The Quick Cut: A girl finds trouble when she uses a prestigious opportunity to try to locate her birth parents.
A Real Review: Thank you to St. Martin's Press for providing the ARC in exchange for an honest review. Being adopted can come with a litany of questions. Who were my parents and why didn't they keep me? Was there some situation that forced them to seek alternative parenting solutions? These are just some of the questions that Ulla has in the final series in the Trylle world. Ulla was found as a baby abandoned in the Kanin city. Taken in by strangers and raised quietly, she never stopped wondering about her parents. So when she gets a prestigious internship, she hopes the opportunity will allow her to find her birth parents. Will she find what she's looking for? Or will it just leave her with more questions? I read Amanda Hocking's original Trylle series and adored it for it's unique writing style. Even though the writing at moments was rough, it was so filled with world building and inspiration that it was worth overlooking it. So, when the opportunity to read this new series in that world? I jumped at the chance. Unfortunately, this book doesn't even hold a glimmer of the magic that the Trylle series had. Where the original arc succeeded, that spark is missing in this new arena. I wanted to like this one so badly, but found myself pulling my hair out instead. Unless you're a passionate fan of the original world, this book is likely not to be a hit with you. My rating: 1 out of 5