Review: A great ending to a trilogy (but hopefully not final!)
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 28, 2012
Seven Days brings the Elseerian trilogy to a close as it covers (you guessed it) the seven days that the combined races of the earth had to hold out against the army of fiends trying to extinguish all life. The book follows both the defense of the elven city by the combined races and Taryn and his group as they made their way to kill Draeken to stop the war before the defenders are overwhelmed. As in the second book, the focuses occasionally on other, minor character's points of view. This allows us to see the impact of the war on all types of people, but also shows how the actions of the few and insignificant can have as much of an impact as the main characters. Whether that is killing one of the enemy generals or boosting moral, each small act adds up to an effort that may be enough to win.The book isn't perfect; the battle in particular is so huge that it's hard to get a good idea in your head of what's going on. An illustration of the city would have been really useful in this regard. The end is interesting. I'm still not sure how I feel about it, but it really reminded me of a boss fight in a video game. In the end though, I can't say enough good things about this book and the series as a whole. Once again I kept glancing at the progress bar, noting with disappointment the speed at which it was approaching 100%. I didn't want this book to end. Very satisfying and entertaining, with likable characters to whom it is easy to relate. I'm grateful that I stumbled on to this series and I hope that this isn't the last we hear from Taryn and Liri, or the author at the very least.