Initial Impressions 6/21/15: These books are just so much fun! I don't know why but I love the feel. Magic, crime, snark... The characters are just great and the story is always interesting! I'll probably have to start the last one soon too because I don't want to wait too long and forget everything about Red Glove! 
 Full review as originally posted HERE on The Book Addict's Guide 7/8/15: I've always been fairly picky about my urban fantasy but I picked up WHITE CAT last year when I was looking for an audiobook to borrow from my library and it sealed the deal when I found out that Jesse Eisenberg narrates! I loved the book but definitely wanted to continue on audio so it took me a while to finally read RED GLOVE because my library never got it in! I gave in and used an Audible credit because I was in the perfect mood to fall back into this world and I'm so glad I picked it back up! 
 The thing I love the most about these books is really just the feel. Like I said, I'm not a huge urban fantasy fan but I really love how the magic system and curse working just fits so perfectly into the normal world, like that's the way life really is. (Also loved the line in this book about alternate universes and how somewhere there's a universe where this magic doesn't exist. Hee! Ours!!!) The tone of the book is just excellent. I love Cassel's sarcasm, the sneakiness of his family, and the sliminess of the crime families. Mob + magic is a great combination and I love the way they blend here! 
 I really enjoy the sort of gray area that is pervasive throughout the book. There is obvious bad but Cassel is always somewhere sort of in the middle. His family isn't full of bad people but they don't always do good things and when you're a worker, it's hard not to get mixed up in the underbelly of society with crimelords bidding on your talents. I really liked witnessing Cassel's actions and decisions as he keeps all of this in mind. He errs on the side of good but I just love that little gray area that makes it okay to root for a con artist, bookie, and liar. 
 Like the first book, I was never totally blown away but my interest was always held! There's just something about this series that has me hooked. It doesn't hold the most twists out there but there are definitely some good surprises and it was great to be kept guessing!