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Jun 20, 2015 Francesca the Fierce (Under the Covers Book Blog) rated it it was amazing

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4.5 Stars!

I shouldn鈥檛 be surprised that this new series by Kim Harrison is amazing. I mean, she created a world that I couldn鈥檛 get enough of as much as I disliked some of the paths she took in the Hollows. And she鈥檚 done it again! The Peri Reed Chronicles is a breath of fresh air! Packed full of non-stop action and many twists, all wrapped around a set of characters that I immediately fell in love with. Yeah, I鈥檓 hooked, again.

For fans of the Hollows like me, don鈥檛 go into this expecting th 4.5 Stars!

I shouldn鈥檛 be surprised that this new series by Kim Harrison is amazing. I mean, she created a world that I couldn鈥檛 get enough of as much as I disliked some of the paths she took in the Hollows. And she鈥檚 done it again! The Peri Reed Chronicles is a breath of fresh air! Packed full of non-stop action and many twists, all wrapped around a set of characters that I immediately fell in love with. Yeah, I鈥檓 hooked, again.

For fans of the Hollows like me, don鈥檛 go into this expecting that. THE DRAFTER is much different and completely unique. What you can be assured of is that the attention to detail in the world building that Ms. Harrison delivers here is outstanding! I do recommend reading the prequel so that you familiarize yourself with the world a bit better. I think that helped me jump right in understanding what was going on.

Peri Reed is the heroine of this series and the center of attention. She鈥檚 a drafter, meaning she can manipulate time to draft back. Her talents are being used by a government organization that may or may not be corrupt. After a draft, she loses memories that she can鈥檛 recover without an anchor. She now finds herself missing 3 years of memories and not knowing if she鈥檚 one of the good or the bad guys, and not knowing who to trust. What an exciting ride to be on with her this was!

Things are just never what they seem. I haven鈥檛 made my final decision on who to trust myself. We get to see Silas鈥� POV a few times and maybe that鈥檚 why I鈥檓 leaning towards trusting him. He鈥檚 definitely the type of hero I like to read about, and we first met him narrating the prequel SIDESWIPED. So I have a soft spot for him already!

There鈥檚 no shortage of hot alpha males, lies and betrayal. And even though she鈥檚 in such a vulnerable state, Peri is still determined to move forward and uncover the truth. You gotta love a heroine that can do that and I foresee Peri becoming a favorite of mine.

Just when you thought this book was going to end one way, at the very second things turn in a different direction. And that direction just leaves me itching for the next book. ...more

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Nov 15, 2016 Bambi Unbridled rated it liked it

Shelves: million-page-challenge, read-2016, fantasy-urban

I am a big Kim Harrison fan... so much so that I have been saving the last Hollows book because I don't want the series to be over! I have been curious about this new series and am glad that I have finally been able to work it into my reading schedule. It's definitely different from the magic of the Hollows, but I think the series has good potential.

Peri Reed is a drafter, which means she can draft time to fix mistakes that occurred within the previous 60 seconds or so... however when she draft description

I am a big Kim Harrison fan... so much so that I have been saving the last Hollows book because I don't want the series to be over! I have been curious about this new series and am glad that I have finally been able to work it into my reading schedule. It's definitely different from the magic of the Hollows, but I think the series has good potential.

Peri Reed is a drafter, which means she can draft time to fix mistakes that occurred within the previous 60 seconds or so... however when she drafts, she loses part of her memory and must rely on a partner (anchor) to help her fix the memory of the timeline. This makes the relationship between the drafter and the anchor crucial - they must be able to trust one another implicitly. The drafter can (kinda) rewind time to save an anchors life, and the drafter must rely on the anchor to rebuild her memory when she loses part of her timeline. Peri was a likable heroine for the most part. She was capable and kickass, but with a large dose of vulnerability when she lost her timeline. She definitely trusted the wrong people time and again, and was manipulated ridiculously easy, but her memory loss hampered her ability to learn a lesson from past mistakes. I do wish that her instinct would have been a little stronger at times, but overall I liked her quite a bit and think she will continue to grow as the series progresses.

Even though the blurb touts this as a romantic suspense series, there was not much romance in this first installment. Peri first has to deal with the betrayal of her anchor and love interest, and then we are introduced to Silas Denier, a hunky and intelligent doctor who invented the technology in this futuristic world. While there may be an intention for Peri and Silas to come together in the future, they were more at odds with one another in this book than anything, even when they were working together. Then there was this other guy hanging around, Allen, who really just creeped me out and I hate him and all of the interactions that he had with Peri. You will see why as you read, but I can't go into my dislike for him in detail without giving spoilers.

So I loved the suspense in this story, the action was fast-paced and kept me turning the page for the first two-thirds of the book. I was very interested in the futuristic world and technology, and loved seeing Peri kick ass and get herself out of scrapes and close calls. The world-building was not quite as developed as I would have liked. I felt confused as I was reading sometimes, and I still don't fully understand how the sci-fi aspects work. I get the drafting time... but I really want to know how they go in and fragment memories. I don't think that was explained much (if at all). I also want to know why drafting causes memory loss, and why a 30 second draft could remove weeks or years of memory. Some of the confusion may be my own fault as I didn't realize there was a prequel to this series. The prequel focuses on Silas so I have a feeling some of his technological work and research was described in that book, so I really shot myself in the foot for not reading it first.

The plot did get repetitive for me around 70% and it seemed like Peri was getting into the same situation over and over, and that made the story start to drag. However, I powered through and did like the set up for all the various crises, even if the draft-forget-betrayal-repeat was so similar in each scenario. I got miffed around 90% as well when it seemed that a somewhat major event happened off page. But there were also some twists and turns thrown in that made me happy, and I am looking forward to where Peri goes next in The Operator, which I have scheduled for review next week. ...more

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