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Read my complete review on Book Exhibitionism! My Opinion I’ve read this book more than two years ago. So why did I decide to read it again? Well, it turns out Patricia has never read any work by Holly Black. EVER. I mean, I LOVED her Spiderwick Chronicles! Valiant, Ironside, and Tithe- meh, not so much. But The Curse Workers is a series that I loved, so I decided that I needed to reread it and write a review to convince Patricia! (And okay, I still have to read the third book, and I needed a refresher.) So I am gonna be writing a back-to-back review of White Cat and Red Glove, and I loved both books. I realize that this is going to be spoilery for those who haven’t read the first book yet, so I’ll keep it to a minimum. First, plotwise- both rocked. White Cat and Red Glove are both murder mysteries, in a sense. But they are much more than that- they both have suspense, murder, action, humor, romance- and of course, cons. The pacing of the plot is pretty fast too. Cassel just discovers a problem, when another one pops up, which is more often that not life-changing. These books have more than one main storyline too! Multiple ones are woven into it, major ones, minor ones, interconnecting with each other, adding to the mystery, suspense, and intrigue! Each book has its own particular plot, but I don’t wanna go into it and spoil it, because I don’t like spoilers in reviews, so just trust me when I say they have captivating plots. And the characters? They’re pretty kickass. Cassel is… complicated. He’s bad, born into a family tangled deep with the Zacharovs, a crime family, but yet, he wants to be good. He’s sarcastic, snarky, loyal, smart, cunning. He’s the perfect mix of bad boy and bad guy. And his brothers too- Barron and Philip, are freakin’ cool older brothers. But at the same time, they’re the worst brothers one could ask for. Am I confusing you? Good, because I myself am confused. Holly Black did such a great job drawing complex characters, strengths, weaknesses, flaws and all. Lila though- okay, I have mixed feeling about her. One scene she’s being all sweet, or kick-ass, but then, she usually annoys me. Hopefully, my view on her will change soon. These books are also filled with- what else?- cons! I know, I know, crime isn’t a good thing, and so is deception, but admit it, its pretty darn cool. The cons Cassel pull off are brilliant, and I never see them coming. There are so many twists and turns, and he always has a card up his sleeve, just waiting to surprise us with a trick we never see coming. Seriously. A small part of me wishes that I was part of his family- they really do put the fun in dysfunctional... Read the rest of my review on Book Exhibitionism!

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