Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Sept/Oct 2017. - Charles de Lint
Playing with fire reads a bit as though R.J. Blain took whatever mythical and magical ideas she had on hand, added in the kitchen sink, and tossed the whole lot at her word processor program. I don't mean that in a bad way. Because what she ended up with is a fun, silly, ribald romp of a story that serves as an excellent palette cleanser in between courses of more serious reading.
And again, I don't mean that in a bad way either.