White Cat, Holly Black
White Cat, Holly Black
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White Cat
The Curse Workers, Book One

Author: Holly Black

Narrator: Jesse Eisenberg

Unabridged: 6 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/11/2010

Synopsis

Cassel comes from a family of curse workers—people who have the power to change your emotions, your memories, your luck, by the slightest touch of their hands. And since curse work is illegal, they’re all criminals. Many become mobsters and con artists. But not Cassel. He hasn’t got magic, so he’s an outsider, the straight kid in a crooked family. You just have to ignore one small detail—he killed his best friend, Lila, three years ago.
           
Cassel has carefully built up a façade of normalcy, blending into the crowd. But his façade 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’s noticing other disturbing things too, including the strange behavior of his two brothers. They are keeping secrets from him. As Cassel begins to suspect he’s part of a huge con game, he must unravel his past and his memories. To find out the truth, Cassel will have to outcon the conmen.

About The Author

Holly Black’s first book, Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale, was an ALA Top Ten Book for Teens and has been translated into twelve languages. Her second teen novel, Valiant, was an ALA Best Book for Young Adults and a recipient of the Andre Norton Award from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. Ironside, the sequel to Tithe, was a New York Times bestseller. Look for Valiant and the Spiderwick books available on audio from Listening Library. Visit her online at blackholly.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Maja (The Nocturnal Library) on September 02, 2011

4.5 stars Holly Black, where have you been my whole life? We are, largely, who we remember ourselves to be. That’s why habits are so hard to break. If we know ourselves to be liars, we expect not to tell the truth. If we think of ourselves as honest, we try harder. But what happens when you are forced......more

Goodreads review by Emily May on March 30, 2012

4.5 stars I really, really enjoyed pretty much everything about this book. An exciting mystery, memorable characters and a touch of magic... I can't express how excited I am about reading Red Glove as soon as possible. Holly Black is an author that never really did anything for me before. I gave u......more

Goodreads review by Miranda on December 10, 2020

Curse workers- hated, feared, beloved. Some can make you forget your own name. Others can kill you with a single touch. Rarest of all - some can even transform you into something entirely different. But don't forget, their powers are a curse. They experience a backlashwith every use of their pow......more

Goodreads review by Anne on March 27, 2020

I don't even know why I liked this so much. I kind of guessed most of the twists, but it still so damn delicious that I immediately downloaded BOTH of the next two audiobooks as soon as I finished this one. And it was read by Jesse Eisenberg who did a really good job of it. I was sort of surprised th......more

Goodreads review by hillary on April 19, 2020

3.5 stars Your average 2010 YA but with some modern perks. Holly Black was ahead of the game even back then 🤧 This book was surprisingly dark and twisty. I really enjoyed following Cassel around in his search for clues. I didn’t find the world building mindblowing, but it was fun to read about some ki......more

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