The Morning Flower
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The Morning Flower The Omte Origins (From the World of the Trylle)

New York Times bestselling author Amanda Hocking returns to the magical world of the Trylle with The Morning Flower, the second book in the Omte Origins arc. Welcome back to the kingdom of the Omte—a forest realm where secrets and danger, human nature and ancient mythology collide. Where truth is stranger than fiction. Searching for answers to her own shrouded origins, Ulla Tulin’s journey of exploration takes a sudden turn when Eliana is kidnapped. Turning toward the Omte capital instead of the institute where she hoped to learn the truth about her identity, Ulla must put Eliana’s welfare before her own—a sacrifice that will present all new dangers to them both. When history is still unwritten. Ulla never expected that once she arrived she’d discover the identity of a Skojare man who crossed paths with her mother—a man who could very well be her father. Given the man’s connections to the Älvolk, a secret society tasked with protecting the location of the First City, Ulla is soon dispatched to Sweden to find him. One woman will dare to go wherever fate will take her... Now Ulla, along with her maybe boyfriend Pan, finds herself on a desperate race against time to locate her kin—who could very well pose a danger to her kingdom. Nobody and nothing is as it seems as she penetrates the dark heart of the Älvolk...all the way to the secret Lost Bridge to the First City, where an unknown future awaits for Ulla and her kind.
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Shereen Evans@fellexya
4 stars
Aug 15, 2022

** spoiler alert ** *****I was kindly given an ARC copy from Netgalley for my honest review.****** This picked up where the first book left off. Pan and Ulla are traveling to the Omte Capital to learn more about her parents and to find their fun loving friend Eliana who has been kidnapped. This book has more to the story line than the first one did. Pan and Ulla keep having their back and forth relationship. Just when you think they are going to move forward with each other, one of them decides that it isn't the right time and that they should wait. Pan's devotion to following Ulla becomes more distinct in this book. You get to travel with the story to a place that is hidden from the world of humans and that even if they saw it, they would instantly forget what they saw. Ulla finds out more about where she came from and that she has siblings, that she was kidnapped as a baby and that her mother has now passed. The story leaves off on a cliffhanger.

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Jessica Williamson@jlw_writes
4 stars
Dec 5, 2021

4.25 wow, that's some serious mystery plot we've got going on this time! There is so much going on in Ulla's world at this point I honestly don't even know what to think about where everything is going! This is classic Amanda Hocking, amazing plot lines, great mysteries, political and societal issues, and the most ADORABLE romances. I don't want to go too far into it because it's a sequel but if you have read Amanda's works before, this definitely lives up to its predecessors. I don't think this suffers from middle book syndrome either, I think it was a great read. Cover 4; Character 4; Plot 4; Pace 4; Writing 4; Enjoyment

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Ruby Maldonado@rubymichelly
5 stars
May 11, 2022
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Abby Gaudreau@abbygaudreau
5 stars
Mar 5, 2022
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Taryn McGrath @loves_to_read
3 stars
Jun 11, 2022
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Ashlee@libraryinthecountry
4 stars
May 2, 2022