Elyon by Ted DekkerMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
...and finished, but not really. The cool thing about this series is that while named 'the circle' it is circular reading. These 6 books which in order spell C.I.R.C.L.E. (first letter of the single-word title), are part of another connected series of books which have colors as their title (Red, Green, Black, White).
While trying to determine where to start for this series, I read somewhere that you can start at any of the 'color' titles or at the beginning of the 'C.I.R.C.L.E.' series. Cool idea, Mr. Dekker.
*Now, a review of this book and the overall impression of the series:
This was a must-read in that I had already ingested the first 5 titles and at 285 pages, there isn't much excuse to skip the 6th and final book of a series. The first four books were decent reads. Book five had a co-author and although it had an interesting story twist, I wanted the characters to just get something done with their mission (I am trying not to give any spoilers). Overall the 5th was a good bridge to the 6th, but it started to drag. With the 6th book, I found myself just wanting to finish the book so the series was over. I sped-read through much of the first 75%. I had to read the intro twice to remember what each character represented in the book. The last part re-gained my interest and the ending was done well. **the end of my review has to be vague, or else I might spoil something for you.
I admire Mr. Dekker for being an edgy Christian-tinged author and will give the color-books a shot. The only thing I haven't figured out yet is which order to read the color books in.
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