I don’t really know what there is to say about this one. I’ve procrastinated on this review and thought over this book time and time again, trying to figure out exactly how I feel. I just feel like this book didn’t match up to its predecessors. I mean, it was okay, but it was also so disappointing. It was kind of confusing and so much felt needless and I just don’t even know. I was excited to see what kind of epic conclusion we were going to get, but it just didn’t hit the spot.

I received a copy of this book from the author. I had the opportunity to review or not.

Although I found this book to be a little slow overall, it was very interesting with strong, believable characters. The worlds were well done and intertwined with some well-known cities and mystical ones increased the fascination of the tale.

As Ulla continued in her search for her birth parents Elof discovered a lot of information regarding her and her friend Bryn. This final book of the series comes to a resounding conclusion. If you want to know the rest of the story of Ulla and her friends, you really need to read this book. If you enjoyed the first two books, I strongly recommend you grab this one.

Ok, I've held off on reviewing this book because I just couldn't figure out what to say. I really liked the first two books in this series, but am I the only one who was disappointed in the ending? Everything led up to what was supposed to be this amazing battle scene and it just didn't do it for me. I wish I had more to offer. Literally I've loved all of Amanda Hocking's other books, but this one was just ok for me. Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for an advanced copy to review.

To start this review, I acknowledge that I read all three books in this series in one day, and prior to today, I have not read anything by this author before. Compared to the first two books in this trilogy, this is the best one. Once it gets started, it is fast paced and the story is very good. I enjoyed the ending in particular, and the issues that I had in the earlier books about characterization were mostly resolved in this book. This is supported by the fact that many of the chapters take you into the side characters point of view, though this was not perhaps the best application of that storytelling technique. This helped hide the fact, to a degree, that the plot for this trilogy, which wraps up here, is not particularly strong.

I enjoyed the ending of the book, though I do think that it and the resolution of the book are too quick. If readers have enjoyed the other books in the series, they will probably like this one.

This was ok, I liked it but I didn’t love it. It probably is because i need to read the other books in the world.

Love this series, I fell in love with the Tryell series then I continue reading about their world. When I started reading this series I found myself being enchanted again, falling in love with the Omte trolls and the mystery around the birth of Ulla. A powerful, fearless Omte who is trying to find her origins. In this book Ulla and her friends are trying to find the bridge that connects the world they live in with the one of their ancestors. The true origin of the trolls!

This was a great wrap up to this story. There was a couple of times toward the end of the book that I got confused between the story lines. The book tied up some lose ends and gave you an epic battle that you've been waiting for. This was a perfect ending to the Trilogy but also to the Trylle world. It is sad to see the world end after so many years but it was given the best ending possible.

The Ever After (The Omte Origins, #3)
by Amanda Hocking
The third book in a story of magic and acceptance. A young troll girl has to find the mystery that binds her future and past. The series is astonishing in its original nature, how it provides magic, and mythos into literacy world. A book, and a series that shows how one person can change events that seem beyond them. The book provides hope to those who feel hopeless.

This stunning conclusion to the Omte Origins series did not disappoint. The Trylle universe that Amanda Hocking created never let's me down and I was so excited with where Ulla, Pan, Danny and Elof ended up. This book isnfilled with a whole bunch of adventure, plots, and mystery. This is a must read but it does have to be read in order so make sure to read the first two books in this trilogy and I would also recommend reading the other Trylle series as well.

The ever after is the last book in The Omte Origins series by Amanda Hocking as well as the conclusion of The Trylle series.

Ulla as lost a whole month while being made captive by the man who claim to be her father and she fear that horrible thing have happens to her. She was release alive for only one reason. In exchange of a very rare flower. Ulla really wants to break her amnesia and to stop whatever evil plan the Älvolk have. She will also get to finaly know who her parents are. An epic battle will follow, and Ulla and her friends gonna need all the help they can get to close the bridge to Alfheim before its to late...

I have really love this book. I have received an arc of it from Netgalley and the publisher.

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.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. First off, I love this author. This particular book is the third book in the third (and final) story set in the world of the Trylle. It follows a troll named Ulla who is searching for her birth parents. Along the way, everything comes to a head and the main characters from each trilogy come together to make things right. This book has a ton of adventure and several strong female characters. It is very imaginative and has a gripping storyline. Amanda Hocking writes believable characters in a fantasy world and does a great job of world building. I recommend this book for everyone who likes mythical creatures and the paranormal.

