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If I said a hybrid-shifter and a semi-successful writer with a gambling past had a lot in common, would you believe me?
Sent on a mission to find out why a nobody human author, the skilled Saru hunter Griffin is not in the least bit happy. Especially since her time as a Saru over the years has begun to take its toll on her and quite frankly, she's ready do something else with her life. Easier said than done, considering everywhere she looks there seems to be frayed and damaged relationships among family and friends.
Unaware that her current work in progress has caught the attention of a secret society of shapeshifters, Jordie is compelled and inspired by her nightmarish dreams to get the fragments from her mind down and into story. Hoping that once the story is finished, she may finally have some peace. Risking publishing contract and what little connections she's managed to maintain over the years--which isn't much.
When Jordie and Griffin's path "cross" the two shuffle over establishing a friendship as Jordie finds Griffin to be the perfect inspiration for her WIP. While the latter digs into her life in search of the source of the writer's new novel. For a book that relies on a good amount of cloak and dagger, I was impressed with out well the story progressed without too many cliches or losing my interest.
The banter and playful flirty-ness between Griffin and Jordie always had me smiling and for a story written in third-person, it was easy to empathize with all the characters emotions, from fear to sadness, anger to love. When members of Griffin's council believe she's gone rouge, their lives and the lives of their loved ones are put on the line. Trying to expose the truth and save Jordie's life is a challenge Griffin wasn't prepared for but it's not one she ever thinks twice about back out of.
And as a fan of slow-burns, I thought the evolution of Jordie and Griffin's relationship was handled almost perfectly. Especially in the lie-or-death situation they got themselves into (more than once). Based on the high stakes and consistent action readers get in this story, if their physical relationship were any different, honestly, I don't think I would have liked the story as much.
This was one of a few books by Jae that I wanted to pick-up this year. Second-Nature caught my attention because of its shapeshifter premise but the main character Griffin and Jorie made the urban fantasy story really worth while.
Sent on a mission to find out why a nobody human author, the skilled Saru hunter Griffin is not in the least bit happy. Especially since her time as a Saru over the years has begun to take its toll on her and quite frankly, she's ready do something else with her life. Easier said than done, considering everywhere she looks there seems to be frayed and damaged relationships among family and friends.
Unaware that her current work in progress has caught the attention of a secret society of shapeshifters, Jordie is compelled and inspired by her nightmarish dreams to get the fragments from her mind down and into story. Hoping that once the story is finished, she may finally have some peace. Risking publishing contract and what little connections she's managed to maintain over the years--which isn't much.
When Jordie and Griffin's path "cross" the two shuffle over establishing a friendship as Jordie finds Griffin to be the perfect inspiration for her WIP. While the latter digs into her life in search of the source of the writer's new novel. For a book that relies on a good amount of cloak and dagger, I was impressed with out well the story progressed without too many cliches or losing my interest.
The banter and playful flirty-ness between Griffin and Jordie always had me smiling and for a story written in third-person, it was easy to empathize with all the characters emotions, from fear to sadness, anger to love. When members of Griffin's council believe she's gone rouge, their lives and the lives of their loved ones are put on the line. Trying to expose the truth and save Jordie's life is a challenge Griffin wasn't prepared for but it's not one she ever thinks twice about back out of.
And as a fan of slow-burns, I thought the evolution of Jordie and Griffin's relationship was handled almost perfectly. Especially in the lie-or-death situation they got themselves into (more than once). Based on the high stakes and consistent action readers get in this story, if their physical relationship were any different, honestly, I don't think I would have liked the story as much.
This was one of a few books by Jae that I wanted to pick-up this year. Second-Nature caught my attention because of its shapeshifter premise but the main character Griffin and Jorie made the urban fantasy story really worth while.
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