Torn
Trylle Trilogy #2
Amanda Hocking
3/5 Stars
Torn is the second book of the Trylle
trilogy by Amanda Hocking. After reading Switched, I immediately
delved into Torn, only to be left feeling like it just didn't hold up
against its predecessor. Comparatively, the “guys” of Torn
really bothered me. We've got Finn – who, after more consideration
– has very little personality, although when his personality does
show through, it's varigated. He's smoldering, he's ignoring, he's
here, he's there. As a reader, I'm not very interested in him, though
I suppose our protagonist Wendy, a 17 year old girl, may think
differently. Our second “guy” is Loki – who we get next to no
introduction to and the whole triangle that seems to be forming seems
very forced and contrived. Things may prove different as I read the
next book, though this is the feeling I'm left with after Torn.
Aside from the “guys” issue, I did
still enjoy the book. We're opening up into more of the Trylle world,
along with their enemies, the Vittra and we're slowly being revealed
more information about what's “really” going on. Things begin to
make more and more sense with this addition to the trilogy.
We're also given a very small
introduction to the Vittra kingdom – it felt too quick for me, but
perhaps Hocking was just trying to keep pace with the rest of the
book. It felt a lot like Wendy (the protagonist) is dropped for a
split second into their world and then immediately leaves it, simply
to introduce us to a couple of new characters.
I'm still excited to read the
conclusion and find out what choices Wendy will make in regards to
the kingdoms and to the boys in her life. It's not as good as book
one, but certainly keeps the reader interested to keep reading.
