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Library Journal
Reviewed on June 16, 2011
The story of Cassel and his Worker family, begun in last year's The White Cat, picks up a few months after Cassel's mother (an emotion worker) cursed Lila, the daughter of the Zacharov crime family, to love Cassel against her will. In the world of Black's "Curse Workers" series, curse work is illegal, outlawed by a federal government increasingly hostile toward those citizens...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
on onJune 16, 2011 | Booksmack!
The story of Cassel and his Worker family, begun in last year's The White Cat, picks up a few months after Cassel's mother (an emotion worker) cursed Lila, the daughter of the Zacharov crime family, to love Cassel against her will. In the world of Black's "Curse Workers" series, curse work is illegal, outlawed by a federal government increasingly hostile toward those citizens...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
School Library Journal
Reviewed on May 1, 2011
Gr 10 Up—Cassel Sharpe spent his summer in Atlantic City with a string of blond girls, trying to forget Lila. After all, he turned her into a cat, and once she regained her human form, his mother cursed her to love him. Cassel knows he should avoid her. However, when he returns to school, he discovers that she has also enrolled in order to be near him. Soon, keeping his distance from Lila becomes the least of his worries; Cassel's older brother Philip is murdered, and the Feds want his ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2011
"Transformation worker" Cassel Sharpe (<i>White Cat</i>) is investigating his brother's murder. He's also navigating complexities o...Log In or Sign Up to Read More