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White Cat (Curse Workers, Book 1) (edition 2010)

by Holly Black

Series: The Curse Workers (1)

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When Cassel Sharpe discovers that his older brothers have used him to carry out their criminal schemes and then stolen his memories, he figures out a way to turn their evil machinations against them.
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Title:White Cat (Curse Workers, Book 1)
Authors:Holly Black
Info:Margaret K. McElderry (2010), Hardcover, 320 pages
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Not bad, White cat has an interesting magic system and story. The magic has limits and disadvantages, which makes it more realistic, and it was interesting to see how different groups in society looked the role of magic and magic users. The story tended to get a little involved in the middle, and unfortunately, a lot of the characters are unsympathetic. Well, they are criminals, what do you expect? The main character is sympathetic, and so are his friends. Most of his family deserved a lot worse than what they got in the end, though. That's the one thing I'm dissatisfied with: perhaps Cassel doesn't exactly forgive them for what they did, but he does protect them. And what they did is pretty damned awful. They really deserved worse. Well, maybe in the sequel... ( )
  zjakkelien | Jan 2, 2024 |
A little hard to empathize with the main character. Interesting world and plot. ( )
  stardustwisdom | Dec 31, 2023 |
I love Holly Black! This story was so interesting. ( )
  StarKnits | Jul 24, 2023 |
Oh, but this universe it delightfully different. Sadly, I accidentally spoiled myself due to the internet for the big reveal when going to buy book two while in the middle of one, but the way it played out was still masterful. The characters are compelling and I love how everything magical has decided repercussions, and the generations and history and schools and friends.

And it definitely sent me on to reading the next one. ( )
  wanderlustlover | Dec 27, 2022 |
I loved Holly Black's faerie books when I read them a few years ago so, after reading the synopsis of this series, I had high expectations. While I listened to this on "tape", read by Zombieland's Jesse Eisenberg (whose voice is definitely not made for reading out loud and was probably only chosen for "star power") which undoubtedly effected my reception of the book, how this story was told was still weird and boring and I couldn't care about any of the characters or the world they live in. It started out alright but about 60% in, I was just like ughhhhh get on with it and stop with the dream sequences. They have neat names though. ( )
  brittaniethekid | Jul 7, 2022 |
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For all the fictional cats I've killed in other books.
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I wake up barefoot, standing on cold slate tiles.
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When Cassel Sharpe discovers that his older brothers have used him to carry out their criminal schemes and then stolen his memories, he figures out a way to turn their evil machinations against them.

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Cassel comes from a family of curse workers -- people who have the power to change your emotions, your memories, your luck, by the slightest touch of their hands. And since curse work is illegal, they're all mobsters, or con artists. Except for Cassel. He hasn't got the magic touch, so he's an outsider, the straight kid in a crooked family. You just have to ignore one small detail -- he killed his best friend, Lila, three years ago.

Ever since, Cassel has carefully built up a façade of normalcy, blending into the crowd. But his façade starts crumbling when he starts sleepwalking, propelled into the night by terrifying dreams about a white cat that wants to tell him something. He's noticing other disturbing things, too, including the strange behavior of his two brothers. They are keeping secrets from him, caught up in a mysterious plot. As Cassel begins to suspect he's part of a huge con game, he also wonders what really happened to Lila. Could she still be alive? To find that out, Cassel will have to out-con the conmen.

Holly Black has created a gripping tale of mobsters and dark magic where a single touch can bring love -- or death -- and your dreams might be more real than your memories.
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