She may have to live in their world, but she doesn’t have to play by their rules.
Bryn’s hopes for a peaceful new semester at school go up in smoke when someone tries to kill her—again. She’s not sure which is scarier, facing the radicals who want to sacrifice her for their cause, or her impending nightmare-of-a-Directorate-arranged marriage to her nemesis, Jaxon.
The one bright spot in her life is Valmont, her smoking-hot knight who is assigned to watch over her twenty-four hours a day. Is what she feels for him real, or just a side effect of the dragon-knight bond? At this point, stopping the impending civil war might be easier than figuring out her love life.
The Going Down in Flames series is best enjoyed in order.
Reading Order:
Book one: Going Down in Flames
Book two: Bridges Burned
Book three: Trial by Fire
Book four: Fanning the Flames
Book five: Burning Bright
Trial by Fire is Valmonts instalment. He is Bryn's knight and love interest. Zavien blew his chance with Bryn and Valmont was waiting in the wings to impress her. They have a special bond but something seems strange about their relationship. They are trying to work out their problems but it's hard t ...more
***I received the ARC ebook from the publisher Entangled Teen through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review***
When returning to Bryn’s world of magic and dragons it wasn’t the fantastical elements that first came to my attention (though their awesomeness didn’t go unnoticed) but the feeling of ...more
Another good installment and although this book did have an underlying storyline it did feel like it was primarily about connections. Friendships, partnerships, family and relationships.
I love Bryn and Valmont together, he's smart, loyal, handsome and brave. And I think it's obvious that they share ...more
I love Bryn and Valmont together although they each have their own issues to work on. Bryn's abandonment issues and Valmont's inferiority issues.
I can't believe the bond almost made Bryn die! O.o It's obviously very serious stuff.
I can't believe the Directorate messed with Clint! -.- Thank god Ivy ...more
I was so excited to get this book after really enjoying the other two and I'm kind of disappointed with how it turned out.
We start out with Bryn going back to school were she is almost immediately attacked... again. I was glad to see that after this one her grandmother took some action and brought ...more
Our favourite teen dragon shifter Bryn is back with Book #3 Trial by Fire. In a couple of ways I was a little disappointed with this read as I was under the impression that it was to be a trilogy and was hoping for a closure and some answers to questions in the first couple of books and also that th ...more
Title: Trial By Fire
Author: Chris Cannon
Genre: Young Adult Paranormal
Format: Ebook
Pages: 287
Rating: 5
Setting: Institute for Excellence – Dragon school
Main Characters: Bryn, Valmont
Supporting Characters: Jaxon, Clint, Ivy
Thoughts: Pretty sure I’m going to go through withdrawals, this series i ...more
I was really thinking whether I wanted to take time and write a review or not.
I DON'T
But I do want to share:
this series is like a drug to me
Don't think it is anything special, it isn't. Sometime it isn't even interesting. 80% of the plot is the same throughout all the books and we go through th ...more
I really enjoy this series. I started listening to the series on audiobook, but liked it enough to buy the entire series in print form. It is obvious that things are going to happen to Bryn in each of the books, but the author does a good job at making you guess what it will be next. ...more
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Trial by Fire is the third book in the young adult paranormal series, Going Down in Flames. Like the previous two books in the series, this one picks up right where book 2, Bridges Burned leaves off, so be sure to read th ...more
**I received a free copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for my honest review**
4 ½ stars
Red-blue hybrid dragon shifter Bryn McKenna has just started appreciating her grandparent’s affections, as bizarre as they are in the socially awkward world of the dragon community she lives in. Being a h ...more
Trial by Fire by Chris Cannon
Dun…dun…dun… the third book in the Going Down in Flames series is EPIC!
#angdown #angfriendly I can’t even! All them feely feels and more, so much happens in this book.
Our favourite Hybrid Dragon Bryn is back with her dragon and Knight Possie. For some reason I thought th ...more
Another great installment in this Dragon fantasy world!
This is the 3rd book in the series and in this one, we get much more focus on the characters and their relationships. Bryn had a very exciting adventure in the second book and, due to this, has now been moved by her grandparents to live with he ...more
So when I started this series way back when, I loved it. Now reading the third book in the series I still feel the same way. This book has more dragons, more knights, and more angsty Jaxson. I didn't know what to expect when I started this book. I knew that I was going to like it, but I was unaware ...more
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I thought Bryn was going to make changes "in a big way" during this book, but she's actually doing something better. She's making changes and, they don't even see it yet or at least the Directorate doesn't.
We saw Bryn and Valmont's relationship change a lot this t ...more
Another great entry in the Going Down in Flames series, full of sass, humor, a dash of danger, and the ongoing question of Brynn and Jaxon...will they or won't they? I look forward to the next one in this series! ...more
Awesome
This is a great series. I can't wait till the next book comes. Hurry please I'm not very patient when it comes to books lol, but am so happy to have read this series. ...more
The wait for this book was absolutely worth it. From beginning to end, this book did not disappoint. Another fantastic story by Chris Cannon. ...more
LOVED IT
I absolutely love these books!!!!! They are amazing and I would recommend them to everyone!! I can't wait for the next one!!
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>Book Review – Trial by Fire
>I am an independent reviewer. This book is the 3rd in the Going Down in Flames series and ends in an HEA. Bryn is still being targeted for attack. He knight, Valmont, is now acting as her bodyguard 24/7. Bryn and Valmont are quickly falling for each other, but whether th ...more
What... another love interest for Bryn!!! Well, I wasn't sure I could be shocked again with this series but I have been proved wrong. This is the third instalment in the Going Down in Flames series featuring Bryn. A wild ride of amazing dragon drama.
At this time it feels like I am returning to scho ...more
This book series (and all of Chris's books if I'm being honest😂❤) is so completely immersing and thrilling to read and find yourself in. I read this book in a day, no bathroom or food breaks because I was so drawn in I absolutely could not put it down. This book and its series is full of beautiful, ...more
Cannon continues building a complex and interesting world, with dragons and knights, dictatorships and rebels, and teenage angst. While this isn't one of my favorite books in the series, overall it is necessary to deepen the relationships between the characters and develop them further. Bryn is star ...more
The third book in the going down in flames series definitely follows in suit. The author has out done herself yet again. Continuing the story of Bryn and her struggle to find a place in dragon society the story takes an unexpected turn when the institute of excellence ( a school run for dragons ) is ...more
Once again, great book fragment, but the wrap-up pages at the end were just awful. Obviously, it's still the middle of the story, nothing is resolved; why try to pretend it is? The amusing thing is this story was probably written as a 1,500-page book; the divisions between 1 & 2, and 2 & 3 were equa ...more