Review: Anna Dressed In Blood by Kendare Blake

Book: Anna Dressed In Blood by Kendare Blake

Pages: 316

Genre: Young Adult, paranormal

Source: Sent from Tor Teen Publishing

Short Synopsis: Theseus Cassio Lowood, otherwise known as Cas, is a ghost hunter. He tracks down ghosts and kills them so that they can no longer harm humans. His latest conquest is Anna Karlov, also known as Anna Dressed In Blood. But Cas has no idea what's in store, when he comes face to face with Anna herself.

My Thoughts: I loved this novel! There's only one phrase to describe this book: Totally Creepy.

Cas, an experienced ghost hunter hunts and kills ghosts for a living. After hunting down his last ghost, the Country 12 killer, Cas and his mother, begin their next move, to Canada, where Cas gets a tip for his next hunt, Anna Dressed In Blood.

Cas enrolls in high school and gets to know some of the students whom tell Cas about the story of Anna Dressed In Blood. As a prank, the boys that Cas meets, take him to Anna's house and plan to leave him there. But the boys didn't plan on the stories being real, as Anna unleashes her power on them. Anna spares Cas and is dragged out of the house by a fellow friend.

As if things weren't bad enough, Cas has been having nightmares and the monster that killed his father so long ago, is now after Cas. Does Cas have what it takes to kill both Anna and his father's killer?

A great, creepy, ghost story. I loved how Blake tied voodoo in with ghosts, which made the story all that more scary. It was also interesting to read about Anna's story and the fact that she had a human side to her, and was different as opposed to all the other ghosts that Cas has usually come across. The most disturbing part of the story was when the Cas and the gang relived Anna's horrible murder. I was a bit disappointed that Anna and Cas didn't end up together, but seeing as how Anna was already dead, it seemed kind of inevitable that it turned out the way it did. Blake did an excellent job of wanting to dislike certain characters, and Blake also made me feel sympathetic towards Anna, even though she was a murderer. Blake spins an intricate tale of hardship, sorrow and the paranormal world all rolled into one great read. Be sure to add Anna Dressed In Blood to your reading pile. Kendare Blake is an author to definitely look out for.

Would I recommend this book: Yes

Rating: I give this book a 4.5/5.