He’s also a murderer, although he can’t recall some critical details of killing his best friend-Zacharov’s daughter-three years ago.
Cassel is the only non-worker (magic user) in a family full of them, all tightly connected to the Zacharov crime family. The first in Black’s new series is a dark, complex Chinese puzzle box, full of cons, criminals and curses-a denigrating term for magic in a world where it’s outlawed.
I await Red Glove with eager anticipation.Forget fairy tales. I really didn’t know what to expect with this book, it being such a step away from the fey series penned by HB which I really enjoyed, but this was a really pleasant surprise.
This is a gritty read and it’s not shy of a bit of violence but this is tempered by a fast moving plot, a sound leading character and a few laugh out loud moments. And I liked Cassell, I can’t wait to see how he develops in the next book – and, thankfully, I don’t have too long a wait for that which is always a good thing. (But I guess that would have been the end of the story so I I’m glad that he didn’t!) And this plot twists and turns like a twisty turny thing – how on earth did Holly Black come up with all this. Then I still wanted him to GET OUT OF THERE. Then I was shocked, dismayed and horrified – by what was going on. Then I wanted to find out what was going on. I didn’t bother trying to second guess what was going to happen – there was no point the story just moved so quickly it was like riding along on the crest of a wave. He might not be a worker but he’s been brought up learning how to work a con by his very adept mother. Cassell, from the start just seems to go from one bad situation to the next. You’re dropped straight into the story and pick it all up as you go along. He’s sent away to school after his mother is sent to prison for working (which is illegal after all) and the story kicks off with Cassell waking up on the roof of his building after sleep walking and subsequently being suspended from school (as they think he may have been trying to jump)! Unfortunately Cassell isn’t a worker and this makes him an outsider in his own family (as all his family are gifted). Workers are people who have magic – not like with pointy hats, wands and broomsticks but with the ability to pass on their magic simply by touching someone. Cassell is a 17 year old boy who comes from a family of workers. Just finished reading White Cat by Holly Black.
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