This is the sequel to Anna Dressed in Blood and is one of those where you get more from the story if you read the 2 books together. Over the years, I've found that some series you can read a while apart and not lose track of the storyline (for example, Harry Potter, Vampire Academy.) But this one would have been more enjoyable if the first book was still fresh in my mind, which is not the case; I read Anna about 9 months ago. This book is also not as scary as Anna. There were some sleepless nights with that one! However, this book ties up all the loose ends of the storyline for almost every character--so if you read Anna Dressed In Blood, which I recommend you do, read this one too, if only to see what the "happily ever after" looks like for the characters.
"Antigoddess" is the next book coming out from Kendare Blake, and it is NOT related to this series.
"Antigoddess" is the next book coming out from Kendare Blake, and it is NOT related to this series.
This is the second book in the Anna Dressed in Blood Duology. It wasnt as good as the first book but it still did an excellent job of wrapping up the story started in Anna Dressed in Blood and was very engaging.
Anna still plagues Cass thoughts months after she went to Hell to save Cas and his friends. Now she has started haunting his life and his dreams as well. Cas thinks something is wrong with Anna and that she is being eternally tortured. He talks his friends, Carmel and Thomas, into helping him find a way to save her.
This book doesnt have as many creepy scenes and is not as much a horror novel as the previous book in the series. Still Cass journey to discover the origin of his knife is an interesting one and I enjoyed how he uncovered the past of his father and Gideon.
Cas is an interesting character and an engaging one. I love how he is kind of in love with death in general and is determined to uncover his fathers mysterious past. Hes a fun character to read about and I enjoyed him.
We barely get to see Anna at all in this book except for at the very end. I was really hoping that we would get to know her and understand more about her in this book, so I was a bit disappointed by her lack of page space.
Carmel and Thomas are great side characters and have a nice side story of their own throughout. I would love to read more about them in future books.
I really enjoyed the settings in this book. Our characters journey down from Thunder Bay to Minnesotas North Shore. I love the North Shore and spend a lot of time vacationing there. It was fun to read about them investigating hauntings in Two Harbors and Duluth.
The story is less about ghost hunting and more about tracking down a society/conspiracy from Cass past. There is lots of investigation and research. Again not nearly as many creepy scenes. This book also doesnt have that ghost hunter feel to it that Anna Dressed in Blood did.
The book does tie things up nicely. It was a bit rushed towards the end and Anna only gets a brief scene which was kind of disappointing; but I thought it ended realistically and was in keeping with the rest of the series.
Overall an excellent conclusion to this duology. I enjoyed the settings and the characters. I was a bit disappointed that Anna wasnt actually in the story more. I also thought the ending was rushed and wished Blake had sent a bit more time tying the story up. This was an excellent duology and I cant wait to see what Blake writes about in the future. This series is recommended to those who are interested in reading some excellent YA horror.
Anna still plagues Cass thoughts months after she went to Hell to save Cas and his friends. Now she has started haunting his life and his dreams as well. Cas thinks something is wrong with Anna and that she is being eternally tortured. He talks his friends, Carmel and Thomas, into helping him find a way to save her.
This book doesnt have as many creepy scenes and is not as much a horror novel as the previous book in the series. Still Cass journey to discover the origin of his knife is an interesting one and I enjoyed how he uncovered the past of his father and Gideon.
Cas is an interesting character and an engaging one. I love how he is kind of in love with death in general and is determined to uncover his fathers mysterious past. Hes a fun character to read about and I enjoyed him.
We barely get to see Anna at all in this book except for at the very end. I was really hoping that we would get to know her and understand more about her in this book, so I was a bit disappointed by her lack of page space.
Carmel and Thomas are great side characters and have a nice side story of their own throughout. I would love to read more about them in future books.
I really enjoyed the settings in this book. Our characters journey down from Thunder Bay to Minnesotas North Shore. I love the North Shore and spend a lot of time vacationing there. It was fun to read about them investigating hauntings in Two Harbors and Duluth.
The story is less about ghost hunting and more about tracking down a society/conspiracy from Cass past. There is lots of investigation and research. Again not nearly as many creepy scenes. This book also doesnt have that ghost hunter feel to it that Anna Dressed in Blood did.
The book does tie things up nicely. It was a bit rushed towards the end and Anna only gets a brief scene which was kind of disappointing; but I thought it ended realistically and was in keeping with the rest of the series.
Overall an excellent conclusion to this duology. I enjoyed the settings and the characters. I was a bit disappointed that Anna wasnt actually in the story more. I also thought the ending was rushed and wished Blake had sent a bit more time tying the story up. This was an excellent duology and I cant wait to see what Blake writes about in the future. This series is recommended to those who are interested in reading some excellent YA horror.
I like this one much better than the first book. I swear if they made this a movie it would be downright creepy and I would be watching from behind a movie seat. Anything Voodoo related scares the bejebus out of me. Whether it's real or not I personally don't want to hang around and find out. Yes, I am just that paranoid.
On that note, In this book we find Cas and his friends trying to find a way to get Anna out of hell. In the previous book Anna saved Cas and his friends by dragging the Voodoo man down into what one could call a hell realm. While down there the Voodoo man tortures Anna on a regular basis. Cas, who strangely is very much in love with Anna, is trying to find a way to get her out of there. In the process of doing this Cas learns some interesting history in regards to his athame and how it's connected to a Secret Order located in the Highlands of Scotland. He then travels to Scotland to try and save Anna.
In this book I think Cas was written much better than the first book. In fact all the characters were expanded on and more fully explained. My favorite is Thomas. He seems to have grown the most. He started out as shy and kind of hidden behind Cas, but in this book he shows how strong he really can be.
I would love to see a 3rd book written.
On that note, In this book we find Cas and his friends trying to find a way to get Anna out of hell. In the previous book Anna saved Cas and his friends by dragging the Voodoo man down into what one could call a hell realm. While down there the Voodoo man tortures Anna on a regular basis. Cas, who strangely is very much in love with Anna, is trying to find a way to get her out of there. In the process of doing this Cas learns some interesting history in regards to his athame and how it's connected to a Secret Order located in the Highlands of Scotland. He then travels to Scotland to try and save Anna.
In this book I think Cas was written much better than the first book. In fact all the characters were expanded on and more fully explained. My favorite is Thomas. He seems to have grown the most. He started out as shy and kind of hidden behind Cas, but in this book he shows how strong he really can be.
I would love to see a 3rd book written.
