The Drafter by Kim Harrison

Hmmmmm, what to say about The Drafter (the first in The Peri Reed Chronicles) by Kim Harrison...  It's not my typical choice of book.  I don't read a lot of sci-fi.  They tend  to be a little mundane in getting to the point of the plot.  This one, however, wasn't like that.  It's sci-fi, but it doesn't really feel like it.  It ALMOST feels like a romance but not quite.  You can tell that Silas is in love with Peri.  The problem is Peri doesn't know him, at least not exactly.  She did once, but doesn't remember him.  She is what is known as a drafter, someone who can slip back in time a little, usually less than a minute, to change something.  Peri is apparently one of the best.  The concept is really quite interesting.  The drafter drafts and that person's anchor gives the drafter the memories back because the drafter forgets things while s/he drafts.  So, yes, I found that VERY interesting.  However, there are parts of the story that I feel are there simply to have the "right" kind of plot.  There's the Alliance and Opti, two different groups or companies or whatever they are, and they are adversaries.  The book never really explains why, just that Opti is corrupt.  So, there was a lot of back story that is just brushed over.  It makes it feel as though the author had a checklist for her plot process and just checked them off as she went.  It wasn't annoying enough to stop reading the book though.  I got over it.  I would say that the book is definitely worth a read simply for the concept of the drafters and anchors.  I did not like the ending, but it IS supposed to be a trilogy.  So, technically, it didn't end.  I think I will read the next one.  It's worth it to see what happens to Peri but I can't tell you why without giving away the ending.  I give this book a 4 out of 5 stars mostly for the concept of the drafters.