What I enjoyed best about his character was that even though he didn’t have access to curse work for the majority of the book, he was able to use his smarts to counter his brothers’ plot. while not actually having any ability whatsoever himself.

You can’t help but sympathize with him as he struggles with people judging him for coming from one of the most infamous curse worker families in the U.S. What a fun book! I really liked Cassel a lot. Add in a mysterious white cat that’s been invading his dreams at night and stalking him at all other times, Cassel has a mystery on his hands that needs solving. Not only has he been sleepwalking, waking up to find himself in the most inconvenient of places, he’s positive his brothers are keeping something from him. Unfortunately, despite his best attempts, Cassel’s plan is doomed to failure. Of course, I personally can’t help but laugh that his concept of straight living involves running an illegal betting ring at school so he can pay his tuition.

So despite his infamous family ties, he’s trying to live a straight, completely legal life at the private school he attends. But despite all that, Cassel has no ability whatsoever. And his grandfather? His grandfather can kill you with the mere touch of a single finger. His brother, Philip, can shatter bones with his pinky. In the world of White Cat, the mafia is made up of magicians.Īs you can guess, Cassel’s family consists of nothing but curse workers. It turns out that ever since curse work was made illegal during the Prohibition era, curse workers have formed gangs. What magicians, or curse workers as they’re called, don’t get drafted into “service” by the government end up on the other side of the law. This doesn’t stop it from proliferating, of course. You see, in Cassel’s world magic is real and is outlawed in the U.S.

Unlike his brothers and his mother, however, he’s trying to go straight. So when I heard you were starting a new, non-faerie series, I leapt at the chance to review it.Ĭassel Sharpe comes from a family of criminals. I admit I felt a little left and that maybe I was missing out on something. That said, I’ve made no secret of the fact that faeries are among my least favorite denizens of the supernatural menagerie so I just didn’t love Tithe as much as many other readers did. In some ways, I consider those books to have kickstarted the popularity of faeries in recent young adult fiction. I was first introduced to your books a few years ago with your debut, Tithe, the first in a series about faeries in modern times. Jia B Reviews amnesia / Assassin / brothers / con-artist / family relationships / mafia / Magic / Young-Adult 18 Comments

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