A review by eggbeater
Borderline by Mishell Baker

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book is very unique in that the protagonist is not only physically disabled, but is also a self-described Borderline (person afflicted with Borderline Personality Disorder). That would be interesting enough, but then you add this whole urban fairy world into the mix and a plethora of other characters with various challenges. I was very impressed by how well the author managed to pull all of that together. 

I loved the imperfect characters and the twists that the story took, the author showed no mercy. It was a well put together fantasy and I think I came away from it with a better understanding and more compassion for people with BPD. Mental illness is underrepresented in literature and I thought this was a cool way of doing it.