The Lost City is a young adult fantasy and is the first book in the The Omte Origins series by Amanda Hocking. The Omte Origins series is set in the same world as Hocking’s Trylle trilogy and Kanin Chronicles. I read and really enjoyed the Trylle Trilogy years ago, back when I first started blogging, and I had every intention of continuing on with the Kanin Chronicles but my TBR was out of control and I never got around to them. When I saw the Lost City was coming out, set in the same world featuring a different creatures- the Omte, I knew this was the perfect opportunity for me to segway back into this world. This is a new series, and can be read without having read the others. Amanda Hocking does a great job explaining the world for new comers, so I never felt totally lost. And it reminded me of how much I enjoyed the world of Trylle. Now I want to do a re-read and go back to discover the Trylle Trilogy as well as read the Kanin Chronicles. (let me know in the comments if you would like to join me in a Trylle world readathon!)

In The Lost City, we meet Ulla who is abandoned as a baby in a city made up of Kanin inhabitants. Ulla sticks out like a sore thumb. I loved that the book started out with the story of how Ulla was found by the foster parents that raised her. That added a nice bit of context for the story. Soon though, she sets out to work at an internship at the Mimirin. Here Ulla comes to learn some secrets of her heritage that she was not expecting. I will say that while I enjoyed the plot of The Lost City, some parts felt a bit slow to me. There is a lot foundation building and setup happening, which made me really excited for the next installment, but also a little bored at times while reading. Overall though, I enjoyed the story and I loved Ulla. Ulla was my favorite character for sure. I loved how rational she was with her decisions and actions.

If you are a fan of young adult fantasies, set up in richly imaginative worlds, then the world of Trylle is one that you certainly will want to visit. I loved it in the original Trylle Trilogy, and The Lost City has the same imaginative flair that I have come to love and expect from Amanda Hocking’s books. I think the next book is going to be even better now that we have gotten the intro and set up out of the way. I am expecting more action in the next book because of that. This was a fun start to a series that I am very much looking forward to continuing when the next installment is released. Not to mention, it made me want to revisit Trylle and re-read/read the past series set in this world.