Title: Blending In
Author: R.J. Blain
Series: A Magical romantic Comedy (with a Body Count) #10
Rating Out of 5: 4.5 (Amazing, but not quite perfect)
My Bookshelves: Christmas, Humour, Paranormal romance, Urban fantasy
Pace: Medium
Format: eBook, Novel
Year: 2018
I knew that there would be a shapeshifting chameleon in this book – because the cover features a chameleon. The fact that Miriah is cursed to be a chameleon every time she gets near the man she crushes on – completely unexpected. And kind of hilarious. I mean, what an absolute drag, but I also love that it involves a whole lot of sass from Miriah, regardless of what form she is in.
Although at the beginning, I was determined to hate on Gavin because he’s the one who cursed Miriah, I couldn’t quite figure him out. For starters, I really want to know just which / what divine he actually is! But, there’s also the fact that although he originally curses Miriah because she refuses him, there is also the hints of some kind of kindness there. Totally misplaced and cruel in a lot of ways – but, still a need to watch out for the woman and his son. I’m hoping that there will be answers to this later in the series. I’m definitely finding that little moments sneak up on me throughout this series that answer questions I didn’t even know I had.
Reading this when you are pregnant is an interesting idea. Towards the end of the story Miriah and Chase decide to rescue a ridiculous amount of dogs and puppies. It made me cry. Partly because, well, pregnancy, but also because I have a beagle. And there were a lot of beagle puppies to rescue. And just, in general, rescuing poor puppies that have been experimented on! It was a little bit sweet, even if it also involved violence. Which, tends to be something I enjoy a little too much when reading…
Although I enjoyed this story, I didn’t really find that there was much “romance” per se. I mean, Chase and Miriah getting to know each other was great, and it kind of set up a slow burn. But it didn’t really get there. Suddenly, they’re just engaged, and apparently a couple. I kind of missed the moment when they flicked that switch. It was still a fun journey, and one that I will go on again. But I did struggle to understand just when that happened. Having said that, when Chase and Miriah are obviously a couple, Chase’s parents get heavily involved. And I absolutely loved Chase’s parents! They are hilarious and a whole lot of fun. Worth rereading this just for their presence…
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