Reunion - Review

Reunion
Author: Jeff Bennington
Release Date: April 1, 2011
Published by: nexGate Press
Pages: 336
Target Age: Adult
Source: author asked for an honest review
Summary from Goodreads:
David Ray killed eight students and then turned the gun on himself. He thought the shooting and suicide would fix his world. It didn't. The massacre threw Tanner Khan and the other survivors into chaos.

Twenty years later, Tanner and his fellow classmates reluctantly agree to hold a reunion to lay the past to rest. Although they suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, they come back to their hometown and reunite in the defunct school building. Old flames are rekindled, fears are ignited, and their lives are about to explode in a whirlwind of memories, haunted by the spirit of David Ray.

Once they're inside the school, they discover that a dark entity has joined them. It has come to collect a debt, long overdue, and someone has to pay. Will Tanner and his classmates overcome their fears, putting the pieces of their lives back together, or will they be consumed by their worst nightmare?

 This novel starts out heartbreaking!  Jump ahead twenty years and it turns suspenseful, and oh so creepy.  It was so great, I loved the shift! The characters are so well written that they reminded me of  the kids I went to high school with.  David Ray is a character that you have to hate because of what he does, but at the same time you feel so bad for him.  He's been through so much and treated so badly in his short life.  I loved how Jeff Bennington gave the survivors each strengths to go along with the weaknesses of their PTSD.  Reunion is a book that will have you glued to the pages, and will leave you thinking about it long after you've finished.


REUNION is available at Amazon and Smashwords.
 
You can also check it out on Goodreads, where Jeff is giving away two signed copies to Goodreads members between April 1 and May 15, 2011.
 
Join me tomorrow along with Jeff Bennington and learn more about one of the great characters from Reunion.  You'll also learn how you can win a kindle in Jeff's Reunion giveaway.