Playing with Fire by R.J. Blain

5 Stars

Bailey is known as the Calamity Queen.  Where she goes trouble follows.  Her day job as a barista brings her into contact with all magical beings, while her side job has her cleaning up after them for the CDC. Years ago she was called on by Chief Samuel Quinn to find his wife.  She found her in the park with another man which led to the breakup of their marriage.  Today she is once again entangled with Quinn. To make things more interesting Quinn’s ex is back for revenge. 

This book was so good.  I laughed and cried at various points in this book.  I was rooting for Bailey throughout the book and at several times wanted to kill her parents.  Bailey’s attitude in the book was snarky but vulnerable.  While Quinn was tight laced until it came to Bailey then all bets were off.  I loved them together as well as the route they took to get together.  Can’t wait for more books in the series.

Audio Book:

3 Star

Courtney Holly did a pretty good job narrating the story.  I had some issues with her tempo and tone but that has more to do with the fact that I listen to the book and 1.5 speed.  It made some of the voices distorted and made some of it more difficult to listen to.  That is entirely a me issue and not a bad book/narrator. 

Book 1 in Magical Romantic Comedies (with a body count)