Torn by Amanda Hocking

Torn (Trylle, #2)

by Amanda Hocking

In the second part of Amanda Hocking's bestselling Trylle trilogy, Torn, Wendy is desperate to return to her old life, but can she put the Trylle, and especially Finn Holmes, behind her?

Acknowledging that she was different from everyone else wasn't difficult for Wendy Everly - she'd always felt like an outsider. But a new world and new family is a little hard for any girl to accept. Leaving behind the mysterious country of her birth, she is determined to fit back into normal life. But the world she's left behind won't let her go that easily . . .

Kidnapped and imprisoned by her true family's enemies, Wendy soon learns that the lines between good and evil aren't as defined as she thought. And those things she'd taken for granted may have been lies all along. With the help of the dangerously attractive Loki, she escapes back to the safety of Foerening - only to be confronted by a new threat.

It's time to make a choice - can she put aside her personal feelings for the sake of her country? Torn between duty and love she must make a choice that could destroy her one chance at true happiness.

Reviewed by Kelsenator on

4 of 5 stars

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Wendy has connections with both the Trylle as their princess, but also unexpected ones with Vittra. The title of the book is pretty much about how she is torn between the two, as well as other things like love and duty. It’s getting to the point where decisions need to be made, but as future Queen, she doesn’t know what to do. There’ always a chance she could ruin things, or greatly improve them. Wendy is definitely a strong and stubborn girl, but she still has trouble believing in herself, and not seeing what others see in her.

Her mother, Elora, still seems so cold out in the open, but I can understand that she has to act this way, with the other monarchs just waiting to overthrow her if she slips for a second as well as what happened in the past. She does start to show some more warmth towards her daughter, and I think she really does care for her.

Finn is still keeping his distance after pretty much breaking Wendy’s heart from the first book, and leaving without saying good-bye. I honestly can’t tell if he feels anything towards her or not anymore but he sees his job and duty as more important especially with his stature in the Trylle world being pretty low. He could just be thinking about whats best for her, but I think he needs to start fighting for her. Now Loki, the guy from Vittra, is pretty awesome. I find that I like him more than Finn in this book. He has cool abilities which are different since he’s Vittra, but I loved his cocky/fun attitude, while still showing his soft side.

So aside from characters this book continues on with Wendy’s task of becoming better with her magic. She has some cool abilities so far and I loved what she could do. Meanwhile they are trying to make sure they are not attacked again by Vittra by securing the place and even coming up with other plans for the future. As well as preparing her for ruling one day, and one other special event dcloser to the end of the book.

There’s definitely more twists and some more about the past revealed in this book and I loved all of it. I’m still hoping she ends up with a certain character, but we shall see how it ends! This book also included the short story One Day, Three Ways. Without giving too much away, it’s the perspectives of the three main guys, Finn Loki and Tove, on the last even that happens in this book. It gave more insight into what they were thinking and I liked it.

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