PERfunctory afFECTION
Written by Kim Harrison
Narrated by Traci Odom
3.5/5
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About this audiobook
Meg wants a normal life. Her new artistic style, born in the depression of her mother's death, is poised to take the art world by storm, if she could just overcome the debilitating anxiety caused by the car accident that scarred her boyfriend, Austin. Encouraged by her therapist, Meg pushes outside her comfort zone to befriend Haley, a guest instructor at the university where Meg teaches. Haley is everything Meg wants to be: charismatic, confident, and perfect, but when Austin expresses his worry that Haley is changing Meg too fast, Meg kicks him out of her life. Or at least, she tries.
Kim Harrison, author of the number one bestselling urban fantasy Hollows series, brings to life a world terrifyingly near to our own, where what's real and what shouldn't exist twine together in the madness of a troubled mind desperate for a way out. But when the truth is revealed, the question remains, is it better to live a lie of perfection, or cleave to an ugly reality that will destroy you?
Contains mature themes.
Kim Harrison
Kim Harrison is best known as the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Hollows series, but she has written more than urban fantasy and has published more than two dozen books, spanning the gamut from young adult, accelerated-science thriller, and several anthologies and has scripted two original graphic novels set in the Hollows universe. She has also published traditional fantasy under the name Dawn Cook. Kim is currently working on a new Hollows book between other, nonrelated, urban fantasy projects.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Absolutely brilliant! Much darker than a lot of her other work, but really packs a punch.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5i listened to the whole book, and still had no idea what it was about.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This was very different from the Hollows series (what I'm used to from author,) it was a very slow start and continued until the last 3 chapters. I wouldn't mind a continuous but for only to read something to kill time vs real entertainment. But it was well thought out overall.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Meg is dealing with horrible anxiety after she caused a car accident that permanently injured her live-in boyfriend. She is on a new experimental drug from her therapist that seems to be helping her cope. As she is starting to move forward and teach painting again at the local college Austin moves out as his way of helping Meg move on with her life. Meg then meets up with Haley a new instructor at the school who befriends her as she is asking Meg for help as she is settling down in her new job with her boyfriend. But for some reason Austin and Haley never meet but they don’t seem to like much about the either.
As the story progresses you find out that Austin has been in contact with Meg’s therapist and it sets up trust issues with Meg as she starts to wonder if the changes she is finally making in her life are her choices or only the new drug she is taking. The story doesn’t end where you think it will and it make you want to reread it to see what you might have missed on the first read through.
Digital review copy provided by the publisher through NetGalley - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Having enjoyed Harrison's Hollows series, I wasn't sure what to expect with PERfunctory AfFECTION. Harrison delivers an compelling tale of a woman trying desperately to get back to a sense of normal after a horrific car crash. Meg is trying new medication prescribed by her doctor to help her with her inability to live a normal life. Meg's relationship with her boyfriend, Austin, is tested when Meg makes two new friends that help her take huge strides in reclaiming her life as a result of taking this medication. Add in a mysterious homeless man and an FBI agent, and you got an exciting story that keeps you guessing from beginning to end.Harrison does a great job at setting up a compelling story that captures the reader's attention from the very beginning and never lets go. Meg is well developed as a character, and the reader's journey with Meg as she makes these strides helps get the reader invested in this character. The book's story depends upon the reader getting invested in Meg's journey to get better, and Harrison successfully pulls that off. The story gets complicated when Meg begins to question what is real and what is not as well as who she can really trust. PERfunctory AfFECTION is a great read that I would most definitely recommend.Received a copy of PERfunctory AfFECTION through Netgalley in exchange for my honest review.
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