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PeopleFish
Her Cree grandmother called it the gift of seeing, but for Petra “Pete” Orvatch, knowing things in ways that defy explanation has made reality and fantasy blur in a world where the clocks literally go backward. Her fascinating and clairvoyant mind is a riddle that many doctors have tried to solve with medication. Love comes her way unexpectedly when she meets Fiona Angeli, a stunningly beautiful single mother. A risk-taker by nature, Fiona is not scared off by her new lover’s psychic abilities and eccentricities.
The two of them share passion and secrets on a magical and surprising journey, and their torrid love affair takes them to thrilling new places until betrayal divides them. Both these women fight battles within themselves; Fiona must gain control of her dangerous compulsions, and Pete’s onerous gift ultimately puts her at risk of losing herself in the gap between delusions and the real world.
The two of them share passion and secrets on a magical and surprising journey, and their torrid love affair takes them to thrilling new places until betrayal divides them. Both these women fight battles within themselves; Fiona must gain control of her dangerous compulsions, and Pete’s onerous gift ultimately puts her at risk of losing herself in the gap between delusions and the real world.
310 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 23, 2017
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About the author
Medella Kingston
1 bookMedella Kingston fell in love with writing at an early age and published articles, poems, and stories when she was growing up. She wrote, performed, and sold songs for movie soundtracks, and continued writing short stories for her own pleasure. She currently sings in the band Omnesia, which has aired locally on UC Berkeley’s radio station and been heard as far east as Goa and the Mumbai University. She lives with her partner and their two dogs in the East Bay. PeopleFish is Medella’s first novel, and she is currently working on a new book.
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February 7, 2017
2.5 stars. I normally like to round up but in this instance I can't bring myself to do that :/
Have you ever picked up a book expecting one thing and getting something rather different? That’s what happened in this instance for me. As a person, and reader, who is fascinated by the gift of seeing, the first line of the blurb caught my attention. While Pete’s gift is the set up for how the heroines meet, the actual story has very little on the topic, so don’t pick this story up if that’s what you are expecting.
What can you expect? Addiction, cheating, kleptomania, painting, sculpturing, references to poetry. A family law attorney, a painter, a gay sex worker, a dog named Turtle, a gifted child, support groups, a mother with Alzheimer’s, a brother going through a divorce…and oh so much more. And Liz, I almost forgot her. The fact that she seemed to drop off page around the midway point possibly had something to do with that.
The story is told in third person, from a number of point-of-views, and while most of the time it’s clear whose POV it was, there is some head-hopping. And there are many places where the reader is just told what is being said. For example: Calvin asked Anthony about his plans to move there. Anthony said he was ninety percent sure he would relocate. They talked for another hour or so, and then Fiona told them she was really tired and was going to bed.
It kills me to rate a book negatively, but I honestly struggled with the writing style, didn’t care for either heroine and the HFN (happy for now) ending was far from satisfying.
While there are a number of sex scenes they didn’t do much for me, possibly due to my disconnect. While most of the on-page scenes are between consenting women, both main characters identify as being bisexual. Early on one of them hooks up with a couple, and toward the end there is another event where a man’s hardness is mentioned, therefore I wouldn’t categorize this as strictly lesbian fiction.
Have you ever picked up a book expecting one thing and getting something rather different? That’s what happened in this instance for me. As a person, and reader, who is fascinated by the gift of seeing, the first line of the blurb caught my attention. While Pete’s gift is the set up for how the heroines meet, the actual story has very little on the topic, so don’t pick this story up if that’s what you are expecting.
What can you expect? Addiction, cheating, kleptomania, painting, sculpturing, references to poetry. A family law attorney, a painter, a gay sex worker, a dog named Turtle, a gifted child, support groups, a mother with Alzheimer’s, a brother going through a divorce…and oh so much more. And Liz, I almost forgot her. The fact that she seemed to drop off page around the midway point possibly had something to do with that.
The story is told in third person, from a number of point-of-views, and while most of the time it’s clear whose POV it was, there is some head-hopping. And there are many places where the reader is just told what is being said. For example: Calvin asked Anthony about his plans to move there. Anthony said he was ninety percent sure he would relocate. They talked for another hour or so, and then Fiona told them she was really tired and was going to bed.
It kills me to rate a book negatively, but I honestly struggled with the writing style, didn’t care for either heroine and the HFN (happy for now) ending was far from satisfying.
While there are a number of sex scenes they didn’t do much for me, possibly due to my disconnect. While most of the on-page scenes are between consenting women, both main characters identify as being bisexual. Early on one of them hooks up with a couple, and toward the end there is another event where a man’s hardness is mentioned, therefore I wouldn’t categorize this as strictly lesbian fiction.
February 13, 2017
I struggled with this book and could find no redeeming features to it, apart from the fact that the author attempted to tackle sex addiction, kudos for that, but the characters, the storyline and the writing were simply not up to par and did not deliver on that wonderful sounding premise and that beautiful cover.
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March 13, 2017
Excellent!
This story takes you on a journey of love, family love, passion, undeniable attraction, complicated serious addictions, eccentricities, special gifts, strange visions and hot scenes. It is slightly odd but well written. I was completely engrossed in the story. The chemistry was steamy and the characters are fascinating. I loved Mack and Turtle. They were both so cute and adorable. A mesmerising, definitely out of the ordinary story and highly recommended.
This story takes you on a journey of love, family love, passion, undeniable attraction, complicated serious addictions, eccentricities, special gifts, strange visions and hot scenes. It is slightly odd but well written. I was completely engrossed in the story. The chemistry was steamy and the characters are fascinating. I loved Mack and Turtle. They were both so cute and adorable. A mesmerising, definitely out of the ordinary story and highly recommended.
December 29, 2021
This was....cute? A semi-supernatural study of mental health, sex addiction, and kleptomania added into a wholesome (if not-as-spicy-as-I-was-hoping-for) LGBTQ+ love story.
Recommended for those that like softcore sex scenes with their heart-warming feelz and psychic visions.
Recommended for those that like softcore sex scenes with their heart-warming feelz and psychic visions.
February 13, 2017
Hoping For A Sequel
I was so sad when this ended. I especially loved how both Fiona and Pete interacted with Mack. I would be interested in reading more of Pete's backstory. The relationships were so realistic and even though both main characters were flawed they were still likable. Left me wanting more.
I was so sad when this ended. I especially loved how both Fiona and Pete interacted with Mack. I would be interested in reading more of Pete's backstory. The relationships were so realistic and even though both main characters were flawed they were still likable. Left me wanting more.
August 5, 2017
2.5 Hearts
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July 2, 2017
I liked this book -and boy howdy, have a couple of the sexy encounters really stuck with me!- but it lost me a bit in the last third. In the beginning I really liked Pete and Fiona as characters, both completely screwed up individuals drawn in painfully human lines, but after a while, I just kind of started to lose my liking for them as a couple and couldn't justify rooting for them to be together. Pete's visions never quite felt real to me, and I couldn't decide whether it was actually happening to her or if it was delusional.
It's very well written and just different enough to catch my interest - but I'm admittedly picky about romantic stories. It may be another person's favorite book, so make sure to read it and judge it on it's own merits, not my narrow taste in romance.
It's very well written and just different enough to catch my interest - but I'm admittedly picky about romantic stories. It may be another person's favorite book, so make sure to read it and judge it on it's own merits, not my narrow taste in romance.
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