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White Cat
by Holly Black
     Bookstores are currently overflowing with YA novels about vampires and werewolves, but the majority of the “monsters” in these books seem like fundamentally nice guys. They care about their pack-mates (or whatever they call their supernatural brethren), refrain from eating people, and find themselves inexplicably drawn to accident-prone human girls. They probably tip well in restaurants, and I find most of their undead Boy Scout antics unbelievably boring.

     This is why I always enjoy reading Holly Black's YA books. Her characters might be messed up, but at least they're never dull. Her most recent effort is White Cat, a supernatural thriller set in a world where "curse workers" can change emotions, memories, or luck with a touch of their fingers. Curse work is ille...
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