I started reading this and stopped as soon as I came across the recap. It shared an event, which happened between The Borrowed World characters and The Mad Mick. Having only read a few of that series, I decided to catch up before continuing. Once I finished The Mad Mick Book 6, I came back. While you could skip The Mad Mick, a significant event occurred that impacted the direction of Resurgent, The Borrowed World Book 9. So, I’m glad I took the time to switch series. Now that I’m caught up, I’m able to write this review. This book heavily follows Charlie and Jim while introducing a few new “bad guys.” We spend some time with Randy, Pete, Jim’s dad, and a few others as well. I like the direction the story takes as it finally deals with Jim’s relationship with the town, which hasn’t been on the best of terms. While I’m not keen on Franklin Horton’s references to the world being millions of years old, I get this wasn’t written from a Young Earth perspective. Not to mention the pastor in this book indicates Jim is on his way to a fiery afterlife. But, I digress. Given that this is the ninth book in the series, I’m glad to say it hasn’t gotten stale for me. It’s more like one big story than a bunch of scattered books. The character development and story advancement continue to keep me attached to this series. My plan is to read The Mad Mick Book 7 next before coming back to Book 10 in The Borrowed World. While that may not be necessary, I like both series quite a bit, and staggering them helps to maintain my interest.