Rejar by Dara Joy Review: Is He Too Sensual?

If you’ve ever wanted your historical romance to come with a shapeshifting space cat hero and interdimensional spice, Rejar by Dara Joy is the one for you. A Regency romp with sci fi flair, it mixes old school romance (slightly absurd) with cosmic steam. Expect chaos. And purring. Just maybe don’t expect to be convinced fully by the main couple.

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Who is Rejar by Dara Joy for (and who is it not for)?

Read this if you want:

• A shapeshifting alien hero dropped into Regency England
• You read Knight of a Trillion stars and thought it was a cool world and premise
• High heat. Plenty of it.

Skip this if you want:

• A heroine you enjoy spending time with. Lilac irritated me for most of the book
• A couple whose connection you believe in by the end of it

Rejar by Dara Joy Review

After really enjoying Knight of a Trillion Stars I decided to go straight on to this book about Lorgin’s younger brother Rejar. It started pretty much where the other book left off and after stepping into the vortex-thing Rejar lands in a carriage in cat form in regency England. He also finds himself in the carriage with Lilac who he is straight away intrigued by, and so he starts hunting his sensual prey as only a Familiar can!

I wanted to like this book sooooooo much, and I did kind of, but the one thing I cannot stand in a book is an annoying heroine. And Lilac really irritated me. I don’t know why, I understood why she was so resistant to Rejar and to be fair there was less whining as much as a lot of her being angry. But it got on my nerves ALOT.

Also I don’t really feel the chemistry between them, and when they finally declared their love I wasn’t convinced. I think the problem was that there wasn’t enough about them as a couple, there was plenty about them having amazing sex, but apart from that I didn’t really see a connection.

But this book did have some fun bits and although I had many eye rolling moments I did enjoy it.

Do you need to read Knight of a Trillion Stars first?

Yes, I would. You will get a lot more out of it and understand things faster and easier with Knight of a Trillion Stars behind you. Even though the romance in each book is contained and finished.

Who are the characters in Rejar?

The main characters are Rejar and Lilac. Rejar is Lorgin’s younger brother and a Familiar. That means he spends a good chunk of time as a cat. He’s a feline shapeshifter and warrior. After landing in Regency England he decides to build a persona with his power of compulsion. So he convinces everyone he’s a rake and a Russian Prince. Lilac is a naive and young woman who doesn’t want to get married and give up control to a man, of herself and her money.

Is Rejar better than Knight of a Trillion Stars?

No. I really wanted it to be. But between the heroine getting on my nerves and not feeling the chemistry, book one is the better read.

How spicy is Rejar by Dara Joy?

High. Rejar is a very sexual being. Of course, he’s crushed that he’s landed in a time where people are not that open about sex. And listen, there is plenty of them having amazing sex. Actual bodices are ripped and she may have been pleasured until she faints. Literally. Some of it though was rapey. And the connection wasn’t there for me.

Is Rejar worth reading?

Honestly, no. I wish I could tell you this was enough of a good time to read it anyway. But I was annoyed and rolling my eyes and ultimately didn’t buy into the love connection between the main characters. And that’s what matters in reading a romance, right?

A much better one to read is book one, Knight of a Trillion Stars. Or if you’re ready to deep dive old school romances, then join our bodice ripper book club.

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