So much fun! I'm so glad I read this series (well, listened). I just love the characters and the story. I wish there was a tiny bit more towards the end -- maybe some clever twists? I kept expecting there to me more with Cassel's dad -- but there were some really nice surprises that had me hooked until the end! Definitely great reads and great audio too! 
 Full review as originally posted on The Book Addict's Guide: Just a mini-review today for BLACK HEART! I finished Holly Black's Curse Worker series and really enjoyed it all throughout, but I sat down to write my review for BLACK HEART and found myself at a loss for words! Really, it's just a bit of a recap of the whole series, a lot of which I said in my RED GLOVE review: 
 I really love the overall tone of these books! I don't know if I'd call Cassel and anti-hero but I DO love how he's not all "good guy". There are definitely many shades of gray when it comes to doing the morally right thing and what exactly it means to be "right" (Legal? Illegal? Right for his family? Right for his friends? Right for himself?) and I loved that the answer wasn't always clear! 
 Magic + mobsters = so much fun. I'm don't think I've read many books with a mobster story line (most crime-family themes have been in passing in the books I've read) but this one was fun! I really liked how that played into the entire plot and involved Cassel's family and therefore ended up pulling him into it. 
 I really enjoyed the magical elements of this book too! It was interesting that the Curse Workers really got pushed into crime families and it was more organized crime than vigilante justice or individual villains. And that it was hard to identify someone as a Curse Worker unless you witnessed them using their powers or that you were wearing an amulet that broke after they tried to curse you! It was a great take on the concept that really made it more urban fantasy rather than paranormal. 
 Overall, the series had some really interesting twists that I enjoyed BUT I also thought there was room for a few more twists. I really enjoyed everything from start to finish, though! I constantly loved the feel of the books and couldn't praise that enough throughout my reads and reviews. The audio was a ton of fun with Jesse Eisenberg narrating and it's one I'd recommend for a fun, snarky, and a little bit of a dark read!