Why was he there? What was he doing? Of course the obvious answer is always wrong, and looking for the truth kept me turning the pages (I read the ARC in one sitting, and then bought the hardback and read it again). I was hooked from the very first image of Cassel Sharpe standing on a cold roof in the middle of the night, breathing in icy air. With the excellence she's already achieved in her books I didn't think it would be possible, but she's managed to take it to the next level with THE CURSE WORKERS: WHITE CAT. So you could say I'm a fan from way back.

There's an edge to her work, a darkness that throws you off balance and keeps you there. What she does with fairies and trolls is a jewel in the crown of the paranormal genre. I have been a fan of Holly Black's world building for a very long time. To find out the truth, Cassel will have to outcon the conmen. As Cassel begins to suspect hes part of a huge con game, he must unravel his past and his memories. Hes noticing other disturbing things too, including the strange behavior of his two brothers.

But his faÃ§ade starts to crumble when he finds himself sleepwalking, propelled into the night by terrifying dreams about a white cat that wants to tell him something. You just have to ignore one small detailhe killed his best friend, Lila, three years ago.Ĭassel has carefully built up a faÃ§ade of normalcy, blending into the crowd. He hasnt got magic, so hes an outsider, the straight kid in a crooked family. And since curse work is illegal, theyre all criminals. Cassel comes from a family of curse workerspeople who have the power to change your emotions, your memories, your luck, by the slightest touch of their hands.

The curse workers series