Ascend (Trylle Trilogy, #3) Kindle Books Reviews
Ascend (Trylle Trilogy, #3)
The previous chapter in the trilogy … Tryller
with a war starts into take shape on the horizon, appears Wendy’s fate sealed. But all they could be sacrificed in vain if they can never save individuals she enjoys.
your complete lifestyle has ready alone in this, & it’s all over.
This is a youthful adult, paranormal romance with mild language & mild sexual situations for youngsters aged 13 & up encouraged.
also comprised of a bonus excerpt from “Jenny Pox” by JL Bryan.
Listing Price tag: $ 2.99
Price tag:
Link
Related posts:
- Switched (Trylle Trilogy, #1) Kindle Books Reviews
- The Oedipus Trilogy Kindle Books Reviews
- Road to Wrath (Book II of the Kobalos Trilogy) Kindle Books Reviews
- The Fiend and the Forge: Book Three of The Tapestry Kindle Books Reviews
- Adult All-In-One Course, Level 1: Lesson-Theory-Technic Kindle Books
- Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia Kindle Books
- Sweet Ginger Poison Kindle Books
- Beezus and Ramona Kindle Books Reviews
June 15th, 2011 at 5:13 am
Wendy’s a disappointing heroine,
I enjoyed reading this book and would probably have given it 5 stars had I not been a little disappointed with certain choices that were made by Wendy. I do think that the author could have made the book a little longer and included more characters that we saw in the previous books. You really don’t see Rhys or Rhiannon in this book whatsoever. Rhys appears at the end in the wrap-up but that’s about it. While they weren’t crucial characters I think their complete absence was still odd. I was surprised at how big a role Loki plays in this last book. I feel like he just randomly appeared in the 2nd book (not literally randomly) and had some crazy, kind of obnoxious flirty love thing going for Wendy but he was never really explained. We were told his history and whatnot but he never really seemed to have any real purpose. I was hoping in the third book the author would explain exactly why he was so important and go into a little more character development for him but she didn’t.
***SPOILER ALERT***
Reading a couple comments the author wrote regarding this book, she stated that while she could see this book being compared to the Princess Diaries, she didn’t see the connection with Twilight. Really? Because in both cases you have a lovesick teenage girl who starts off weak and vulnerable but eventually becomes some super powerful being that saves the world (vampire world, troll world…whatever). The love Wendy had for Finn also screamed Bella/Edward to me. PLUS what about when Wendy realized that putting herself in danger made Finn rescue her so she could see him again? Umm…? That also screams Bella/Edward…when almost an entire book was dedicated to Bella doing stupid things just to see Edward in her thoughts. This could all be accidental of course, but that doesn’t mean you can deny the connection.
Well, here’s my theory to why Wendy ended up with Loki instead of Finn. Because the author wanted a twist, a twist that would make this unpredictable, original and NOT like Twilight. All this ended up doing though was making Wendy end up with a Jacob instead of an Edward. Here’s the problem with this though. A twist in a book is good, a twist keeps the readers interested…but you need to be in control of the twist. In this case, the author lost control of her book because of what she chose to use as a twist. It’s too big of a twist and it tells her readers that her lead heroine is fickle and what you DON’T want is for the readers to suddenly lose a little respect for the lead character. This COULD have been done though, this twist COULD have worked, had she spent more time developing Loki’s character. Instead, she didn’t bother really making the reader fall in love with Loki (the way they did with Finn) and just threw Loki and Wendy together anyhow and tried to force her readers to accept it. If she had spent more than a portion of the 3rd book really pushing for Loki, I think the readers would have accepted the transition much easier. Also…if she had spent more than a portion of the 3rd book destroying Wendy and Finn’s relationship, that would have been easier to accept as well. In the end though, the author lost control over how her readers felt about the characters….and that’s never what you want, especially in the last book of a series.
So here’s my wrap-up of Wendy from book 3: some girl with a crush (because calling it love would be an insult to the word) on the first cute guy she sees from Trylle. Now I see why she was attracted to Finn in the first place. In the first book, he was that super tough guy who wasn’t afraid of the Vittra who tried to kidnap her. Also he was crazy about her and was her hero who always showed up at the right time to save her. He almost lost his life just trying to protect her…and of course because their love was forbidden, it made her want him even more. Of course, once all that died down a bit, she needed something more from him. Since all of a sudden, he wasn’t able to prove his love for her by throwing his life away to save her…she needed him to constantly let her know how he felt, instead of just accepting that he did love her. Then along comes Loki, a cocky guy who is constantly saying inappropriate things about how much he wants her, and teasing her about how much she wants him, and that’s exactly what she needs. Someone who never stops telling her how awesome she is. THEN she sees the scars that Loki got on her behalf and that seals the deal. Wendy’s love goes to whatever guy shows that he’s willing to die for her AND who constantly tells her how much he wants her. In the end, she’s just an insecure girl who will follow the first guy that obsesses over her.
I think Finn was right about her. Her love must not mean much.
I started off this review giving the book 4 stars…now it only has 3 stars. Guess I didn’t realize how…
Read more
Was this review helpful to you?
|June 15th, 2011 at 5:36 am
What just happened?,
Contains Spoilers! Updated.
I’m not really sure what to say. I got hooked on the my blood approves series and decided to try this series out. I enjoyed Ms. Hocking’s writing so I downloaded all three Trylle books. I wish had stopped at the second book. I feel utterly disappointed and wish could return this book. Finn was built up as THE love interest, and then he is shoved aside for a sleezy secondary character (Loki). I kept reading hoping that for a Finn/Wendy ending and now, as a reader, I feel complete unsatisfied. Now I’m a little nervous about a fifth book fo My Blood Approves…..I understand not wanting to be predictable, but this twist just destroyed this whole series for me.
Ms. Hocking is a great writer and she knows how to tell a good story. But I don’t think I will be recommending the Trylle Trilogy to anyone. Well maybe the first two books. Somebody in another review said that this what it would be like if Bella chose Jacob instead of Edward in Twilight. I disagree…this is what it would be like if Bella chose Mike Newton instead of Edward and Jacob. It makes no sense whatsoever.
Was this review helpful to you?
|