Alchemy has always fascinated me. It was probably one of my favorite aspects of the A Discovery of Witches series. Something real, yet steeped in the supernatural. Afterall, the quest for the philosopher's stone is a true yet fantastical history.

Of course, this book being YA, wasn't going to be as deep as I'd hoped. And that's okay. However, it was more the way the end of the book kind of ran wild and felt disjointed from the rest of the story that made me lower my rating. 

In the beginning I was really invested and enjoyed the characters and the mystery of the story. I just got lost with the mess towards the end. Not an awful read, but not one that I'll likely remember much about either.