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But will re read the first two trilogies and pretend that all of this never happened Paperback I received an arc from NetGalley for an honest review The Ever After is the third and final installment to The Omte Origins series by Amanda Hocking and the ending to her Trylle universe series as a whole The first two books in The Omte Origins series were solid Interesting story lines that while there always seem to be questions needing to be answered you cared for the characters and were invested in their journey At the end of book 2 our main characters those their memories of a chunk of a chunk of their journey Therefore.
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And present the threat realistically They did nothing to sell her on the idea that this would be a world ending event and left it open enough to interpretation that I kind of saw her reasoning in not wanting to help them much And the way Ulla strong armed her will definitely cause her to be bitter towards Ulla in the future. The ever after estate I adored Rikky s return even though it wasn t all smooth sailing I was still glad she was included and was able to help out as much as she did in the final battle I should have seen her medic skills coming in handy after her working at a clinic and taking care of injured animals was mentioned repeatedly in the previous book and a couple times in this one.
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Amanda Hocking the New York Times bestselling author of The Kanin Chronicles returns to the magical world of the Trylle Trilogy with The Ever After the final novel in The Omte Origins arc Buried memories Ulla Tulin has lost a month of her life Her journey to learn who her parents are has brought her to the attention of the lvolk sect and a man claiming to be her father But instead of a long lost family reunion Ulla has forgotten her time there and fears something terrible happened Sacred flower The lvolk released Ulla alive for one reason only to exchange her for a rare flower with mystical properties Determined to break her amnesia Ulla risks her life against a dark enchantment capable of killing her to remember the lvolk s secrets to use the flower as part of an incantation that will open the bridge to Alfheim the First City Blood prophecy But opening the bridge will unleash a menagerie of monstrous creatures upon Earth that will consume everything in their path Knowing she may lose Pan Soriano the love of her life Ulla nevertheless gathers an army of Trylle to stand with her and defend humanity as well as her own kind And it is Ulla s very heritage that holds the key to victory The Ever After
This book is the final one in the Omte Origins series by Amanda Hocking The Omte trilogy follows two previous trilogies the Kanin Chronicles and the Trylle Trilogy I absolutely loved both the Kanin and Trylle trilogies and so had very high hopes for this new series by Hocking However I have been greatly underwhelmed and dissapointed Includes spoilers The whole series was very slow moving with very little of note happened in the first and the second books in this series apart from overly extensive world building It was only in this last book that things started happening The last book was quite good and had the potential to be brilliant but the ending was so disappointing. Happy ever afters There were several things which weren t properly explained For example the song that Ulla keeps hearing in her head the whole way through the book about the Morning Flower and the Summer Bird I understood that these represented her real parents and the fact that they could never be together but was that it I feel that it should have had a much greater relevance for the amount that it was talked about and it should have been explained better The phrase about the sun rising in the green sky when the good morning become violent night never made any sense to me It is a phrase that crops up many time throughout the entire series and yet I still have no idea what it means Ulla says near the end that she is the good morningI honestly did not understand at all Sunniva tells Ulla that she keeps having these precognitive sounds in her mind of Ulla shouting for her help and yet this never actually happens What was the point of this and the point of Sunniva constantly following Ulla once they got to the First City Another thing that happens a lot is that spiders appear in the memories that Ulla recovers from the Lost Month This is never explained Why were there spiders In the final battle there are spiders but I still don t understand why they were so foreshadowed and what their real relevance to the story was. Happy ever afters The ending of The Ever After explains that the power of all the trolls has always come from the Ogonen I really hated this ending and it has for me ruined the past two series along with this one Knowledge that we have assumed so far that they are trolls they have powers these power age them they are separate from the humans is all demolished by the way this book ends There is even talk of the monarchy being abolished where does that leave our previous main characters Wendy and Loki And then to top it all off the main character from a previous trilogy dies I was so upset by this as we have already had her story and her happy ending and yet that is all made nul and void by the ending of this book There was no need for her to die So many of my hopes for this book were not met I wanted to hear about Matt and Willa maybe even Rhys and Rhiannon and what about Tilda and her son We did get some Wendy POV but in my opinion she wasn t done justice and I would have loved to have of Wendy and Loki All in all I would not recommend this series to anyone who any sort of attachment to the previous trilogies by Hocking it will ruin them for you I will not be re reading the Omte Origins going into book 3 you know there will be some back tracking and struggle as they try to regain that lost time I m not sure what happened but somehow about 40 percent of the beginning of this book drags and feels like a lot of nothing happens For me it didn t really pick up