A review by ela_35
Resonance Surge by Nalini Singh

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

Even though I liked this book, it felt similar to the previous ones. 

Theo is trying to help her brother, Pax, with his position as the CEO and the head of the Marshall family. Pax notices something unusual in the financial records so he sends Theo to investigate. Since where Theo is going is near the StoneWater clan, they send a representative with her to make sure that the Marshall family aren’t planning anything that could hurt the clan. The representative is Yakov, who realises something as soon as he meets Theo

(that she’s the one he’s been having dreams about since he was younger)

. 

I liked Theo and Yakov, but I felt like their relationship was very similar to previous ones in the series - she feels like she doesn’t deserve to feel happy, but eventually they get together. 

The plot in this book didn’t develop much. Theo and Yakov investigate the Center during the day, so they have to come back three or four times. I’m a bit bored of the Scarab Syndrome plot line so even though I do want it to be resolved, I liked that there wasn’t much mentioned about it in this book. 

Yakov’s family seemed great, but they weren’t shown much. I wanted to see more scenes with Theo meeting Yakov’s clan. Also, I wanted to see Pax meeting Yakov and his family; it seemed like those chapters would have been fun. I liked Janine, but she was more of a background character. 

There are also a few chapters from the POVs of Arwen and Pavel, and it shows their relationship developing. I liked seeing more of their story, but I would have liked it even more if it showed longer scenes with their families/clan. 

At the beginning of each chapter, there were lots of snippets of different stories. Some were communications that talked about Theo, others were parts of the Wild Women articles, but my favourite were the letters between Denu and his sister. 

I liked this book, but I’m not as excited after finishing this book as I was with some of the other books.