Week 36 Review: The Operator

From Goodreads:
On-the-run ex-agent Peri Reed returns bigger and bolder than ever in this second highly-anticipated installment in #1 New York Times bestselling author Kim Harrison's new suspense trilogy, The Peri Reed Chronicles.

Peri Reed's job eats her mind, but for a special task agent in hiding, forgetting the past can be a blessing.

Betrayed by the man she thought she loved and the agency who turned her into the very thing she fought against, Peri abandoned the wealth and privilege of Opti for anonymity riddled with memory gaps and self-doubt. But when a highly addictive drug promises to end her dependency on those who'd use her as a tool for their own success, she must choose to remain broken and vulnerable, or return to the above-the-law power and prestige she once left: strong but without will—for whoever holds her next fix, will hold her loyalty.

Yet even now as then, a love based on lies of omission might still save her life.

My Review:
Oh, I was a little nervous going into reading this book, because I'd started it a while back, and the fact that she's given a drug that's addicting, and forces her hand, yeah, that pushed my buttons, and I've been avoiding it because of that. But I reread the first book, and I had to read this book!

Peri is on the run at the start of this book, and she really doesn't have anyone who she can trust, given how things ended in The Drifter. So I was excited to see where this book would take us and wow was it a heck of a journey!

Peri wants freedom, and she wants independence. That's why she walked away, but both sides want her back, and it was hard to know who to trust. Plus there's the mind-f**kery of being a Drafter, and what everything that's happened has done to her memories. So that was pretty intense!

This did wrap up very well, I enjoyed how things ended, it was epic to read. Though oh was there a note that I didn't like, that reminded me a lot of Peri from the beginning of The Drafter. To be a part of that life, to feel that thrill. So I'm worried!

I am a little bit scared. There was supposed to be a 3rd book, The Agent. And it never came out. And given that it's been 5 years, I don't know if it's ever going to come out. But I really hope that it does, that we get the conclusion to Peri's story! There's still secrets to her and Silas's past that I want to know!

Absolutely loved reading this book, and I can't wait to read more by Kim Harrison! 

Author: Kim Harrison
Series: The Peri Reed Chronicles #2 
Read: September 10th, 2021
Source: Bought/NetGalley
Reason Why: Love her books and this series, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2021 Book and WoW Book!
Publisher: Pocket Star
Published: November 22nd 2016

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars