Laurence and Patricia are odd, outcasts, and hyper-intelligent, but in far different ways. They become allies as children, but their differences eventually cause a huge rift. They reconnect as adults, but are on opposing sides of an increasingly hostile conflict between magic and science.

This book is so odd! I had a blast reading it, and I loved how Anders just plops you right into this world of science (time travel watches!) and magic (talking to animals! curses!) and expects you to keep up. Very different, and maybe my best read of 2016 so far. I always love when I can find a standalone Sci-Fi novel that doesn't make me feel like I'm too short on details.

My only gripe concerns the 'romance' between the two mains, which I thought was unnecessary or perhaps just not explored enough for my liking.