I definitely finished this about five months ago, so the details are pretty fuzzy right now, but I remember that this was a good one in the series. Trial by Fire ends the first arc of the series called Web of Magic (after this began the Quest for Magic series before the series changed publishers), which is fitting because the story changes after this book.As far as I remember, this is the darkest book in the first arc, and that is what I like about it. Events finally build up to the mages' confrontation with the Dark Sorceress, and, like the blurb on the back cover warns, not everyone will make it out alive.I would say that that little bit adds just enough realism to the story to make reading a children's fantasy series acceptable for someone my age. The adventure is still entertaining, though, and since much of it, if not most, takes place in the magical world instead of on Earth, the whole thing is just that more enjoyable.
This book wasn't as good as I remember the previous ones being. I suppose it is because I was younger back then and more easily amazed by books.In this book, I found a lot of errors. The dialogue was sketchy. At some points the conversations seemed to jump randomly between topics. The plot line was a little hazy at points and there were a lot of just plain careless grammatical mistakes. Overall it looked like a rough draft. It needs more time and effort put into it. There were definitely parts that were interesting, but it seemed to me that the book was written by a young person who didn't entirely know what she was doing. It was a disapointment for sure.
What do You think about Trial By Fire (2012)?
I was sad that Storm died :( She was an awesome Mistwolf but the book was good other than that :) I really love the connection to animals in the books! I'm an animal lover and I really love how Adriane, Emily, and Kara are connected to nature! :D
—Marissa
this book is more like friendship more than anything.you`ll really like dreamer.i wanted to put this other book down but i couldn`t find it.it`s called ghost wolf and it`s also writen by rachel roberts.it`s very sad and moving.i cryed when i read it.it`s my favorite book in the world.i`d give it five stars.any avalon book is good but this one is my favorite.
—Annemarie
