this has in no way influenced my thoughts and feelings about the book.
I honestly don’t know why it took me so long to pick this book up, just by the synopsis I was hooked. 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.
Trail by Fire follows protagonist Lily Proctor who life-threating 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. Unexpectedly, Lily is now in a different
Easy to read, flowed perfectly, funny and meaningful at the same time. There were quite a few moments that I had to hold a laugh in so I wouldn’t wake up the whole house.
Now to the romance. Do you know how hard it is to find a fantasy series without a love triangle? – hard, very hard. And when I started the book I thought that was the way it was going to go, but it didn’t and that is a big tick in my books.
Rowan was so swoon worthy, he just demeaned the attention of the reader whenever he was in a scene. In saying that he was also pretty cranky and something that she cracked me up. I love the tension between Rowan and Lily, it was so intense, much like the book. However, I accidentally read the synopsis for the third book…
However, there is one major thing about Trail by Fire that killed me. The cliff-hanger, and no it wasn’t something small, it was big – like catastrophic. And I am trying to hold off reading the second book, until the release day for the third book is closer.
Overall, Trail by Fire is a captivating read that grabbed my attention from the get go. The world building is fantastic, well fleshed out characters that are fascinating, a world immersing and dialogue that is spot on. I am so looking forward to reading