until the second half of the book It could have benefited from losing a good 100 pages of the 500 that make up The Ever After. Ever after high book The end of the book contains an enormous battle scene its intense and thrilling As a long reader of this world from the first series I was excited for her to bring main characters form the previous trilogies to help fight in this epic battle We are even given POV from these characters which gave me a warm feeling Yet if you re not familiar with them since this series can technically be read on its own you won t have any feelings of nostalgia and it will sort of feel chaotic with the jumping around of point of views Next Paragraph is slightly spoilery so feel free to skipLast but not least Amanda Hocking has made the decision to kill off a motherf cking main character from a previous trilogy Why This lead went through their own journey to get their happy and then you bring them back in this one to give them the axe Not Cool Shortly after that devastating scene the battle ends and that s it Readers a given a paragraph for each character of where they are now and Ulla and Pan are heading off to start their own Ever After. Book the ever after pdf In the end The Ever After wasn t quite what I wanted or was expected for the final book in a trilogy and final book for a universe I will still always love all of the series in the trylle universe but I m sad to say this last installment will be remembered with a bit of disappointment Paperback In The Ever After Ulla Pan Dagny and Elof have returned after being held captive and none can remember their month of captivity As Ulla and her friends try to regain their memories they continue to uncover a plot that involves her parents a mythical city a mysterious and dangerous secret society and mythological children s stories Ulla s journey is long complex and dangerous and the consequences of failing are severe The Ever After is the most action packed and exciting of the trilogy and the unexpected twists left me shocked devastated and delighted. Ever after theatre fanfic I know I said it in my last review but Hocking s skill in creating vivid and immersive worlds bears repeating The Omte Origins is a complex story with many layers and Hocking weaves the story together as seamlessly and masterfully as she does the rest of the Trylle world The characters mythology literature languages culture and are all dynamically developed and fascinating I continue to be amazed at Hocking s storytelling ability. Ever after cinderella cast I loved the slow building romance between Ulla and Pan Their relationship is strong and deep built on friendship respect trust and admiration Plus they have great chemistry I loved watching their connection grow throughout the first two books and Hocking takes it to the next level in this one. After ever happy book I also adored the protagonist Ulla Ulla is not a warrior She s not beautiful She s a little chubby and she is the epitome of a hero She is searching for herself for a sense of where she came from and what happened to her and her family but she finds out so much than that Ulla discovers things that can shake the foundation of the Trylle world I love her determination strength perseverance loyalty and kindness People gravitate to her because she is a good person and a true friend She s also the reason some of my favorite characters from Trylle and Kanin Chronicles the first and second series in the Trylle world make an appearance in this series. The ever after science fiction fantasy book You don t need to read Trylle and Kanin Chronicles but if you did it s fascinating to see how all of the characters and stories connect and merge in this epic conclusion Wendy Loki Finn Brynne Tove and so many other beloved characters return to help Ulla Pan and their friends in their quest It is awesome and heartbreaking and I didn t want the story to end Thanks so much to Netgalley and St Martin s Press for a copy of the book in exchange for my honest review All thoughts are my own. After ever happy ebook com 2020 12 28 ar Paperback It s the conclusion to the Trylle series and final book in the Omte Origins trilogy Hocking delivered in this final novel with answers to nagging questions and an epic battle of beasts and troll This series had a solid beginning that lagged a little in the middle for me However the character connections and world building were strong throughout and the ending was action packed I love how Hocking keeps true to all of the characters she presents throughout the books Weaving them in and out of the plot as she goes Building the reader connection with each one The world building had a unique depth though I do feel I should have read the other series before this one to get a better understanding of some nuances Overall I can tell that this was a branch off of a main series A revisit to something Though I enjoyed my first dive into this world I do feel I would ve liked it if I had started with the Trylle series books I recommend those getting to know Hocking to begin with Trylle and move to Omte Lastly I read the first two books in this trilogy and listened to the final book Occasionally reading when I couldn t access the audiobook I definitely enjoyed listening than physically reading this time around Therese Plummer had a beautiful narrative voice that fit Ulla and brought feeling and excitement to the pages than my imagination was mustering I ll be going back to listen to the first two books later in the year and start the original Trylle books Hopefully Plummer is the voice for those as well Thank you to Wednesday Books Macmillan audio and Netgalley for the advanced copies in exchange for an honest review Now to tackle the rest of Hocking s novels True rating 3. Book the ever after pdf 5 5 Paperback Ullaakuut Tulin has returned home held captivate by the lvolk and although she scarcely remembers her ordeal is experiencing the trauma of being tortured Ulla her friends and colleagues from the Merell metropolis searched for the First City a mythical city beyond the bridge that connects the realms between Ulla s world and those of the ancients The Omte Origins series has