[Review]: The Drafter by Kim Harrison

Title: The Drafter
Author: Kim Harrison
Series: The Peri Reed Chronicles
Genre: Urban Fantasy/Science Fiction
Release Date: September 1, 2015

I received this book from Simon & Schuster, in exchange for an honest review.

Summary:  Detroit 2030. Double-crossed by the person she loved and betrayed by the covert government organization that trained her to use her body as a weapon, Peri Reed is a renegade on the run. Don’t forgive and never forget has always been Peri’s creed. But her day job makes it difficult: she is a drafter, possessed of a rare, invaluable skill for altering time, yet destined to forget both the history she changed and the history she rewrote.

When Peri discovers her name is on a list of corrupt operatives, she realizes that her own life has been manipulated by the agency. Her memory of the previous three years erased, she joins forces with a mysterious rogue soldier in a deadly race to piece together the truth about her fateful final task. Her motto has always been only to kill those who kill her first. But with nothing but intuition to guide her, will she have to break her own rule to survive?

Thoughts: Great Read!  This thing that Peri is/does... Drafting in a way is a sad thing. To lose memories and time is violating, your heart goes out to her.  But despite all that Peri is a kick ass character that I just love. The Drafter is unique, fast paced and action that keeps you turning the page. I love the futuristic setting. I think fans who loved Harrison's Rachel Morgan series,  will love Peri Reed. I wasn't sure at first, but after a couple chapters I was hooked.

Score: 4 Stars

Author Website: http://kimharrison.net/

The Peri Reed Chronicles:
Sideswiped
The Drafter
Waylaid (featuring Rachel Morgan)
The Operator- November 22, 2016

[ARC Review]: Waylaid by Kim Harrison

Title: Waylaid
Author: Kim Harrison
Series: Hollows/Drafter crossover
Genre: Urban Fantasy/Science Fiction
Release Date: April 4, 2016

I received this book from Simon & Schuster, in exchange for an honest review.

Summary:  Worlds collide when Rachel Morgan of The Hollows meets Peri Reed of The Drafter in this exciting new short story from #1 New York Times bestselling author Kim Harrison.

The magic of the Hollows runs full force into the technological sophistication of The Drafter when a device capable of carrying a city’s data stream pulls Rachel, the bounty hunter witch of the Hollows, between realities, marooning her in a world where the supernatural holds no sway.

To get Rachel and Jenks home, Peri, the dangerous renegade of 2030, must decide what will chart her future: her blind trust in those who grant her power, or her intuition telling her to believe.

Thoughts: I haven't read Peri Reed's story in The Drafter, but love the Rachel Morgan books. I was excited to see there was gonna be a crossover story.  Excellent read. Peri & Rachel are quite different, but it was interesting to see them interact. I loved the story, a fast fun read. I would love to see Peri come visit Rachel in her world, that be be a trip.  Reading this novella makes me want to know more about Peri and her world. Definitely a must read for fans of both series.

Score: 4 Stars

Author Website: http://kimharrison.net/

Peri Reed Series:
The Drafter
The Operator

Rachel Morgan Series:
Dead Witch Walking
The Good, the Bad and the Undead
Every Which Way But Dead
A Fistful of Charms
For a Few Demons More
The Outlaw Demon Wails
White Witch, Black Curse
Black Magic Sanction
Pale Demon
A Perfect Blood
Ever After
The Undead Pool

[AudioBook Review] - Star Trek Into Darkness by Alan Dean Foster

Title: Star Trek Into the Darkness
Author: Alan Dean Foster
Narrator: Alice Eve
Series: Star Trek Movie Novelizations #2
Genre: Science Fiction
Release Date: May 21, 2013

I received this book from Simon & Schuster Audio, in exchange for an honest review.

Summary:  Months after the dramatic events seen in the 2009 blockbuster film Star Trek, the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise—including Captain James T. Kirk, First Officer Spock, Doctor Leonard McCoy, Lieutenant Nyota Uhura, Chief Engineer Montgomery Scott, Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu, and Ensign Pavel Chekov—is called back home.

But an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has declared all-out war on Starfleet and everything it stands for, leaving Earth in a state of crisis. Now with a personal score to settle as a result, Kirk must lead a covert manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one-man weapon of mass destruction. As these valiant heroes are propelled into an epic chess game of life and death, love will be challenged, friendships will be torn apart, and sacrifices must be made for the only family Captain Kirk has left: his crew.

Thoughts: I actually saw the movie on opening day so I was familiar with the story.  Being a novelization it was almost a word for word to what happens in the movie.  But I enjoyed it all the same. Star Trek Into Darkness is on the edge of your seat action. An exciting story.  I absolutely loved the villain Jonathan Harris. Author, Alan Dean Foster does an excellent job bring it from the screen to the page.  I wouldn't call myself a Trekkie, but I'm a lover of the Star Trek movies and can't wait for more stories. This book will be loved by both Trekkies and newbies.

Narrated by actress Alice Eve, she plays Dr. Carol Marcus in Star Trek Into the Darkness.  Ms. Eve isn't my favorite narrator. Some of the characters she brought life great and some not so much. 

Score: 4 Stars

Author Website:
http://www.alandeanfoster.com/
http://www.startrekmovie.com
http://www.startrek.com