A review by mrsjenniferwheeler
Black Box Inc. by Jake Bible

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.