A review by banrions
Second Nature by Jae

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!