I find Holly Black's work to be delightfully twisted, dark, and fun to escape in for a little while, although I don't think I would want to live there. Cassel lives in a world where fear of the wrong person's touch causes everyone to don gloves at all times. A touch can make you love someone you hate, change our memories, change your shape, or just kill you. Cassel feels "out of touch" in his role as a student in a preppy boarding school and in a family of infamous curseworkers, fitting, given that hardly anyone really touches anyone in this world. I won't go into too much, as I don't want to spoil anything. I'll say that its mob meets paranormal. There are lots of twists and turns, and it is a wild ride that left me wanting more. I don't always "like" Black's heros, but I still find something that I can connect with. If you liked Tithe or Valiant, you should pick up White Cat.