Anna Dressed In Blood
Kendare Blake
Tor Teen, Aug 30 2011, $17.99
ISBN: 9780765328656
A chip off the old paternal block, seventeen-year-old Theseus Cassio Lowood uses his late dad’s athame knife to hunt down and “kill” ghosts who have harmed humans. Cas and his mom the witch are wanderers never staying in any town for long as mean spirits abound everywhere, which means the teen has no friends.
Currently, Cas is asked to dispatch sixteen years old Anna who was murdered in 1958 in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Over the years since she died Anna has killed many people who entered her home. Cas realizes Anna will prove a much more difficult ghost to move off this plane; yet she never tried to kill him. He obtains allies including Thomas the psychic and Carmel a local teen as they start to learn more about Anna’s curse. Meanwhile Cas asks Anna to help him find the spirit who devoured his father.
This enjoyable teen ghost tale stars an intriguing Ghostbuster, his mom, his two new friends and title character still dressed on blood after all these years. The story line is fast-paced and deftly merges humorous asides with tense paranormal combat. Readers will enjoy Cas and crew as they face malevolence in a fabulous haunted house thriller.
Harriet Klausner
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment