Tami Veldura's Reviews > Peripheral People

I wanted to like this story more than I ended up doing. The premise is great and I enjoyed learning about the characters as we went along...

My first issue started at page 1 and didn't really resolve until the middle of the book. I was very confused on the setting-- the actual physical place the characters were standing. A ship? Earth? An alien planet? Moving from scene to scene was confusing without clarity on where the characters were.

My second issue started at page 1 and didn't resolve at all. I had a very hard time keeping the two main characters apart. Different people call them by different names and the voice wasn't distinct between them. Their first names at the top of each scene didn't help until mid-book when I finally understood who was the psychic and who wasn't. Knowing I'm reading from West's POV isn't useful if I can't figure out which one is West.

These were major setbacks for my understanding and enjoyment of the story which the rest of the book couldn't overcome.

The plot was engrossing and I very much enjoyed the twists of the mystery. The descriptions of Reading and psychic work in general were excellent. I have several favorite characters!

But I wish the first third of the book had been more concrete. I'm left mostly with disappointment.