Rejar

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Summary: Good hero material
Review: The best thing about Dara Joy's heros is that they're over the top, especially her fantasy heros. They're super gorgeous hunks with fantastic personalities. They're the most fantastic part of her fantasy romances. Too bad her heroines aren't equally over the top. I guess the technique is to have an Every Woman in whose shoes the reader can walk. But, I'm never quite convinced that the heroine could really be loved by such a wonderful hunk. I still think she needs something special. She doesn't have to be really good looking or spunky, but it would be nice if she had something that would catch a hunk's interest in a believable way. All Lilac had going for her is that her aunt's coach was the place Rejar landed when he visited Earth. We know he was taken with her almost immediately, but I prefer a convincing reason why. It could have been something like the way she smells (important to a cat?) or her wit. Maybe she had some special knowledge of something that he needed at! first, perhaps to return through time, but then he fell in love after a while. There's no compelling reason for him to stay with her or be interested in her.

I guess it would have been nice if there was more plot and that it was strung a little tighter together. For example, Rejar pursues a villain, but the reason seems peripheral, as does the villain's death. All of that has nothing to do with the love story. It should. When Traed shows up on the scene, he becomes the most interesting person in the book. He's the deus ex machina that allows the book to lurch along for a couple hundred pages more. I guess Dara's preparing us for his love story next. I can't wait.

Dara Joy's writing is good. There's a real spark to it. It flows well. Her humor is excellent. If her plots were tighter and her heroines more real, she'd be just about the best romance writer I've read. Even with flaws, her books are among my favorites, esp the fantasies. I hope when she writes Traed's story, sh! e gives him an interesting heroine and an exciting, believa! ble plot.

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Summary: Rejar is one sexy man/cat who finally finds his love.
Review: When I finally received this book by Dara Joy, I knew I had to have it. I thought this was a great book. The hero (REJAR) is sexy and sensitive and knows what he wants. I do wish the heroine (LILAC) wasn't so wimpy! Lilac wastes almost half the book, to realize that she loves Rejar. It almost took Rejar's death to prove that she loves him. I enjoyed this book and find I can't wait for the story of Rejar & Lorgin's brother, Tread, to have his own story, too. I love the people. They all seem so real. You laugh and cry when they laugh and cry. I love the planet where they live and the trees. I love the little things like that- that are in the books that Dara Joy creates.

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Summary: Good read; funny, well-paced
Review: Rejar is a charming hero and Dara Joy is a very good writer. I agree, however, that her women characters are very poor compared to the men she invents. They end up being too shrill, too petulant, and too childish. Her male characters are terrific - but must they also be the perfect father-figure as well (e.g., "I know best, dear")? Ms. Joy is so close to writing the perfect book, particularly with the creation of Traed, Rejar's newly acknowledged brother. I've reread my book several times and continue to enjoy Rejar, but I'm finding Lilac increasingly irritating

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Summary: SEXY and FUNNY what a great combination!
Review: This book was a real attention getter for me and I will always look forward other books by Dara Joy. Her charactors are so lifelike you can almost touch them. Rejar makes me wish I could!

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Summary: Makes you purr and contented
Review: I recommend that you read "Knight of A Trillion Stars" before reading this. You'll enjoy it even more & appreciate what a Familiar is. I was kinda disappointed that Rejar was a kitty cat in this book whilst he was a jaguar / panther in "Knight of A Trillion Stars". Makes him sound more manly.

The book was great but the ending was a bit disappointing as it left me hanging but the fact that Dara Joy weaved in characters from the first book in the series was wonderful as that book left me hanging as well. I hope she is wrting another book right now to follow up but I think it's going to be hard to follow up on another character as interesting as Rejar.

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Summary: Tedious
Review: I bought this book because amazon.com recommended it. I found it overflowing with sex scenes with no build up! I was disappointed. The otherworldliness was poorly covered, too. Not for me!

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Summary: This book was one of the best that I have ever read.
Review: Rejar was a very good book. The characters were entertaining and the love scenes sizzled. Dara has done a good job in this follow-up book. I am waiting impatiently for the next book in this series.

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Summary: Rejar is a sexy guy trapped in a paper-thin world
Review: While I found Rejar to be a terrific character, full of purrs and pounces, the surrounding environment, leading lady, and other characters ultimately disappoint. Anyone who likes historical regencies will find this a frustrating, poorly written, naive handling of the time period, a simple unconvincing plot, and little zest between Rejar and Lilac. At least I was able to finish this one, unlike Night of a Trillion Stars, which got thrown across the room.

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Summary: A disappointing book
Review: This book is firmly planted in the romance/fantasy genre and may greatly please those who rarely or never stray from such books. I found it disappointing and even occasionally insipid. (To be fair, the author's vocabulary occasionally shines and delights with its scope.) Lilac is portrayed as an independent woman who prefers to follow her own path; this is admirable. However, halfway through the book these same qualities begin to make her seem like an unreasonable and disagreeable twit with no depth or intuitive perception whatsoever. Interestingly, while the author's name, Dara Joy, sounds distinctly feminine, there are several passages scattered throughout the text that sound as if they are written by a man attempting to assume a female point of view. On the plus side, the cover art is lovely.

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Summary: this book makes me want to get a cat tomorrow!
Review: I'll admit that I did this backwards, but I read Rejar before I knew about the first book in the series. Rejar is sexy, funny, and sensual all in one. Dara Joy continues to satisfy my needs for amusing historical romances, much in the line of a young Amanda Quick.