[a trial to read] DNF review: trial by fire

Title: Trial by Fire
Author: Josephine Angelini
Series: The Worldwalker Trilogy #1
Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
Publication Date: August 28th 2014
Source/Format: For Review/ARC

Summary: Love burns. Worlds collide. Magic reigns.

This world is trying to kill Lily Proctor. Her life-threatening allergies keep her from enjoying many of the experiences that other teenagers take for granted...which is why she is determined to enjoy her first (and perhaps only) high-school party. But Lily's life never goes according to plan, and after a humiliating incident in front of half her graduating class Lily wishes she could just disappear.

Suddenly Lily is in a different Salem - one overrun with horrifying creatures and ruled by powerful women called Crucibles. Strongest and cruellest of all the Crucibles is Lillian . . . Lily's identical other self in this alternate universe. This new version of her world is terrifyingly sensual, and Lily is soon overwhelmed by new experiences. Lily realizes that what makes her weak at home is exactly what makes her extraordinary in New Salem. It also puts her life in danger. Thrown into a world she doesn't understand, Lily is torn between responsibilities she can't hope to shoulder alone, and a love she never expected.

But how can Lily be the saviour of this world when she is literally her own worst enemy? -goodreads

When I first heard about this book I was slightly dubious. I had never read any of Josephine Angelini's books before so I couldn't make judgement; so I checked on Goodreads - and after seeing all the hyper fangirling going on I was like this:
-then when I started reading I was, let's say, a *little disappointed*, why? the teenage *activities* going on...
The writing you ask, what about the writing? Mediocre, I will say. A tad dry. A little like stale bread left in the open for a week.
Five chapters in I gave up. I am not normally that person that gives up so early but this book just made me sigh:
So my overall thoughts? I can't make a complete opinion as I didn't finish the book but, well, look above. Other than that?
While I obviously, did not love this book, I just wanted to make sure I point out that I do not think everyone will feel the same way about this book. I have never done a DNF review before purely because of this and the fact that I always feel bad afterwards saying something negative about a book. Because books take time and effort and stress and hard work to write, I know that, I've tried [and failed] to write many books. So it never seems completely ok for me to write a DNF review for a book an author has obviously tried very hard to create. Hence the lack of DNF posts. But, I decided I would start:
a] Because some people think I read every single book I pick start and never DNF. NOT TRUE!
b] I'm going to make them less wordy and more visual [any excuse to add gifs.] to add humour and show that while I did not love the book, I am not bashing it and being a horrible person towards the author, I appreciate that they have laboured over the writing of their book, I personally did not love it, but I am sure others will, I know others will - I've seen the reviews.