You guys, seriously, Red Glove just takes off. How often is book 1 all KAPOW OMG WOAH WHY CAN’T I WRITE THAT and then book 2 is all HMM HEY WHAT IS FOR DINNER). But White Cat is clearly a building book 1 (which I actually love in a trilogy. I mean, I couldn’t put it down because the writing is fantastic and the characters are so real it almost feels intimately eaves-droppy sometimes. White Cat didn’t grab me by the collar and shake me up the way I expected. Maybe it’s that sometimes when something is pushed really hard on me I end up delaying reading until the buzz quiets down and I can read them without every person’s opinion in my Twitter feed. I’m not really sure why I put off reading them. The truth is, I’ve had White Cat and Red Glove by Holly Black on my Kindle for months. Lo says: Some of our friends probably laugh and shake their heads over these Swoony Recs because they read these books AGES ago. But where can he turn when he can’t trust anyone-least of all, himself? Cassel is going to have to stay one step ahead of both sides just to survive. But the mob is after him too-they know how valuable he could be. When Cassel’s oldest brother is murdered, the Feds recruit Cassel to help solve the crime.

And if Lila’s love is as phony as Cassel’s made-up memories, then he can’t believe anything she says or does. Trouble is, Lila’s now been cursed to love him. Now that she’s human again, he should be overjoyed. Cassel was tricked into thinking he killed her, when actually he tried to save her. That was how Lila, the girl he loved, became a white cat. A touch of his hand can transform anything-or anyone-into something else. Now he knows the truth-he’s the most powerful curse worker around.

Cassel always thought he was an ordinary guy, until he realized his memories were being manipulated by his brothers. In Cassel Sharpe’s world, they go together. To find out the truth, Cassel will have to outcon the con-men. As Cassel begins to suspect he’s part of one huge con game, he must unravel his past and his memories. He also notices that his brothers are keeping secrets from him. Now he is sleepwalking, propelled into the night by terrifying dreams about a white cat. He hasn’t got the magic touch, so he’s an outsider-the straight kid in a crooked family-as long as you ignore one small detail: He killed his best friend, Lila. Since curse work is illegal, they’re all criminals. White Cat: Cassel comes from a family of curse workers-people who have the power to change your emotions, your memories, your luck, all by the slightest touch of their hands. Both titles available at Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore Website

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