4.25-4.5 stars 
 Initial Impressions 5/17/14: That was really good! I'm not sure what I expected but it was a great sort of urban fantasy plot and I just really enjoyed it. Lots of good twists. Really fun, loved the characters, and looking forward to more! Great set up for the next books! 
 Review originally posted HERE on The Book Addict's Guide 6/26/14: Abilities. Cons. Male POV. Cats. Okay, well one cat. This book immediately had me hooked. WHITE CAT was my kind of book. I actually didn't start it until I was looking for a new audiobook and saw that Jesse Eisenberg was the narrator -- I just love him so I was really excited to find an audiobook that he narrated, and one that I really wanted to read, no less! 
 This book just worked for me on all levels. I loved the characters, I loved the feel, I loved the plot, I loved the twists. I really enjoyed the urban-fantasy feel, which isn't always a genre that works for me. I loved how it was the world as we knew it, except with the large factor of Curse Workers -- people with specific powers who can perform specific abilities -- and they're everywhere. Not every family has a Curse Worker, but they're commonplace enough that the general population wears gloves at all times to prevent unwanted curses since the strongest curse can be performed with a simple touch. It just so happens that Cassel comes from a whole family of Curse Workers and somehow he's the only one who doesn't have any powers... Although he does have the memory of murdering his best friend Lila three years ago... So there's that. 
 I just clicked with Cassel's character. He's not quite a loner but he doesn't really do so well with friends. His mom was a Curse Worker (emotions) and a con artist so Cassel happened to take after his mom with his ability to con since he had no supernatural abilities to fall back on -- and you know I love a good con artist. I like that Cassel really kept to himself but he did still have his roommate who he considered kind of a friend and over the course of the book, he begins to open up to others just a little bit more. He's always there for his family -- even when he doesn't want to be -- and he's got a great sharp tongue that always kept the dialogue light and fun. 
 The book also had some great twists. Some were mildly predictable. Others not so much. No matter where the plot was going, it was always moving and I was always interested. I was fascinated by the family dynamic and how that dynamic really revolved around the family members' abilities and the way that they used them. All of the characters were just really great and I felt like I really got to know the family. 
 AUDIOBOOK IMPRESSIONS 
 I read this book on audio specifically because I found out Jesse Eisenberg narrated and I just love him. He did a really great job with the narration, but sometimes I just have small issues (with any narrator really) when I think that that's not how the character would really say something -- but I can't complain, really, when I give up the narrating to someone else! His voice and performance is exactly what you'd expect from Jesse and he was a great person to narrate Cassel's POV because I can totally see them as the same personality -- wickedly smart, sly, and not always fond of others. He wasn't always the most dynamic voice to listen to but I enjoyed it all the same!