The White Cat by Holly Black, is stylistically so like Dianna Wynne Jones, that it feels like a much darker, grimmer, American cousin to certain of her books. Trust me, this is a compliment. Just a warning that it's not much like her other stuff except for it also being dark toned urban fantasy. I know some people get startled by that sort of thing. I solved the mystery bits way early, but the crux of the thing is Rube Goldberg plotting based on the solutions, so it likely doesn't matter. Be warned, the ending of this gave me the shivers.
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