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mrsjenniferwheeler's review
5.0
This is a creative new twist on typical Urban Fantasy. Every creature from myth, legend, folklore, etc, actually exists within their own different dimensions. Except that now, portals leading to those dimensions have somehow opened up, allowing these fantastic beings to spill out into an unsuspecting human world. Steps have been taken to conceal this fact from the general populace, with hexes placed on each city that contains portals to these dimensions, so that people’s memories of any creatures they may have encountered during their stay are wiped clean upon their departure from that city. The locals simply live with, and some even make profit from the creatures they now share their cities with. When the portals first opened, our main character, Chase Lawter, inexplicably found himself able to harness and use the Dim - the mysterious space between dimensions. He is the only human in existence to be able to do so, and he quickly sets up a business, in which he can make a profit by being able to do so. Even Chase has no idea exactly what he may be able to accomplish with his power, and he tends to figure it out on the fly - typically when he’s faced with danger and reacts instinctually to deal with it. In his line of business he’s faced with danger on a fairly regular basis, and he has formed a team of associates/friends - including a yeti, a zombie, and a human that was raised by trial and fire by the Fae - which assist him in the running of his business, completing jobs and of course, staying alive. This first book in the series is chalk full of action, humour, and creatures galore.
pa11av's review against another edition
5.0
This book was pure fun. Imagine rolling down a slide of fun and there are fun things all along the ride. There is nothing negative I'd say about this one. I loved the banter, loved all the weird and quirky characters and loved the whole mystery and road trip sections of the book. The magic system is nice! Something very new and fresh! I'd surely be picking up the second book just to see what this gang gets up to.
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sunsoar25's review
4.0
I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Ever since the extradimensional happening a decade ago, every sort of creature, monster, and fairy tale creature has shown up in Asheville, North Carolina (and every other portal location). As a result of the happening Chase Lawter is the only human who's gained the unique ability to draw material from the Dim, the space between those dimensions, and shape it into whatever he wants, but boxes are his specialty. Boxes that can be used to hide smoking guns, severed heads, and the like - and only Chase can hide them in the Dim and later recover them, if needed. Plus, Chase and his team at Black Box Inc. don't work for free. Chase's crack team at Black Box Inc. is made up of a fae-trained assassin, a brainy zombie, and a charming yeti - and together they'll get the job done for a tidy sum. There's an uneasy truce between all of the races that have come through to our world since the happening, but Chase and his team's work put them right in the center of many dangerous crosshairs.
Black Box Inc. is the first novel in a brand new series by Jake Bible and I have a feeling that this series could be amazing. If you like your urban fantasy with a lot of gritty, fast-paced action, a diverse range of supernatural creatures that you won't usually see in one story, and healthy sense of humor, you need to meet Chase, Harper, Sharon, and Lassa, the team behind Black Box Inc. Everyone gets their moment to shine, even the minor and supporting characters like Teresa, Flip, and Aspen, a banshee, a gnome, and a member of the fae. Sure, sometimes it's a little over the top, but this story is such a fun adventure. I really liked this author's take on fairies and the fae which are some of the most dangerous creatures out there, who in this case can and will lie. I also particularly enjoyed the look at the "Not Hell" dimension and "Not the Devil" character - I can't resist Depression-era gangsters!
Overall, I'm so glad I came across Jake Bible's newest release on NetGalley and managed to get approved for it. If you need a new urban fantasy series in your life, I bet you'd like this if you also like The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher and Supernatural. I will need to try more by Jake Bible and I can't for the next novel in the Black Box Inc. series to be released because there is still so much to explore.
Thanks again, NetGalley!
Ever since the extradimensional happening a decade ago, every sort of creature, monster, and fairy tale creature has shown up in Asheville, North Carolina (and every other portal location). As a result of the happening Chase Lawter is the only human who's gained the unique ability to draw material from the Dim, the space between those dimensions, and shape it into whatever he wants, but boxes are his specialty. Boxes that can be used to hide smoking guns, severed heads, and the like - and only Chase can hide them in the Dim and later recover them, if needed. Plus, Chase and his team at Black Box Inc. don't work for free. Chase's crack team at Black Box Inc. is made up of a fae-trained assassin, a brainy zombie, and a charming yeti - and together they'll get the job done for a tidy sum. There's an uneasy truce between all of the races that have come through to our world since the happening, but Chase and his team's work put them right in the center of many dangerous crosshairs.
Black Box Inc. is the first novel in a brand new series by Jake Bible and I have a feeling that this series could be amazing. If you like your urban fantasy with a lot of gritty, fast-paced action, a diverse range of supernatural creatures that you won't usually see in one story, and healthy sense of humor, you need to meet Chase, Harper, Sharon, and Lassa, the team behind Black Box Inc. Everyone gets their moment to shine, even the minor and supporting characters like Teresa, Flip, and Aspen, a banshee, a gnome, and a member of the fae. Sure, sometimes it's a little over the top, but this story is such a fun adventure. I really liked this author's take on fairies and the fae which are some of the most dangerous creatures out there, who in this case can and will lie. I also particularly enjoyed the look at the "Not Hell" dimension and "Not the Devil" character - I can't resist Depression-era gangsters!
Overall, I'm so glad I came across Jake Bible's newest release on NetGalley and managed to get approved for it. If you need a new urban fantasy series in your life, I bet you'd like this if you also like The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher and Supernatural. I will need to try more by Jake Bible and I can't for the next novel in the Black Box Inc. series to be released because there is still so much to explore.
Thanks again, NetGalley!
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