A review by redhairedashreads
Resonance Surge by Nalini Singh

3.0

 

3 stars - I liked it

StoneWater bear Yakov Steprev has been dreaming of a psy since he was sixteen but recently those dreams have turned into nightmares of the woman's death. When he is tasked with assisting the psy in investigating a former rehabilitation center, he didn't expect to find the woman from his dreams or to be working directly with her to uncover this center's truths. 

Theo grew up under the abusive hand of her councilor grandfather and was torn from her twin Pax. She has a lot of trauma and uncovers even more during her trip to the center. Theo was a woman who has spent her life trying to distance herself from her family and protect her brother. She was a very interesting character who I loved seeing open up with Yakov and the other bears. She has a lot of trauma to work through but she knows she can trust Yakov and his family and we quickly see her leaning on him for support, which I liked.

Yakov is a protective bear who is determined to protect his clan and Theo. While he recognizes the strength in Theo he can also see the pain and trauma and takes his time with her, which I loved. He was extremely sweet and kind when it came to taking care of Theo and going at her pace. Yakov and Theo’s relationship was an emotional and a bit slow building due to Theo’s trauma and Silence protocols, but still very enjoyable. 

This book also gives us a side relationship with Yakov’s twin, Pavel. His and Arwen’s relationship continues in this book and it was really enjoyable to see more of these two. Also we finally got to see their mating which was so sweet and adorable.

While I did enjoy the two relationships in this book, the main overall storyline with the Psy-Net, Scarab Syndrome, and Island situation had basically no progress. We actually end up with more questions at the end of this book instead of any answers so I hope the next book will start providing some answers to some of what is happening in the Psy-Net. 

 

CW; abusive grandfather; child abuse; unwanted medical experimentation; panic attacks; mental illness; suicide briefly mentioned;