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We recently got to meet Holly Black which prompted me to go through my bookshelves to see what books I had of hers and seeing White Cat made me remember how much I enjoyed this series. If you haven’t read it yet, you should definitely consider it. The story moves a bit slowly at first but quickly picks up. I mean, who wouldn’t be interested in a story about a magical crime family in a world where magic has been prohibited?
White Cat by Holly Black
(Website, Twitter, Facebook, Goodreads)Also by this author: The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air)
Published by Simon and Schuster on September 29th 2015
Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Paranormal, Supernatural, Thrillers, Urban
Pages: 368 
Cassel is cursed. Cursed by the memory of the fourteen year old girl he murdered. Life at school is a constant trial. Life at home even worse. No-one at home is ever going to forget that Cassel is a killer. No-one at home is ever going to forget that he isn't a magic worker.
Cassel's family are one of the big five crime families in America. Ever since magic was prohibited in 1929 magic workers have been driven underground and into crime. And while people still need their touch, their curses, their magical killings, their transformations, times have been hard. His granddad has been driven to drink, his mother is in prison and his brothers detest him as the only one of their family who can't do magic.
But there is a secret at the centre of Cassel's family and he's about to inherit it. It's terrfying and that's the truth.
The White Cat is a stunning novel of a world changed by magic. In this world only 1% of the population can work magic but they have the power of nightmares.
About Holly Black
Holly Black is the author of bestselling contemporary fantasy books for kids and teens. Some of her titles include The Spiderwick Chronicles (with Tony DiTerlizzi), The Modern Faerie Tale series, the Curse Workers series, Doll Bones, The Coldest Girl in Coldtown, the Magisterium series (with Cassandra Clare), The Darkest Part of the Forest, and her new series which begins with The Cruel Prince in January 2018.
She has been a a finalist for an Eisner Award, and the recipient of the Andre Norton Award, the Mythopoeic Award and a Newbery Honor. She currently lives in New England with her husband and son in a house with a secret door.
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