Ascend (Trylle #3) by Amanda Hocking → Start Date: June 26th, 2013

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

Yay! Kathy, Alexa and I are continuing the Trylle series (that starts with Switched)

feel free to join in!!!

[Alexa]

ahh the last book! hopefully it'll be better than the other two! :)

[Kathy]

I know!! I'm hoping for a good ending! I'll have to look at my copy, check the ending again to refresh my memory or look the thread for the last book even to try to remember what happened! :)

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

wow, is this really the end! LOL! I don't trust these "triologies" anymore!!! :D

yay!! I can't wait!

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

alright, this one starts tomorrow!! Are we ready to finish this series??

[Kathy]

Yes! I'm ready for answers!!!! lol! Yes! I'm ready!! :D

[Alexa]

yes!! :)

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

okay 5 chapters in and wow
amazingly I remember almost everyone and the storyline
but I can already tell this isn't going to go how I think
I'll post spoiler stuff that I can mark when I get home but for now I can say

so far I like this one more than I've liked any if the others in the series!

[Kathy]

I probably won't get to this one until tomorrow night! I have to get my copy from work after work! :)

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

10 chapters in and

I think I'm still shocked (view spoiler)[ the wedding happened. I thought for sure the whole book would be knocking the date out and out until they could figure out how she could marry someone she actually loves. I love Tove, but they should marry who THEY love, not just be together becuase they should :( (hide spoiler)]

and the night (view spoiler)[ after the wedding. OMG, most awkward night ever. and THEN when everyone was there in the morning! Literally, EVERYONE was in her bedchamber. OMG. lol (hide spoiler)]

and.....uh..what was up with Chapter 10 (view spoiler)[ with Loki talking about how deeply he loves her!?!? she seemed generally flustered.... Is the really over Finn and falling for Loki!?!?!?!? (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

Kathy wrote: "I probably won't get to this one until tomorrow night! I have to get my copy from work after work! :)"

no worries!! :D whenever!

[Alexa]

wow okay, couldnt put it down, really easy read and I enjoyed it!
can't wait to see what you guys think

and I agree Trisha, (view spoiler)[I didn't think they'd really marry.. but I saw the wedding getting crashed coming so that was no surprise...typical LOL (hide spoiler)]

the night (view spoiler)[ AWKWARD AT ITS FINEST. and when they found no clothes hahahah. (hide spoiler)]

the kiss in the snow (view spoiler)[ aw omg that was cute but awkward bit REALLY cute. (hide spoiler)]

I love Loki, I think I mentioned it in our Torn buddy read, he has really grown on me and this book has made me like him even more. Finn and I are done...ugh he was annoying since the very beginning anyway, always pushing her away.

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

through chapter 15

and wow, the deal with the devil :O

and Tove...(view spoiler)[ it's so sad to see what's happening to him but I can't believe he slapped her!! :( (hide spoiler)]

[Kathy]

I haven't started yet, but I will once the kids and husband are in bed and the TV is off!! lol! :)

[Kathy]

Argh! I didn't get to this one and I'm about to fall asleep! I will though! Sorry guys! :)

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

wow! loved it!!
just finished but I'm on my kindle. I will update with comments and review in the morning :)

[Kathy]

ok 5 chapters in

Loki is such a character! He is definitely a charmer and (view spoiler)[ Oren beating him like that! I hope Wendy does something about her father! (hide spoiler)]

Finn and Wendy (view spoiler)[ I'm glad Wendy stopped him, she's right in letting him know what his leaving does to her after their little trysts. I'm still hating the triangle! I can't decide! Can I choose both?!?! lol :P (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

yay Kathy! I'm so glad you could start!
I know, it's hard to choose, right??!! I was so surprised and shocked by all the twists and turns of the whole story!!

[Kathy]

Yay! Me too! When I saw how much you guys liked it I just couldn't put it off anymore!! lol! :)

It's getting so good and it's going fast too! I don't remember the others going this fast!

I was hoping (view spoiler)[ the wedding wouldn't happen either, I thought it would have been at the end of the book and someone...Loki or Finn...would stop it, but now that I say that it would have been just crazy! And with the war and Oren itching to shed some blood I see why it had to happen so soon, but I'm not happy about it! And I'm just rambling now! lol! (hide spoiler)]

That night (view spoiler)[ was so awkward and just sad! And the morning after was worse! Loki bursting into the room like he owned the place and everybody followed suit! Hilarious! (hide spoiler)]

Loki and Finn (view spoiler)[ I'm not sure what Loki was saying! I just can't keep thinking about how Finn and Wendy could be together! How is she going to change so many laws in so little time! While fighting a war with her father of all people! UGH! (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

I know, this one just seems to fly! It was hard to put down.
I loved it!

[Kathy]

I know! ok I need a reminder!! lol!

Why does Oren want Wendy? Something about a curse was put on his tribe/clan or whatever and they only reproduce the hobgoblins. That was why he married Elora, right? I just don't understand/remember how he thinks Wendy is going to help with the problem.

[Kathy]

Ok 15 chapters in

As soon as I asked my question I was reminded with Loki and Wendy's argument (view spoiler)[ about going back see Oren and making the "deal with devil"...yeah that's putting it mildly!! (hide spoiler)]

Tove (view spoiler)[ I can't believe he slapped her! It's so awful what's happening to him! (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

Kathy wrote: "Ok 15 chapters in

Tove [spoilers removed]"

I know, is it hard to see what's happening to Tove?! Love him :(

[Kathy]

ok I'm in the middle of chapter 21

I'm going to finish in the morning, but I had to post.

(view spoiler)[ The painting! I hope she can cut his head off! I'm just wondering how she is going to get close to him!! And thank goodness Loki talked her out of being the martyr!! (hide spoiler)]

I really don't want to put this down, but my eyes!! They're killing me! I'm so tired!! I need to go to bed! lol :)

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

goodnight :)

[Kathy]

ok I'm done!

Wow! That was an awesome ending to the series! Everybody got their HEA!!! So sweet!!! :)

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

wasn't that great?!?! I loved it!

but it broke my heart when (view spoiler)[ Tove said he wanted a divorce! I was shocked. But he's right, they both deserve their HEA. Even though she would love and take care of him, he wanted more... (hide spoiler)]

and Loki (view spoiler)[ when I first started the series, I would have NEVER pegged her NOT being with finn. LOL! It's crazy where this ended! (hide spoiler)]

did you have the Ever After at the end of your book?

[Kathy]

Yes!! I'm so happy with the way it ended!!

Tove (view spoiler)[ I don't know if I was shocked he asked for a divorce because I half expected him to be the one to call off the wedding instead of going through with it...at least that was just of the scenarios that was running through my head!! lol! :)

I knew Wendy wouldn't do it, she would stay with him and take care of him no matter even though it wasn't what they both wanted. (hide spoiler)]

Loki (view spoiler)[ I never thought that either in the beginning, he was so indifferent toward her, but then he really warmed up to Wendy and was so sweet in this book. And Finn!! I agree with Alexa!! I was so done with him pushing her away all the time and putting his job and their old ways before her. But also I see at the end they weren't really right for each other anyway!! (hide spoiler)]

I did have the extra story at the end and I was glad to see everybody got their HEA!!! So sweet!! :)