This is a YA romantic urban fantasy. The book has a lot of heavy breathing by the young female protagonist. The fantasy part is split between her romantic fantasy and her ability to adopt the aura of other people and look, speak and impersonate that person.The book is described on the cover as "deliciously sexy" and that apparently is to appeal to the young female reader. The concept is similar to shape shifting but different enough to be unique. The plot is ok but the deliciously sexy part is a bit of a distraction for me. I suspect it will be a big hit with the young female reader. I don't see teen boys grabbing this book off the shelf. I'm really rooting for this series because it has fun characters with unique abilities, but neither of the first two books has quite come together for me.The plot is too jumpy. There's a ton of shuttling around between various locations and subplots, and it can seem like Ciel is reacting more than driving the story. The overall tone is also really inconsistent. I like that the heroine isn't your stereotypical loner chick. But the family drama felt overdone, largely because it often felt like more of a focus than the mystery and danger.The romantic banter was good, but the love scene itself didn't wow me. The Billy/Mark triangle was more fizzle than sizzle. Ciel clearly doesn't trust Mark and we haven't been given much reason to like the guy.I'll still happily read a third book because there's a ton of potential here, I just hope the story and style get tightened up the next time out.
What do You think about Quick Fix (2013)?
I came for the love triangle and it didn't pan out.
—lilshittt
