Except instead of just booze being banned during prohibition, so is magic, or working as it becomes known. The story is set in an alternate reality to our own timeline. Not since reading Madeleine L'Engle's books about a decade ago has an author's words and worlds impacted me so completely from a fictional novel. I cannot get the story out of my head, and to be honest I do not want to. While reading this book I dreamed about it, and found myself reflecting upon it and the alternate reality it presents again and again. Black has a way of drawing the reader into her world that makes you become a part of it. Her world creation is believable and compelling, and something about every one of her books I have read has touched something deep and sometimes dark inside myself.

I now rank her with Terry Tempest Williams, Madeleine L'Engle and Kathy Shaidle. 992 pages!! Somehow, it seems a lot more intimidating to think about reading it that way.Holly Black is fast becoming one of my favourite female authors. In case you’re interested, the three books of the trilogy are being released this coming December as an all-in-one edition. I love the idea of being able to change emotions with a touch - it sounds like such a dangerous power to possess.

The overall plot of the trilogy sounds terrific. I actually bought these books several years before reading one of my all-time favorite series, The Folk of the Air - but especially after reading those amazing books, I’m willing and eager to read anything and everything by this author! It’s Holly Black! Of course I want to read these books! I bought the three paperbacks many years ago - and yes, the gorgeous covers had a lot to do with it! To find the truth, Cassel will have to out-con the conmen. As Cassel begins to suspect he’s an unwitting pawn in a huge con game, he must unravel his past, and his memories. He’s noticing other disturbing things, too, including the strange behavior of his two older brothers, who are keeping secrets from him. But his facade 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. He doesn’t have magic, so he’s an outsider, the straight kid in a crooked family-except for the small detail that he killed his best friend, Lila, three years ago.Ĭassel has carefully built up a facade of normalcy, blending into the crowd. Many become mobsters and con artists, but not Cassel. And since curse work is illegal, they’re also all criminals. What it’s about (synopsis via Goodreads) :įrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Holly Black comes the “dangerously, darkly gorgeous” (Cassandra Clare) Curse Workers trilogy…Ĭassel Sharpe comes from a family of curse workers, people who have the power to change emotions, memories, and luck with the slightest touch of their hands. Length: White Cat – 310 pages Red Glove – 325 pages Black Heart – 297 pages

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