White Cat, by Holly Black

[rachelmanija]

This was one of the most enjoyable YA fantasies I’ve read all year. I’m surprised that I haven’t seen more discussion of it

Comments

[rachelmanija]

Well - not exactly. Cassel doesn't die, but he's left in extreme emotional distress. But there's going to be a sequel, which I hope will leave him in a good place. Also, the "dead girl" isn't really dead.

[mroctober]

This is actually the first in a trilogy. RED GLOVE, the next book in the series, is terrific and develops the relationships and the world (curse-worker-phobia and such) further.

[rachelmanija]

I'm jealous that you've already read it!

[buymeaclue]

Short BlackBerry typing version. Really liked this but briefly thought cat night turn out to just be cat and got way more attached to the idea than reasonable.

[asakiyume]

I like the sound of this! While some of Holly Black’s other books have been a bit self-consciously dark and gritty, this one was dark in conception but bright in reading.

That was encouraging--and I like what you say about the con-artist mentality, too.

That said, I think I'll wait for other books to come out... don't want to be stuck at the sucker-punch stage of things.

[oracne]

I think there have been a lot of reviews on various YA blogs - haven't read any of them, though, so I won't be spoiled!

[penmage]

I really liked this. It's my favorite of Holly Black's books, hands down.