been a whirlwind adventure a gentle romance unlikely and tentative friendships and alliances and I ve loved every moment The reader is first introduced to Ulla as a somewhat naive and unsuspecting young woman She knows little about the world beyond her village and her kindness and inquisitive nature is completely endearing Throughout the series Ulla embarks on a journey to find her family abandoned as an infant with an elderly couple to raise Along the way Ulla begins to rely upon her found family namely Dagny and Pan and although is determined to search for her parents it soon becomes apparent that all hell is on the verge of breaking loose and Ulla will find herself faced with impossible decisions while struggling to remember her capture One of my favourite aspects of the series are the reoccurring characters from series set within the Trylle kingdoms the series can be read as a standalone but the familiar faces are wonderful Wendy and Finn from the original Trylle Trilogy and Bryn and Ridley from the brilliant Kanin Chronicles Each series featuring strong and fearless female characters in positions of power and authority Although each typically fall in love these are heroines who don t need a male character to complete them they re their own saviours In the Omte Origins series we hear about the origins of the trolls and their Scandinavian heritage their history tightly woven among the Viking folklore The mythology and legends of children s fairytales coming to life was beautiful and I hope it might lead the way to future series set within this magical world. Book the ever after book It s been quite a while since a series has captivated me so entirely and that s one of my favourite aspects of Amanda Hocking s writing They re entertaining mesmerising reads Being back in the Trylle world was lovely and although the Omte Origins series features an entirely new community of troll characters and storylines it was comforting to be back in a world I was familiar with The Ever After the final Omte Origins instalment is wonderfully adventurous a beautiful exploration of folklore and culture of lost cities and found family Paperback
AMANDA HOCKING is the author of over twenty young adult novels including the New York Times bestselling Trylle Trilogy and Kanin Chronicles Her love of pop culture and all things paranormal influence her writing She spends her time in Minnesota taking care of her menagerie of pets and working on her next book.
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After ever after book com aehocking site_link 5 stars Wow I m totally stunned I laughed I cried I threw the book down in disbelief This is the finale in a nine book series so what can you expect First of all this book has caused a bit of a ruckus and a divide in the fandom due to a certain major character death I don t want to spoil that in my review but can I just say thatsomebody s life and story is not negated or erased because they die Life ends We are all finite creatures who die regardless of whether we earned our happy ending It s a reminder to enjoy moments as they come they aren t tallied up and returned to you at the end of your life because you feel you ve earned a long peaceful quiet end of life Sometimes people die young Their souls values history and the impact they had on others isn t erased because they died.
The ever after book 2014 I also think in books it s always the major characters who take the most risks it s the soldiers and heroes who leap into battle and come up with hasty plans and face off with the ultimate evil but it s somehow always them with the biggest plot armor escaping death and riding off into the sunset for a happy ending while the side characters are the ones who die I understand why side characters often serve as canon fodder and there s plenty of that in the epic battle here too but realistically in this world it is often the people who take the most risks and the most dangerous risks at that who are likely to die The deaths and losses within this final book felt realistic for a battle of this scale where the odds were so skewed against our heroes and the dangers faced were so large.
The ever after estate Like I said I don t want to spoil it which is why spoiler y stuff will be contained hidden at the ending I will say the character who died is LITERALLY MY FAVORITE CHARACTER IN THE WHOLE SERIES FRANCHISE WORLD Of course I am heartbroken I cried through the last three chapters of this book But I can t imagine rating it one star and saying it retroactively ruined the other books and the series just because that person died or claim their life and story never mattered because they died They were a total fucking hero who went out the right way and the novel paid tribute to them properly after if you ask me.
The ever after estate It s hard ending a series let alone one this long running and beloved by many hardcore fans who reread the books over and over Especially when you re aiming to change or reframe large parts of the world into a new context forever and hint at a different kind of future for said world.
Pdf the ever after pdf People are saying Hocking ruined this world for them by stripping away everything that makes the tribes special and making them essentially human but that s been the point from the start from the very first book of the Trylle Trilogy Wendy was pointing out how arbitrary and idiotic the racism of the trolls was they considered themselves above humans even though little separates them from us and they kidnap our kids and raise them in their own households while allowing their own kids to be raised in ours The troll superiority complex was always just magical racism perpetuated by their monarchy and upper class And dismantling it or calling it out had been a large focus of all of these books To complain about seeing a continuation of that theme here seems foolish to me But some readers fell for that racist superiority complex too and bought into the idea that the trolls are special and that it s their few differences that make them so even though we ve seen inside Wendy Ulla and Bryn s heads and know they re as human as we are in thought emotion etc.
