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Book Review of Poltergeist (Greywalker, Bk 2)

Poltergeist (Greywalker, Bk 2)
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Helpful Score: 3


I really wanted to like this book. Kat Richardson is a very talented writer who clearly has done her research on psychokinesis (âPKâ) and the Philip experiments â and therein may be the problem I had with the book.

The first three chapters of this book are dedicated to setting up the case and explaining PK and the Philip experiments with little to no attention paid to character development or a broader story arc and even 80-odd pages into the book, Richardson is still explaining theory and case studies. I really enjoyed the first book in the series and was looking forward to reconnecting with the characters I had formed a bond with but the first half of the book was so bogged down with an in-depth study of PK that it was a real challenge to hold my interest long enough to get on with the case.

If you are a reader with a cultivated interest in PK or the Philip experiments then you'll love this book, Kat Richardson is a talent and she has done her homework. If however, you're like me and you're a reader who was looking more for continued character development and growth in the overall arc to the series, then you're going to have get a little more than halfway through the book before you hit pay dirt. This is not a bad book, it's just not what I expected as the second installation of a series.