It's not my first horror book, but if you want to get into some ghostly reads, then I'd advise you to start with this one. For a little bit in the beginning it kind of reminded me of Supernatural, the TV show, but it made its own statement in my brain that I just can't get out.
First of all, it was printed in red ink, not black. Which freaked me out a little at the start but I quickly got used to it. It only took me a day to read this because of what I was doing that day didn't take up a lot of my time.
I think a lot of people around me were put-off by the cover but it was worth it. Especially when I made a comment about what was happening and they grimaced like it was the worst thing they've heard, which its probably not.
Told from the point of view of Cas - who yes is a guy - I was super happy to be able to read from a male's perspective for once. (That sentence made no sense but I'm sticking with it.) I honestly hope Kendare Blake writes more horror type books like this one that I can read. And more from the perspective of a guy because I want to read more from perspectives of boys.
Some of it was kind of like a breath of fresh air.
Red writing, boys perspective, killing ghosts, witches and mind-readers, plus the popular girl of the school helping out is awesome. Not to mention it's set in Canada, there's an angry cat, and Anna is basically the most badass ghost you will ever hear about.
This was literally the perfect equation for a book and I fell in love from the start.
I gave it 5 stars on goodreads and I kind of wish the cover looked a bit better but I leant it to my brother to read because I thought it was so fantastic.
He is a fan of Supernatural (the TV show) so I thought he might like it.
And yes I have read the second book called 'A Girl of Nightmares' but I will review that another time.
For now I kinda hope this isn't the last of Cas and that he shows up again. I don't care if it takes ten years, I'll still read another book from Cas' point of view anyday. His life seems much more interesting than mine will ever be.
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