Title: Playing with Fire
Author: R.J. Blain
Series: A Magical Romantic Comedy (with a Body Count) #1
Rating Out of 5: 5 (I will read this again and again and again)
My Bookshelves: Humour, Paranormal romance, Urban fantasy
Pace: Fast
Format: eBook, Novel
Year: 2017

I picked this up because I heard of a story (later in this series) that featured a Platypus shapeshifter. And, of course, I couldn’t help myself. Damn, am I glad that I listened to that impulse. This was a freaking brilliant story, and I’ve found anew obsession. One that had me smiling, laughing and feeling all kinds of warm and gooey inside.

Bailey and Quinn are a great leading pair. Although you can tell that they’re going to end up together, it’s still fun getting there. Particularly since Bailey is so damn convinced that Quinn hates her. Although, her self-esteem issues kind of have her convinced that everyone hates her… it was fun learning how she was disabused of that notion.

Although I enjoyed the romance between Quinn and Bailey, and how they find their happily ever after, the way that Bailey transforms made me even happier. I mean, being able to transform into a fire breathing unicorn? That’s freaking brilliant. My favourite scenes in this book were all around Bailey shapeshifting into a unicorn. And getting cold and wanting to find heat. In fact, we had a bit of a cool change when I was reading one of those scenes, and I could completely sympathise.

I loved how Blain builds a brilliant urban fantasy world in this series. I mean, her lead female is a barista who also works for the CDC. Although, I love that her role as a barista literally involves spiking peoples’ drinks… legally of course. I can’t wait to read more books set in this brilliant world! I feel like there are so many brilliant nuances that will just be built upon as the series unfolds.

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