4.5 (763 ratings)

A Game of Cat and Witch: A Spicy Witch & Shifter Paranormal Academy Romance (Monstrous Shifters)

Name: A Game of Cat and Witch: A Spicy Witch & Shifter Paranormal Academy Romance (Monstrous Shifters)
Rating: 4.5 (763 reviews)
Author: Ruby Rune
ISBN: B0GDMLW9LB

by Ruby Rune

witches

About this book

A 1 bestseller, A Game of Cat and Witch is a dark, unputdownable shifter romance.

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Avery Alarch has always been the worst witch at Caerwyn University. Now she’s got twenty-four hours to conjure a familiar or get kicked out for good—a fate that means losing her magic forever and being stuck on a dreary island with nothing but regrets.

Desperate times call for desperate spells. So when Avery stumbles on a forbidden grimoire, she decides to risk it all. One little summoning later, she’s expecting a cute magical cat. Instead? She gets Felix, a six-foot-six cat shifter with a bad attitude and a knack for trouble. He’s her mortal enemy, magically bound to her by an illegal spell, and very much not purring. He wants her dead. She wants him gone. Neither of them gets a choice.

The only way out? Solve a string of enchanted riddles before their magical link destroys them both. Of course, that’s easier said than done when Felix keeps tying Avery up in shadows, and their bickering is starting to feel a little less hostile and a lot more heated.

As they unravel puzzles and secrets, Avery and Felix find themselves at the heart of a conspiracy that could upend the supernatural world. And despite every rule and reason, sparks are flying in all the wrong (or right?) ways.

Get ready for claws, curses, and cat-astrophic chemistry in A Game of Cat and Witch, the first laugh-out-loud installment in the Monstrous Shifters series. Perfect for fans of My Funny Demon Valentine and Assistant to the Villain, Ruby Rune’s debut is a magical, banter-filled paranormal rom-com you won’t want to miss.

Tropes:

🐈⬛ Forced Proximity

✨ Just one dorm/bed

🐈⬛ Enemies to lovers

✨ Touch her and die

🐈⬛ Academy setting

✨ Witch + Cat Shifter

🐈⬛ Fated Mates

✨ Literal Black Cat MMC

🐈⬛ Underlying Mystery Plot

Publication Date: May 25, 2026
ASIN: B0GDMLW9LB

Reader Reviews

NEXT SHIFTER OBSESSION

May 16, 2026

This book had me in a chokehold from the very beginning, and now I'm obsessed. With just a pinch of bully romance, sarcastic humor, and heart-throbbing tension, the cat and mouse dynamic between these characters will leave you entertained and delightfully unhinged. Avery was a hilarious and EASILY likable character. Her sense of humor, sarcasm, inner monologue, self-deprecation, and “black sheep” of the family vibe made her so relatable and some of my favorite things about her. It made me...

NEXT SHIFTER OBSESSION

May 16, 2026

](https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_rvw_avp?ie=UTF8&nodeId=G8UYX7LALQC8V9KA) This book had me in a chokehold from the very beginning, and now I'm obsessed. With just a pinch of bully romance, sarcastic humor, and heart-throbbing tension, the cat and mouse dynamic between these characters will leave you entertained and delightfully unhinged. Avery was a hilarious and EASILY likable character. Her sense of humor, sarcasm, inner monologue, self-deprecation, and...

Fantastic Debut!!

May 10, 2026

4.25 stars 💫 What a fantastic debut! This was such a funny, good time! I found myself giggling quite a bit throughout the book. The FMC and MMC had me from the start. They worked well together...in more ways than one. IYKYK Things I loved: ◾witch vs. cat shifter ◾banter, banter, banter ◾fantastic side characters ◾and the tension! I was a little disappointed to see that we'll be following different characters in the next book, but I'm mad about it. I'll definitely be waiting to see what happens...

Hi...It's Me Again....I Seem To Have Mistakenly Gotten A Real Cat Rather Than A Shifter Cat?

May 22, 2026

7 Candles? Check. 7 Animal Bones? Check. 7 Sticks of Sage? Check. 7 Wolf’s Milk Flowers? Check. 1 Matchstick Box? Check. I open the box of matches and strike, the glowing ember lighting all my objects spread out before me in the safety of my backyard. I look around making sure no one is nearby, especially my “nosey” neighbor Jim who seems to want to come outside every damn time I decide to surface. I glare just a little bit longer at his backroom window just a few seconds more to make sure he’s...

5 ⭐️ review

May 18, 2026

can the author never stop writing shifter romances because i have become utterly and insanely obsessed with them and her writing style now😫💗 this book!! ohmygosh how can i even write this review?! this book was soooo freaking FUN!! i had a blast reading it! it had me giggling, kicking my feet in the air (LITERALLY), sobbing and reading like a maniac😭!! i don’t think i’ve laughed like this while reading in a while and i need more books to do that please and thank you!! 🤭 every single chapter...