In the midst of all the fear and confusion, only one thing is clear … terrorist attacks. But is Gallagher acting in a professional capacity, or is he carrying out a personal vendetta?
Meryn O’Reilly faces a dark and uncertain future after shocking revelations devastate her life. She is determined to follow God’s call, but her plans could cost her everything. She and Jesse struggle to surrender everything to a God who is always in control, even when circumstances suggest otherwise.
With the world descending into chaos around them, Meryn and Jesse face the greatest barrier to their love yet–a barrier that may prove too strong to breach.
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As this trilogy ends I can only think that it really isn’t the end is it? In all honesty, it’s just the beginning. As we have worked out way through the Seven Trilogy we have settled in with this small family of believers as their country, even the world is turning on Christians. In Canada martial law prevails, Bibles are contraband even considered hate literate and banned, there are curfews for Christians, bracelets for identification as a Christian and even small fish nailed over businesses to identify those owned by Christians. While steeped in history it is also a glimpse at how the future may play out. We know it’s coming, Revelations tells us so. We don’t know when and we don’t know how. Davison does an amazing job at capturing one glimpse and what our future *could* look like.
As we add more family, more believers, into this community a couple of things happen. First of all, every. single. person. has to fall in love. Easy or complicated it’s like characters are introduced to provide love interests for everyone. Yes, Meyrn and Jesse are currently done for good when all the cards are on the table but everyone else? Cupid must have taken up residence during the apocalypse. I’ve said this in every review (after I go off on wild tangents) that I feel like this book, this series, is so heavy on the romance that it takes away from the greater story to be told. I feel like I’m being *told* the events that are happening so the romance can take center stage. I would have loved to have seen this more balanced. Perhaps it’s just me? The other struggle I had with this book, more so than the others, was it felt too easy. Every obstacle they faced was overcome. Bear in mind this series takes place in the course of one year. In that year they are arrested and released, find allies in unexpected places, escape and return and solve all the big heavy stuff while exposing the ultimate *bad guys*. It’s not perfect but it’s better. Before you start saying ‘with God’, I realize that. God can make anything happen. However, I also feel like this series gives an unrealistic impression of how that works.
Here’s the truth. The end is coming. As Christians we know that we have a future that is greater than this life on earth. As Christian’s we know the outcome and the winner. How we get there is up for interpretation and debate. There is even debate on when we are ‘taken up’ during the seven years. Fear is a real emotion and it can absolutely cloud our judgement and steer our choices and decisions, usually in the wrong direction. Fear can weaken, if not obliterate, faith. Fear should always be met with prayer and reliance of the Father. We all *fear* what may happen, now and at the end. Knowing how it really ends doesn’t remove that fear of the intervening time. Any time ‘The End’ comes up it’s easy to claim triumph. It’s also easy to succumb to fear. I think Davison does an amazing job of showcasing both, sometimes at the same time, in this series. I am (mostly) the audience for this book. I say mostly because I’m just not a romance girl. I like romance with my story if that makes sense. Seriously though, this series is completely worth picking up and spending a weekend absorbed in the words. In the hope. In the knowledge.
I was provided a complimentary copy of this book by Just Read. I was not compensated for this review and all thoughts and opinions expressed are my own. I was not required to write a positive review.