White Cat (Curse Workers, #1) in Crazy Challenge Connection

Jun 06, 2017 Moondance rated it liked it

Shelves: urban-fantasy, odd, cat, strange, mob-connections, curse-workers, transformation, strange-family

I wake up barefoot, standing on cold slate tiles.

Cassel Sharpe is an outsider in his family. Everyone is a curse worker except him. A sleepwalking episode sends him home from hid exclusive school and he begins to learn more about himself. Cassel has always been able to lie and con others but is surprised by his true gift which his brothers have made him forget. Three years ago Cassel killed his best friend, Lila but doesn't remember why. Things become much clearer to him during his first few day ...more

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Jun 15, 2011 Suzanne rated it it was amazing

Shelves: read-in-2011, scifi-and-fantasy-club-bookshelf

I Absolutely Loved This Book for Many Reasons:

1. It had a male point of view: I've never read an Young Adult Urban Fiction novel with a male point of view and that was very refreshing! Ok I lied, Rick Riordan's books are from a Male POV, but I wouldn't classify The Lightning Thief as Urban Fiction or Paranormal Romance. To me Rick Riordan is more Epic Fantasy, not really Urban Fiction.

2. No Life Lessons: I've gotten very sick of all the Life Lessons that are being stuck into Young Adult novels. ...more

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Apr 12, 2012 Camilla rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: ebook

Great book! I've not read anything by Holly Black before, but I'll be sure to continue this series and likely also her Iron Fey series.

I really liked this story and it's like nothing I've ever read before - Black manages to create a very likeable main character despite his flaws and a world that is not so different from ours, but just enough to make it interesting. I particularly loves how she makes the whole hands-thing work without it being too much or too silly.

Great twists and turns of the s ...more

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