What makes this book interesting from a travel aspect is that it takes place all over South Korea as the main characters mention events happening in many different places.If you have traveled around the country then you know where Sowon and Mr. Ahn tried to feel at home. Seryong Lake itself is a fictional place. The relationships between the characters are presented to us beautifully.
The power of this book is in the family dimensions: what you would do for those you care about and what you would accept from your family members because they fit your idea of a perfect family. “Seven Years of Darkness” is a psychological thriller, but instead of slowly leaking information about the personalities of the characters,you know pretty much everything from the start. There is not enough story to explore and because of the points mentioned earlier,the characters are less interesting than they are supposed to be. You are waiting for the story to progress to the point where you learn something new.