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maggiemcmahon12's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
onceupon_a_bookdream's review against another edition
3.0
[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, 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.
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.
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Last 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.
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.
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, 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.
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 skip""
Last 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.
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.
readingwithcake's review against another edition
3.0
I’ve got a few issues with the general writing of the book. Umm Bryn and her mum, it was another Ulla and her dad moment?! Then Ulla and Jem discussing Senka (Ullas mum), honestly I can’t handle the way Hocking writes these crucial scenes, every time they felt inadequate, pivotal scenes were skimmed over when they really should have gone into more depth. Also what the heck throwing two other persons POV into the book?! We got Ulla the entire time throughout this trilogy until 3/4 of the way through the third book, riddle me that. I was suss on Pan the entire time! Their love story just didn’t seem believable. And I thought Jem would have a more crucial role (and be a love interest) in this book, he didn’t really and he died, like everything in this trilogy it couldn’t have been more rushed if it tried.
I found this book more enjoyable than the first three, mainly because it had a lot more action and a good old battle scene at the end! I do think that Amanda Hocking is just churning out books at this point based on what I read and then what I saw when putting in my Goodreads rating BUT this trilogy did make me want to read her original series, The Trylle Trilogy, which has really good ratings on Goodreads so I’m excited about that.
I found this book more enjoyable than the first three, mainly because it had a lot more action and a good old battle scene at the end! I do think that Amanda Hocking is just churning out books at this point based on what I read and then what I saw when putting in my Goodreads rating BUT this trilogy did make me want to read her original series, The Trylle Trilogy, which has really good ratings on Goodreads so I’m excited about that.
lizzreads's review against another edition
3.0
The Ever After is the third and final book in the Omte Origins series.
The ever after picks up where the morning flower ends, which was easy to pick up and right into the action.
There was a lot of info at the beginning, back and forth between the present and Ulla trying to determine what happened in the lost month.
I felt some parts dragged a little, but I suppose all the books were a little info heavy to assist in getting the ever after to this point.
I enjoyed the descriptive writing and the continuation of world building that the author does so well, bringing magical and mythical beings to life.
I thoroughly enjoyed the multiple POV’s towards the end of the book, some of which I would of loved to see in the previous books in the series.
Overall a fitting end to a good series, and while their was loss and heartbreak towards the end, the book as a whole was a great ever after to the series.
mwhitney's review against another edition
5.0
Thank you NetGalley for the chance to read this early for a review.
I was sneaky and read this immediately after reading The Morning Flower, because I was dying to see what was next, and got approved for this the same day.
I dove in head first to see where Ulla Tulin was headed.
In the last book we have Ulla searching for the direction she thinks her parents were from and all signs seem to point twords the First City a myth and legendary place and the Alfar (people thought to be from Alfheim) and the Alvolk. Also while trying to find Eliana and the mysterious Jem-Kruk and his connection to her.
After being held hostage by the Alvolk and the man presumed to be her father for what they’re calling “the lost month” – where everyone who came along- Pan, Dagny, Elof and Ulla are all missing their memories. Ulla comes to on a plane alone, with nothing but a children’s book and a few weird articles of clothing on the way back to Forening. After Queen Wendy traded a mysterious flower for their release.
Ulla spends time trying to regain her memories.
This book really goes deep, I love the combo of Nordic and Troll mythologies that Amanda has been working on throughout this series finally combine into one big event tying all our major characters over the series together.
Ulla finds who her parents really are. As do a few other major characters get the real answers.
And the Truth about the Alfar and the Alvolk as people comes out, the truth about the Troll world comes out, that ending really sucked the air out of the room.
I was sad to see some favorite characters not make it through the end. That was pretty gutting. It really hit us where it hurts. But it was a nice tie up for the entire series, even if it felt bitter sweet.
lpcoolgirl's review against another edition
5.0
Loved the end to Ulla's story, and to the World of the Trylle world, it was such a great read! Though the ending was partially heartbreaking!
tuuliareads's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
The Ever After is the final book of the Omte Origins trilogy and Amanda Hocking's The World of the Trylle books. I had so many expectations for this, but was left disappointed.