Happily ever after book box I genuinely love how everything came together at the end The truth is no ending Hocking could provide could avoid feeling bittersweet and sad because I love this world and wish I could keep inhabiting it and checking in on it forever But all good things come to an end Does that mean it didn t matter the journey along the way and the years of investment in characters stories themes and worlds No Books and book series end and so do human lives and the lives of fictional characters That doesn t destroy ruin or negate their meaning I genuinely think some of the same people hating on this novel for these particular reasons are likely people who struggle to accept endings or change in general It can be uncomfortable and harsh but it reminds us of the worth and beauty of things and why they matter.
Happy ever afters Many old characters return in this novel for our final hurrah and we even are introduced to a new one Tove s sister Sunniva During the original trilogy her existence was mentioned but she was off being a changeling and now we finally see her returned a bit grown up and ready to help out in the big battle to end all battles.
The ever after estate And what a battle it was It dragged on for like nine or ten chapters or but it never actually FELT like a drag It was intense exciting visually stunning and kind of horrific The monsters were so cool and after all of the build up of what a threat they were it was cool to see them actually being as dangerous as they were hyped up to be The heroes were really facing off against the biggest threat yet and work was put into showing it with every creature they faced off with Seeing Wendy Loki Finn Tove and Brynn fight their way across the battlefield working together and with new characters from this trilogy was incredible Every other moment something took my breath away.
The ever after book review I absolutely loved returning to Fulatrask multiple times during this book however it was insanely frustrating watching Ulla and Pan fuck up talking to Queen Bodil Ulla should ve been smart enough to give her information than she did but I was thinking of her less as a worthy ally or useful asset and as part of the romance drama but she broke out of that bubble and really came through What a badass.
The ever after part Ulla and Pan had a lot of sweet romance in this book and although it wasn t as epic as previous romances in the series I do think they make a really adorable couple They deserve to be happy after all the shit they had to experience just because they tried to do their jobs and or do a couple ancestry tests.
Book the ever after book Alright it s time for some spoiler stuff so if you haven t read all three trilogies avoid this section and don t reveal these I am just as shocked and saddened as anybody by Bryn dying She was my favorite of all three heroines from this franchise and I was SHOOK during that whole scene Her death is brutal and badass and it had been literally and figuratively hovering over her head throughout that entire scene Losing her broke my heart and the scene where Ridley visits Ulla in the epilogue was further heartbreak I cried like a bitch But that scene is also proof that Bryn s death doesn t undo or negate her life Even in death she took care of those she loved and protected them and ensured their futures She did that with her death and she ensured she d continue doing it after She died a true heroes death For what it s worth Word of God from the author dictates that she s reunited with Konstantin in Valhalla I m sure Ember is there too I might need to write some fucking fanfiction about that to cope with this trauma At the end of the day Bryn was a hardcore warrior soldier hero She couldn t sit out a fight and couldn t turn her back on this one for sure She avenged Jem Kruk she stopped her father and his evil cult and she was able to say goodbye to her parents and loved ones before dying She died to give Ulla and Dagny time to save the entire world and she saved how many lives before that Bryn dying doesn t undo her life in any way and I found the epilogue to be a fitting tribute to her by showing her true nature one final time and reassuring us that although death is sad and painful this IS the kind of death Bryn would choose It was a good death for her And she witnessed somebody else experience the same death earlier in the battle and thought with relief that at least it was a quick way for him to go I would contrast this death to Tris s death in Allegiant where that sacrifice felt stupid forced and kind of frustrating to me personally this one was the opposite It hit home it worked and felt like a way to honor the character not insult or hurt or legacy or fans It cements my love for her because it represents exactly who she was.
Book the ever after review As far as other deaths in the battle Jem Kruk s was heartbreaking but he had closure about his brother at least And Illaria s bitch ass finally got what she deserved but damn she killed Minnie in a far too brutal way before they finally took her ass out RIP Minnie we hardly knew ye before a psychopath fed your face to a giant spider I can t help but be sad it s all over happy I got to experience it at all equal parts excited and scared for future rereads with this added story and knowledge and context I JUST reread the Kanin Chronicles but rereading them in the future one day is gonna kill me knowing what I know now but instead of robbing it of worth I think it will make it that much valuable and yes maybe painful but most stories worth telling involve a little pain and may just invoke some too That s their power.
The ever after estate Well played Amanda Hocking thank you for making me shriek in disbelief and cry like a little bitch I m going to go and nurse my hurt feelings now and I would be 100% okay with another trilogy about all the dead characters having an adventure in Valhalla Or a short story about them at least greeting each other and being happy.
