Red Glove (Curse Workers, #2) in Crazy Challenge Connection

Oct 24, 2022 Vanessa Gayle ⚔️ Fangirl Faction rated it really liked it

Shelves: 301-to-400-pages, own-ebook-read, zz-rrrc-mag-aug-2022-list, cliffhanger, emotional-reads, young-adult, fake-romance, family-issues, flashbacks-and-dreams, female-authors

3.5/5 Stars

This is quite an intense story with a premise that I am absolutely enamored with. If the idea of magical mobsters tickles you in all the best places like it does for me then you'll want to jump into this series!

Holly Black has a gritty and straightforward writing style that really draws the reader in. She is so skilled at crafting stories that are absolutely addicting. I couldn't pull myself away from this one. I love the world that Black created in this series. The premise of the sto 3.5/5 Stars

This is quite an intense story with a premise that I am absolutely enamored with. If the idea of magical mobsters tickles you in all the best places like it does for me then you'll want to jump into this series!

Holly Black has a gritty and straightforward writing style that really draws the reader in. She is so skilled at crafting stories that are absolutely addicting. I couldn't pull myself away from this one. I love the world that Black created in this series. The premise of the story is great but Black really drives it home with a unique magic system, political ideas, prejudices, and small details here and there.

Cassel is such a relatable character. He is probably the only passably likable character in this entire book since most of the characters are the type that you wouldn't spit on if they caught fire. Cassel was surrounded by despicable people that he couldn't trust, family included. He still navigated the ins and outs of his world and tried to make the best decisions with the obstacles that he was constantly facing. He was the type of character that you couldn't help but feel for. The secondary characters all brought something to the table but apart from a couple of friends at school there really wasn't anyone that wasn't just awful. Black did a great job of displaying these types of characters and making the reader feel so strongly about them. She also really depicted dysfunctional families to a T.

There is an underlying romantic aspect to the story. The ending of the book really does a 180 from the last book. In the last book, Lila's feelings were compromised and Cassel does his best to do right by Lila. He may have made a mistake with her though because now her feelings have changed.

Overall, this was another high-stakes story in a world of magical mobsters that you won't be able to put down! I am still so awed by the concept of this series. I know that it may very well have been done before but I love the unique spin that Black puts on it. This is such a memorable story and I can't wait for the finale!

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May 11, 2011 Melissa Wehunt rated it really liked it

Shelves: ya, books-for-boys, ya-fantasy, urban-fantasy, ya-adventure, ya-action

This is the second book in the Curseworkers series by Holly Black. I'm continually surprised that this series isn't as popular...especially since this series has appeal for both guys and girls. They are fast reads, filled with the mis-adventures of our beloved leading man-boy, Cassel. I enjoy this series for its male lead and male perspective. Being as they are written by a female, I think she does a good job of writing for a boy. Also, I love the reality Black has built. It actually feels like ...more

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Jul 30, 2016 Nancy rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: ya, urban-fantasy

I enjoyed this second book far more than the first one, as I knew the characters and I understood what the whole meaning of 'workers' was. As such, I could just get involved with the story. And I certainly got involved - it had me hooked in within the first few minutes and I was listening eagerly all the way through. And the ending was just great, although don't expect a HEA in this book... ...more

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Dec 22, 2011 Marla rated it liked it

Shelves: with-reservations, magic, fantasy, romance, young-adult, series, paranormal, adult, zz-2012

Not my kind of book, I like the good guys catching the bad guys and good triumphing over evil.

There are all sorts of blurry gray lines in this novel. Cassel, light gray sheep, in a worker (gifted) mob family, is the conflicted protagonist. Cassel is the school bookie, but he tries to stay on the right side of the law and yet not rat on his family.

Cassel's mother is an irritating con woman. Cassel's brothers are the stuff nightmares are made of.

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