Resonance by Jack Sunday

[reviews_and_ramblings]

It's a strange book, I don't really know if I understood at all, I even don't know how to tag it... fantasy? futuristic? paranormal? probably it's an urban fantasy, a genre I'm not really used so much.

Stockton is a strange man; he has powers he doesn't even know, he is able to kill the Things, monsters that prowl in the City, and the City is inside him, he feels it, he feels its breath and its pulse. Stockton is not an hero, he is quite unaware of what he does and who he meets; for him waking up in a stranger home is not unusual, taking coffee with a perfect stranger and then goes out that home without even say hello... normal. And so when it's Rhodes' turn to share a morning coffee, for Stockton it's not something different; it's not like Rhodes saved his life or something similar, it was the City that drove him to his house, and it was the City that looked after him, Rhodes is only another little pieces of the puzzle.

But there is a bigger plan around Stockton, and Rhodes is part of that plan, and it's not Stockton's decision to say no.

It's not a love story, probably it's not even a romance. Yes there is something between Stockton and Rhodes, but it's not quite passion and neither quite love... it's more something they share since they are together and in a difficult situation. The fact that they are both men is not even a problem, it's not something that is aroused as an obstacle... probably in this urban fantasy world, there aren't gender boundaries.

I don't now if I read this book in the right way, I was suddenly plunged in the story and probably my mind was searching for reasons, where they were not: probably since it was my first experience with this genre I hadn't the right mental predisposition. I would really like to have an opinion from someone more experienced than me.

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Comments

[kassa-rvws.livejournal.com]

Hi elisa,
I just got this book to review for Rainbow Reviews and posted my review here. I'm not sure if I'm more experienced but I do tend to enjoy Urban Fantasy stories and loved this one.

You asked for other opinions so I meekly offer:
http://rainbow-reviews.com/?p=900

[elisa-rolle.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I will read the review, I'm still uncertain on this book, but I can't say I don't like it, maybe I need to read more on the genre. Elisa