The never after book series Seriously I m content to know that our living characters are living happily ever after for now and that in all likelihood Bryn and Konstantin have been reunited in some form of happy safe afterlife but I still want to end this review by saying a genuine Rest In Peace to Bryn Aven she was a total badass and she saved everyone Paperback While I think that this series started off really well it definitely lost steam from book to book I m glad that we finally learn about Ulla s parental heritage and the strange circumstances surrounding her I can t say that I was really pulled in by The Ever After at any point I don t want to give away any spoilers but I did enjoy seeing some of my old favorites from Hocking s previous books Ohand there are way too many damn spiders in this series Just saying Overall for the diehard Hocking fans the series is definitely worth a read since this is really the first time that you get insight into the Omte tribe but it wasn t a favorite in comparison to the others Thank you to Macmillan Audio for providing a review copy This did not influence my review All opinions are my own Paperback The final book in The Omte Origins Ever After brings to a close the exciting series staring Ullaakuut Ulla Tulin While the previous novels in the series had a lighter tone Ever After delves into Ulla s experiences as she was held captive by the lvolk and its traumatic effects on her psyche In this final story Ulla and her friends from her time in Merella search for the mythical first city and the bridge that connects the realms The Omte Origins series is just that the origins of the Omte people talked about in her Trylle series If you are familiar with the Omte series of books and the rich history that Amanda Hocking created One of the aspects that I enjoyed in the original series was taking the idea of a troll and turning it on its ear Trolls have always been depicted as dirty and scary creatures a la Harry Potter Instead the history of the troll people is much complicated nodding to both Scandanavian and Norse people The original series touches on some of the mythos but I am glad that Hocking took the time and detailing of this series to flesh out the ideas The Omte Origins story follows a naive Ulla as she first comes to Merella for education and a chance to research her family find who abandoned her Even with everything Ulla has been through she has an endearing kindness that permeates her interactions with people This draws people to her In the previous two books Ulla meets Dagny and Pan Both become very important in her life but in different ways Dagny becomes a surly sister and Pan a love interest This basis of family helps give Ulla the stability to seek her missing family and find out what really happened Ever After is a super fun conclusion to the series It is both heartfelt and action packed which is par for the course for Hocking s books They are always a good mashup Check out this series and all of the Trylle books Paperback 4.
Fantasy science fiction stories 75 Wow what a way to finish a series And not just a series but a universe I started reading from this world in 2015 when Frostfire came out and I m telling you I have enjoyed every minute of it This conclusion was fantastic We were able to learn so many things about the troll world and how everything connected together I was very happy with how everything ended with one GIANT exclusion.
Book the ever after pdf That character death You know which one I m talking about I was NOT ready for that and I am not here for it They were done dirty and I REFUSE to accept it Nope it didn t happen DIDN T HAPPEN.
The ever after estate Though they did go out in style and doing something they 100% would do a million times over even knowing what the outcome would have been It was very true to character just not to my emotions Outside of that there was a moment here where I was like I m sorry you just did what There s a POV switch at about 75% in which is crazy because that s just NOT done But it made so much sense for the story overall For the SERIES overall And I m talking all 9 books not just these three Overall I m really happy with the way Amanda chose to end this and I m so happy that the ARC Gods at Netgalley and Wednesday books were kind enough to grant me ALL THREE of these books as well as the Valkyrie duology previously to read early Paperback This review first appeared on my Instagram booktineus The Good Things Final book in the Omte Origins series a NA Urban Fantasy series My favourite of the three books and also the biggest This plot is what I was waiting for in the previous books with lore action and answers And the plot gets moving straight away It had some great twists and revelations I didn t expect I feel like fans of the Trylle world will especially enjoy the last part of the book when characters from the previous trilogies play a big part Continued to enjoy the characters and their interactions The love triangle I was worried would insert itself into the book never developed It was good overall Wraps up everything well The Not So Good Things As much as I enjoyed this overall I have mixed feelings Not because it was bad but because I feel like it could have been We get answers for everything but a lot of it comes at the end when things wrap up abruptly after a brief explanation There were also a few mighty convenient this just feels right I know this is what I have to do plot solutions Never really cared about the romance It was alright but eh Also there is one brief sex scene which I didn t expect I mean it s new adult but I thought it would be a fade to black In the final part there were some POV changes that I initially found jarring especially since they weren t part of the previous books or the start of this book TLDR Overall this was a good conclusion to the Omte Origins and Trylle world It was my favourite of the three but it still felt like it never quite lived up to its full potential Still a fun and easy to read series though Paperback..
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