After Reading: RESURGENCE by S. Usher Evans

By: Meradeth Houston on 4:00 AM

Demon hunter Jack Grenard's life changed three years ago when his wife was brutally murdered by the very demons he'd been hunting. At the urging of his partner Cam Macarro, he's starting a new life in Atlanta, hoping he'll find the man he used to be. But on a routine hunt, they come across a new type of demon--one that saves instead of kills.

Meanwhile, demons across Atlanta are preparing for the quadrennial uprising of their Underworld brethren. Worse yet, there's a rumor the so-called king of the demons, Bael, will appear for the first time in over a century. Jack and Cam must uncover the truth about the mystery woman before all hell--literally--breaks loose. (Goodreads)

I've been really looking forward to this release for a long while. Urban Fantasy has long been one of my favorite genres, and I've always enjoyed Evans' books. This one was no exception! Evans sets up an interesting world where demons are living among us and can turn humans into their kind. So, of course, there's a gov't agency to help control everything, which is rather bogged down in the bureaucracy and rules and regulations and paperwork (seriously, just reading about all the paperwork made me grateful I don't work there...). With a giant demon event coming up, everyone's gearing up to prepare, and the entrance of a demon who hunts other demons is all kinds of intriguing for the agency. How this plays out with Jack is definitely fun to watch. The emotional battles that Jack is fighting (with the grief over losing his wife), and then the mystery demon and her significant other's relationship (which is just all kinds of messed up in such a realistic way that it was painful to see play out in spots), were incredibly well done. The pacing does take a good while to ramp up, which is great for getting to know the characters and the world, but when things do go to hell in a handbasket (quite literally) it was damn near impossible for me to put down. I'm very much looking forward to the next book in the series!