A wonderful conclusion to an absolutely wonderful series. Having read Hocking's series from the release of her first instillation, I have grown to love her development and intricacies as a fantasy writer and more. I can't wait to see what else she has in store for the future and more.

As I expected, another absolutely BEAUTIFUL work to fill the Trylle universe.
Amanda has such a stunning talent at world building and character arcs, and the quality of this completion of the series is no different than her previous ones. I easily fell in love with characters, and felt like I physically there with them the whole time, like I was experiencing the journey myself. It was such an honor to be able to read another one of her works, I've been here since the beginning with her My Blood Approves series, and will be here till the end (which I hope never comes). What I love most about all of her varying series (including this one of course) is the fact that they're all so UNIQUE. I pretty much exclusively read YA Sci-Fi and Fantasy, and of course have come across a ton of books that are about hidden worlds/creatures/cultures, and let me tell you, this authors works are on another level. I've never found something familiar, and I'd like to bet that most readers who also prefer this genre, haven't either.

I'm not getting tired of the Trylle, and I hope Amanda keeps writing about them.

11/10

Amanda Hocking ends her trilogy to the Omte Origins. The first several sections cover what happened in the first two books. Making sure readers are caught up before the big battle at the end of the work which is epic.

The author answers all the questions that were left hanging in the first two books.

Thank you to Netgalley for an advance copy of Amanda Hocking The Ever After.

**I was provided an arc by NetGalley**

Loved it. Plain and simple. This was a damned good book and the series was excellent. I am so happy to have gone on the journey with Ulla and Pan. This book was a great conclusion to a series I didn’t know I needed, and I am so happy to have found this author! What a ride it was! I loved these characters and enjoyed Ulla’s quest to find the truth of her family. This story was so well done. I loved how Ulla’s world was hidden in our and the blending was done well. There’s just nothing negative I can say about this book. I am absolutely going to backtrack and read the original Tyrelle series. Great book!

This was a very detailed and perfect ending to this trilogy. I also loved how it brought all the different types of trolls from the other series together. One thing that I was really appreciative of was how the author made sure to kind of do a recap as the story went along, in ways that fit in seamlessly instead of like an info dump at the very beginning to refresh what had happened in the books before.

Ulla finally does learn who her true parents are, and we get to see many of the characters and locations from the other books and like I said, it brings it all back together for a final battle where we join with characters we knew from the first two series that go with this one. There are creatures that are so unique, like murder snails, yeah, you read that right. And the spiders, whoa! They make another appearance similar to what Ulla found in one of the earlier books of this trilogy. Towards the end I felt a little bit like the battle was going on for so long, but part of that could be because we started getting very short chapters from people that were the main characters in the other series, Wendy and Bryn, interspersed with Ulla’s chapters.

The title of the second book gets a bit of an exploration with a rhyme/song in this book. And there is a bit of a time conundrum for some of the characters that did have me doing some thinking as I read. Overall a good series, and I think one that would definitely be easy for someone to read now that they could sit down and read all three straight through.

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 more. Though I enjoyed my first dive into this world I do feel I would’ve liked it more 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 more than physically reading this time around. Therese Plummer had a beautiful narrative voice that fit Ulla and brought more 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.

The Ever After is the third book in The Omte Origins series by Amanda Hocking. A captivating young adult fantasy that pulls you in from the beginning. The Ever After picks up where book two ends and all the back story is provided early on, which allows the reader to be enveloped in the story once again. The characters are well-written with intriguing backstories that make the story flow at a smooth and steady pace.

I thought this was a fantastic end to this trilogy. It was action packed, occasionally unpredictable, and longer than I thought it would be. While some of the character development was a touch convoluted (change came about quickly with little provocation), it was mostly easy to follow and personalities were well=established. The ending was realistically optimistic, by which I mean that it was certainly not "Happily Ever After" for everyone. Most characters experienced loss and grief. I was pleased with the ending to the trilogy. The end tied it up nicely, but I could see it being open enough for another spin-off series. I wouldn't be disappointed at all if that were to come about.

Thank you to Netgalley and St. Martin's Press for providing a copy of this e-book for review.