Reunion by Jeff Bennington

Tragic. Insightful. Terrifying. Empowering. Discouraging. Heart-warming. Powerful words which aren’t normally grouped together when describing my usual reading experience. However, these are the words that come to mind when I think of Reunion by Jeff Bennington.

In this powerful tale, readers are treated to a supernatural thriller centering around the story of a school shooting and the effects such a horrific life event can have; not only for those directly in the line of fire but, also for those unfortunate enough to have witnessed the event first hand.

Reunion is a horrifically tragic and emotionally engaging story in which readers become privy to not only the sociopathic mind of a killer, but the fragile souls of those who survived mass shooting only to spend the next twenty years struggling to come to terms with this nightmarish event.

Bennington has told this tale from several different view points in a manner that is quite effective. Some stories told form multiple perspectives can often become rather confusing and hard to follow. Not so with Reunion. In fact, I truly don’t think this particular story would have had the impact that is does had Mr. Bennington chosen to tell this story any other way.

I have great admiration for Mr. Bennington and his willingness to take on such a huge social issue.  Centering a fictitious tale on such tragic events is a dangerous course, yet with Reunion Mr Bennington has shared a great tale without detracting from the seriousness of such issues as Bullying, Mass Shootings, and Post Traumatic Stress Disorders.

Reunion
by Jeff Bennington
Publisher: nexGate Press
ISBN-13: 978-0615443683     
Genre: Suspense/Paranormal    

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 inside the old 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 and put the pieces of their lives back together, or will they be consumed by their worst nightmare?

This multi-genre thriller has, at times, elements of the supernatural, horror, romance, and certainly suspense, without disregard for the trauma and long term Post Traumatic Stress that many survivors will deal with the rest of their lives.

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