#6 Borderline by Mishell Baker

Mille has been chewed up and spit out by the dream factory that is LA.  She is approached while recovering from a failed suicide attempt that cost her both her legs and her spot film school.  She is approached by the Arcadia Project, they state that they help people with mental illness issues with work in the film industry and since Mille has that experience making some indy films they approach her. She takes the offer and slowly finds out what they really are even if they don’t give her the info when she signs up. It turns out the best and brightest in Hollywood have an Echo, a muse from Arcadia where the Fey live.  An Echo makes your creative work come alive and every successful Hollywood type has one.   Millie is learning as she goes while being partnered with Teo to escort a Fey back to Arcadia who has overstayed his visa.  She is given info on a need to know basis and is struggling to keep up and to keep her mental health on an even keel.  

The book goes into quite a bit of detail about Millie’s mental health and how it makes her tick and respond to outside stimulus. Everything isn’t as it first appears in the book and the story was interesting. I’m curious to see more in this setting.


Digital review copy provided by the publisher through Edelweiss

#7 The Demon's Librarian by Lilith Saintcrow

This standalone reads as part of a series but it isn’t.  The local librarian is hunting down demons that are chowing down on some kids.  With no training other than kickboxing and the magic from books she found in a secret room in the basement of her local library she is doing a decent job of hunting them down that it attracts the attention of the Order.  The duo from the Order come looking for the magic user and find out what is going on in town.  Lots of personality clashes and fights with the demons trying to take over her town.  Lots of chemistry between the leads and also lots of culture clashing since Orion is part demon and he is fighting part of his natural responses to her.  A fun quick light read and I wish there was more to the universe.