Look what I made!!

This last Mother's Day, Chopsuey took AlleyCat shopping at the local bookstore. He understands my love of books, and she knows just what my tastes are. Before their shopping trip was over, they had purchased half a dozen books for me. (Yes I'm a spoiled momma/wife).

The first book out of the batch that I read was White Cat by Holly Black. Wow. What a mastery of the written word this lady has. (IS that worded right? When I say this stuff in my head it seems okay but when I read it on the screen...not so much) I will admit that I was leary of White Cat because it was not a continuation of her Tithe or Ironside books, or the companion book Valiant, and to be honest, I wanted more. You see, Holly introduced me to a dark side of the fae. The side I had not known existed. I grew up thinking all fairies were sugar and spice and all that's nice, but that isn't so is it? I know there are other authors out there that write about the Seelie and UnSeelie courts, and some have even done so before Ms. Black. But you see, she was my first. She opened the door and for that I will always have a soft spot in my heart for her.

So anyway - I follow @hollyblack on twitter, and I couldn't wait for this new book to come out so I could learn what all this  #TeamCassel buzz was all about. I wanted to know if I could love this other world she created as well. I started reading the book almost as soon as they handed it to me, and stayed up late just so I could read the whole book. The world she built was here but different. The way she gave some of the characters these "gifts" of cursing others. How you could block a curse, or know if someone cursed you. I'm telling you - I'll never look at stones (gemstones or pea gravel) the same way again. When I was finished with the book, I  *signed up for #TeamCassel. *disclaimer - there really wasn't a sign up process or anything, but if there was, I would so be there in a heartbeat.

Here it is middle of September, four months later, and I'm still thinking of this book. I loved it. I couldn't get it out of my head. Then one day it hit me. Show my love for this book. Create something. So I did.

I call it "My Heart Has Been Touched By A Curseworker"

I think it turned out  nicely. What do you think? I want to list them on Etsy, with some other YA inspired goodies, so be on the look out for them. I'm on Etsy as cassidyfinn (I know. How original)

Thanks for stopping by, please come back again. And again.

Cass