In Cassel's search for answers about Lila and himself, he realizes that his brothers have been conning him for years, and that the final piece in their quest for power is about to fall into place. When Cassel begins to have strange dreams about a white cat and people around him are losing their memories, he starts to wonder what really happened to Lila, and what that means about his actions. On top of that, Cassel is plagued by guilt that he killed his best friend, Lila, years ago. I await Red Glove with eager anticipation.The first installment in The Curse Workers series fromīestselling author Holly Black: 'Urban fantasy, con story-whatever you call it, read it' (Ĭassel comes from a family of con artists and grifters, all of them curse workers but him. I really didn’t know what to expect with this book, it being such a step away from the fey series penned by HB which I really enjoyed, but this was a really pleasant surprise. This is a gritty read and it’s not shy of a bit of violence but this is tempered by a fast moving plot, a sound leading character and a few laugh out loud moments. And I liked Cassell, I can’t wait to see how he develops in the next book – and, thankfully, I don’t have too long a wait for that which is always a good thing. (But I guess that would have been the end of the story so I I’m glad that he didn’t!) And this plot twists and turns like a twisty turny thing – how on earth did Holly Black come up with all this. Then I still wanted him to GET OUT OF THERE. Then I was shocked, dismayed and horrified – by what was going on.

Then I wanted to find out what was going on. I didn’t bother trying to second guess what was going to happen – there was no point the story just moved so quickly it was like riding along on the crest of a wave. He might not be a worker but he’s been brought up learning how to work a con by his very adept mother. Cassell, from the start just seems to go from one bad situation to the next. You’re dropped straight into the story and pick it all up as you go along. He’s sent away to school after his mother is sent to prison for working (which is illegal after all) and the story kicks off with Cassell waking up on the roof of his building after sleep walking and subsequently being suspended from school (as they think he may have been trying to jump)! Unfortunately Cassell isn’t a worker and this makes him an outsider in his own family (as all his family are gifted). Workers are people who have magic – not like with pointy hats, wands and broomsticks but with the ability to pass on their magic simply by touching someone. Cassell is a 17 year old boy who comes from a family of workers. Just finished reading White Cat by Holly Black.

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