The Drafter

The Peri Reed Chronicles, Book 1

By: Kim Harrison

Narrated by: January LaVoy

Length: 15 hrs and 45 mins

Publisher's summary

The Bourne Identity meets Minority Report in this first highly anticipated installment in number-one New York Times best-selling author Kim Harrison's sexy new romantic suspense trilogy, featuring a brilliant special task agent at the top of her field and set in a futuristic Detroit.

During a routine but dangerous Opti task, Peri Reed finds out her trusted partner has made her a corrupt agent. Her unique ability to jump back 40 seconds in time to correct a mistake leaves her vulnerable when her partner, who is responsible for replacing her memory of the event, gives her a false one. But Peri lives and dies on her intuition, and she begins to piece her twisted reality together as she flees her one-time secure situation at Opti and tries to find the truth with a sullen but talented psychologist named Silas who works for the very agency trying to bring the Opti corruption to light.

With Howard, tech and med specialist, and Taf, gun-toting daughter of the opposing grass-roots agency, Silas and Peri try to rebuild her memory of the night she killed her partner, knowing it will put her mental stability in danger. Peri remembers, and thoughts of revenge keep her alive and moving forward as she tries to put an end to Opti, working with the very faction that wants to see her dead.

©2015 Kim Harrison. All rights reserved. (P)2015 Simon & Schuster, Inc. All rights reserved.

Had great potential

Peri Reed works for the government entity “Opti” as a drafter. A drafter is one who has the ability to time travel, but only by a few minutes. Her anchor/boyfriend Jack connects with her in the sense that he is able to reconstruct lost memories in the drafted time line. Together they work for the good guys to catch terrorists. However, as with any well intentioned group, they tend to create corruption within, and that starts closer to home for Peri than she would have ever guessed.

Peri is a very young, naive, and driven woman. She's strong and smart, but blindly believes and follows like a good little sheep. Opti has taught their agents to never disobey them. They are never to be alone, to always trust and confide in their anchor, oh and of course to keep a detailed daily dairy as part of their routine in case they ever find themselves lost and without their anchor to recover their memories. But when Peri walks into some shady meeting, drafts, and then does the unthinkable, that's when chips hit the fan. So lets talk about where this story went wrong...

I walked into Peri's life three years into her relationship with Jack. After only a few chapters into it is when the corruption starts and Peri goes on the run. I felt a total disconnect with the two main characters! Throughout the entire book, I never “feel” any connection with them, and then they jump to insinuate a hook up between Peri and Silas, a new guy to her now, but she knew him in the past, she just forgot. To put a twist and add to the total mind fuck, Peri loses her memory again and again, we start all over with her discovering the corruption. This happens a few times, and really waned on my nerves. With each pass for Peri the characters relationships still did not connect with me. The chapters just repeated the same spiel over and over to fill space, but when we got out of that loop the action scenes were great! There were too many major no no's throughout that never drew me into the story fully. Unfortunate for me because I am a huge Kim Harrison fan, but I will not be continuing on with this series because although the story idea is genius, the delivery fell flat.

The narrator January had a good tone of voice to listen to but not a wide range. When she would do her sarcastic inside my head voice, it sounded an awful like Joe what's his names voice. It was off putting to say the least.

Okay but not as good as the Hollows series

I am kinda confused as to why the character can't remember stuff she thinks she'll remember. The character is bad azz 60% of the time but the 40% when she wasn't irritated me.

Kim Harrison takes a new direction.

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes I would recommend this book. The story line and characters are fantastic.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Peri is very likable she keeps you on your toes.

Any additional comments?

If you are a fan of Kim Harrison or not the book was well written and a new direction for Kim. I hope the story line continues on with future releases.

Potentially the start of another great series.

Interesting storyline that has some great potential. It was a great book but it had what felt like a rushed ending.

Amazing

Fantastic premise and a storyline that keeps you guessing. I really enjoyed this book and look forward to the next one.

Didn't Think I Would Like It, But I Did !

Would you consider the audio edition of The Drafter to be better than the print version?

I enjoy the audio versions of most books better as I listen to the story while falling asleep. I enjoyed the narrator of this series very much.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Drafter?

As with all Kim Harrison's work I enjoy her ability to completely shake up the plot line. The most memorable moments for me were the complete plot shifts.

Have you listened to any of January LaVoy’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I don't believe that I have heard Ms. LaVoy's work, I really enjoyed this narration.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

No extreme reaction. I was surprised at how entertaining the story was. I had read reviews of fellow Hallows fans that did not like the series. So I was dubious but found myself really liking the new heroine.

Any additional comments?

Being a Hallows fan, I found it difficult to shift gears for the Peri Reed series. As I read reviews for this serious I believe that I was not alone. Sometimes, we have to step away for a series and read something else then come back to our beloved authors to appreciate their newer incarnations. I will be reading all of the Peri Reed Chronicles in future.

Good story

Very interesting story, good characters. I like the way the story twist and comes back. Very realistic reactions and consequences. Looking forward to another book.

NOT BAD

Not sure if this is the beginning of a new series or a stand alone.
The narrator was fantastic.
This is not the fabulousness of The Hollows, but not bad all & all.

Loved it!

This is the beginning of a new series by Kim Harrison. I absolutely loved it! January LaVoy did a wonderful job with narrating. I can't wait for the next one!

Just WOW!!!

What made the experience of listening to The Drafter the most enjoyable?

I really enjoy Kim Harrison's work,but this was her best by far! The character development was fantastic!!! And January LaVoy really brought the characters to life. I cannot wait for the next book. I just couldn't put it down, I listened straight through.

What did you like best about this story?

the character development.

Have you listened to any of January LaVoy’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I have not,but she is now added to my list of favorites.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I did!

Any additional comments?

Just fantastic!