Samiya of the Wandering Flesh (A Shape-shifting LitRPG)

Samiya can become any creature she touches.  Swallowed by her sister's mirror and spat into another world, Sam is granted a unique power: biological transmutation. The first thing she turns into? A bloodthirsty squirrel. With her old life of self-pity and bills left behind, Sam embraces her second chance. She apprentices with an evil-spirit hunter, befriends a notorious witch, and accidentally becomes [Mayor] of a crucial trading town, Blossom Water. Unfortunately for her, this world is plagued by war and devastation; racial tensions, a refugee crisis, evil spirits, and power-hungry monsters threaten to decimate everything. Conflict hides behind every corner, and now that she's mayor, Sam has the power to protect her found people. Searching for meaning, for love and self-acceptance and peace, Samiya forges alliances, rebuilds from the ruins of her new home, and faces overwhelming odds as best as she can. It turns out her wandering flesh can take her further than she'd ever imagined. -- what to expect: shape shifting, slice of life, town building, sorrow, sappy moments, growth, love, spirits, some violence, some horror, body horror, protecting found family, finding family, falling in love, a little bit of everything tbh, this is my escape story