Reviews

Second Nature by Jae

delulucat's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

lurker_stalker's review

4.0

I love me some Jae! My review is located on www.lezficrev.blogspot.com

Enjoyed it just as much the second time. I even got taken in by a couple of the fake trails again. But not for too long.

***Read the revised version for Jae's appearance on Cocktail Hour and love the changes!***

yoyo_reads's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

yasmine24's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

eshalliday's review

3.0

As a recent convert to Jae, I can say this isn't her typical slow-burn lesbian romance.
This is a fantasy thriller, where the victim, and the special-unit-operative who has the hit out on her, are both women who love women (with added lions and tigers). Good, though!

riahwamby's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

This was a good take on the shifter genre, with a lot of world building and lore. The romance is a slow burn, which I honestly prefer. Good overall, not sure if I loved it enough to continue the series. We’ll see!

cj_parsley's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

piazelda's review

adventurous

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

lezreadalot's review

3.0

“I told you. Don’t run. Never show weakness to a predator. If you run, I can’t help but give chase.”

This was fun! I haven't read paranormal romance in a while, and shifters are appealing to me in very specific ways. I loved everything about Griffin; her strength, her protectiveness, how she was described as being massive and graceful...

banrions's review against another edition

3.0

I ended up enjoying this one. Largely, I really liked the character, Jorie, and I found the world building of the shifters and the lions and the pride dynamics to be interesting. I didn’t connect with Griffin quite as much, or this would probably be closer to a four, for me. I both love the trope (in fiction) where one character is very protective over another, but it also treads a fine line for me, and Griffin occasionally annoyed me with it, especially when Jorie is so clearly badass and capable. (It’s also possible I didn’t connect with her as much, because the voice the narrator used for her isn’t my favorite of the ones in her repertoire, and that is def just a personal bias thing). That said, it was nowhere near as bad as I’ve read in books like these with shapeshifters and overall I enjoyed it a lot!