The Trylle Trilogy I read in about a week. All 3 in 1 week. I couldn't put them down. The first one was called Switched, which is what I am talking about in this post. It starts out with Wendy, who seems like a normal girl, living a normal life... Until you find out that when Wendy was 6 her mom tried to kill her. Wendy lives with her brother and Aunt now and they move from town to town because Wendy has a knack for getting into trouble, forcing them to move away. Now enter Finn. He's a mysterious guy at Wendy's new school who is about to unravel Wendy's life and completely change her point of view. He comes to tell her that she is not a human and was a changeling who was switched at birth. Finn is sent to retrieve Wendy from her human home and to take her home to Trylle, where she belongs. Wendy is forced to enter a whole new world and become someone new. She wants to fit in in this new place, but she doesn't want to leave her brother and Aunt behind, both of whom have done so much for her over the years.
This was a good, quick read. Had a lot of plot twists that I was not expecting and it also had some action scenes in it as well. The Vittra are the enemy "tribe" to the Trylle and they are constantly trying to attack the Trylle and take Wendy (you find out why in the book, I don't want to ruin it for you!). The book that I got, and I think most of the books have it now had a special add on story called "The Vittra Attacks." It takes a scene from the book and explains it from the Vittra's point of view. I thought that was very neat because you never get to see exactly what happens in the "bad guy's lair" or inside their head, it's always from the point of view of the hero. The other two books in the series also have similar stories at the end of the book.
I would recommend these books for Young Adult readers. Girls mostly, but the right boy may enjoy it because it does have action scenes in it. There is some content in the books that may not be appropriate for young readers, and the language in the books can sometimes get graphic.
I would like to read the Watersong series by Amanda Hocking as well. Has anyone read those? I think that may be next (or somewhere up top) on my to read list, that seems to be getting longer and longer by the minute. I don't hate it one bit.
Want to buy the book? Here it is on Amazon and Barnes and Noble.
© ST. MARTIN'S PRESS, Amanda Hocking
Quick Review:
Title: Switched (Trylle Trilogy #1)
Author: Amanda Hocking
Title: Switched (Trylle Trilogy #1)
Author: Amanda Hocking
Pages: 318 (paperback) including the "bonus" story
Recommended for: Young adult girls, with some reservations about the language and content. Probably ages 14+
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