All this week, we here at Novel Novice & the guys at Boy’s Don’t Read are featuring five of our favorite guy characters from YA lit and evaluating whether we’d date them (here at Novel Novice), OR at Boys Don’t Read, if they’d play World of Warcraft (WoW) with them, or in general hang out with them.
Here is today’s pick, and share your thoughts in the comments below, plus other YA guys you’d swoon over (or play WoW with)!
Cassel from White Cat and Red Glove
Much like Michael Corleone in The Godfather, there’s something sexy about a mafia member trying to do the right thing and still support his family. That’s part of what makes Cassel from Holly Black’s Curse Workers series so delightful. He’s a criminal with heart; he wants to do well, but is struggling to find the right way out of his family’s illegal trade without betraying his loved ones.
Cassel is a conflicted soul, but one you just want to wrap your arms around and comfort … even if you know he may turn on you at any second.
Final Verdict: Flirt with him … maybe make out with him … but no more. This bad boy will break your heart! Or get you killed.
Now head over to Boys Don’t Read to see how they rated Cassel!
Novel Novice 
“Clever as the devil and twice as pretty” I thought Cassel was a great Character in this series. I can’t wait to read Red Glove.