The characters are very likeable and the world and its lore are very interesting. However, despite this being the longest book in the trilogy, the story felt superficial and rushed. There wasn't that much time left for feelings and there were more than a few plotholes. The "final battle" was a little flat and overall the book left me feeling somewhat empty and aloft, especially the few questionable plot choices.
I do hope to read the Trylle and Kanin trilogies. I hope from them I could gain a little more understanding to this fantasy reality.
The characters are very likeable and the world and its lore are very interesting. However, despite this being the longest book in the trilogy, the story felt superficial and rushed. There wasn't that much time left for feelings and there were more than a few plotholes. The "final battle" was a little flat and overall the book left me feeling somewhat empty and aloft, especially the few questionable plot choices.
I do hope to read the Trylle and Kanin trilogies. I hope from them I could gain a little more understanding to this fantasy reality.
aniek97's review against another edition
5.0
This is the exact ending to the stories in the Trylle world we needed. Although I was kind of disappointed with the lack of action in the first two books of the series, I knew it was needed to set up the final events. And WOW did Amanda Hocking deliver! The world she created will stay with me forever and the characters and their back stories will always have a place in my heart!
thebookishcurator's review against another edition
4.0
I was given this eARC by NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. First off I didn’t realize this was a book 3 until after I started it. That being said, I have to go back and read the others! Hocking weaves a beautiful story. I wasn’t a huge fan of the amnesia storyline in the beginning but that’s mostly due to me being confused hahah. Anyway, even though at first I didn’t know what was going on, once I got into it I was hooked. The fairytale aspect is always a plus.
frominktopaper's review against another edition
3.0
Original review posted on my blog From Ink to Paper
I received this book as an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
I was excited to continue my journey with the Omte Trilogy and see how the series came to a close. I did enjoy the book, however it did not live up to my expectations of what I thought it was going to be. I felt that beginning drug on a bit and it could have been shortened and it would have given the reader just as much information. Some of it was actually kind of confusing trying to figure out what was happening and who all the different places and tribes were. Once I got past that part though it got better and I got more engaged in it. I especially liked the final battle scene where you get all these different monster described and I just was imagining them in my head.
The story was written well, but I did feel again the beginning was a little drawn out and confusing. Once it got going the story really got going and it was exciting to see where it was going to take you. It was nice seeing a lot of the characters from the previous books come together and become involved in the story once again. I was happy with how it ended mostly, there was one death that I was super upset about because it did not seem like they had to die and then there were some I was happy about. The book had some adventure, romance, drama, and even some funny parts.
The characters were well written and of course I was rooting for the good guys to win. I also was rooting for Ulla and Pan and I was not disappointed so I was happy about that. I was actually surprised there was a steamy scene in this one and there haven’t been those in the others, or even really the other series. The supporting character I liked that they got a good amount of time and you learned more about them. I especially liked what we learned about Jem.
Overall this has been a fun series to read and I have enjoyed getting to once again be part of the Tryell universe. It is fun to see how all the different series come together again in this one.
I received this book as an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
I was excited to continue my journey with the Omte Trilogy and see how the series came to a close. I did enjoy the book, however it did not live up to my expectations of what I thought it was going to be. I felt that beginning drug on a bit and it could have been shortened and it would have given the reader just as much information. Some of it was actually kind of confusing trying to figure out what was happening and who all the different places and tribes were. Once I got past that part though it got better and I got more engaged in it. I especially liked the final battle scene where you get all these different monster described and I just was imagining them in my head.
The story was written well, but I did feel again the beginning was a little drawn out and confusing. Once it got going the story really got going and it was exciting to see where it was going to take you. It was nice seeing a lot of the characters from the previous books come together and become involved in the story once again. I was happy with how it ended mostly, there was one death that I was super upset about because it did not seem like they had to die and then there were some I was happy about. The book had some adventure, romance, drama, and even some funny parts.
The characters were well written and of course I was rooting for the good guys to win. I also was rooting for Ulla and Pan and I was not disappointed so I was happy about that. I was actually surprised there was a steamy scene in this one and there haven’t been those in the others, or even really the other series. The supporting character I liked that they got a good amount of time and you learned more about them. I especially liked what we learned about Jem.
Overall this has been a fun series to read and I have enjoyed getting to once again be part of the Tryell universe. It is fun to see how all the different series come together again in this one.