I started reading this at the beginning of October, but kept getting distracted by other books. I finally made some headway on it during my week in Hawaii, and I ended up loving it. It’s funny and much weirder than the unassuming cover implies.

The main character is capable, no-nonsense and charming when she tries to hide her insecurities and seem more put-together than she truly is.

She works in a secret library that exists between worlds, and goes out on acquisition missions to save important books. In this case, that means running into elves, vampires and werewolves, while teaming up with an analog of Sherlock Holmes and fighting the occasional steampunk mecha.

This is the first of six books in the series (so far), and I’m definitely going to pick up the rest.