Cassel is a curse worker, which in this world isn’t that strange, but he’s a rare type of curse worker that puts him on eveyone’s most wanted list. The government wants him to work with them, the mob wants him to work for him. Cassel, just wants to date the girl of his dreams.
Holly Black is an author I always really wanted to like, but this is the first series I have actually liked by her. Each of these books has pleasantly surprised me.
This continues where White Cat left off, and even though it’s been quite a while since I read that, I had little trouble getting right into this one. Cassel is a fun and believable narrator to the story. Probably one of my favorite lead guys in a book recently. He is a well crafted teen boy, the perfect mix of sweet guy and jerk teenager.
The supporting characters feel real enough, most of the action revolves around Cassel, so you don’t have to care too much about the supporting cast, but they’re fun and just interesting when they are around.
I love this world that is so much like our own, but so very different in one way. It almost reminds me of the world Kim Harrison created in her Rachel Morgan series. It’s close enough to our world to feel familiar, but different enough to be engaging.
I’m eager to read the next book, even though the books seem to have one central mystery to them, there is enough ongoing story to make you want to read the next one. I would recommend this one to anyone looking for some fun, light reading.
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