Girl Of Nightmares

Title: Girl of Nightmares
Author: Kendare Blake
Series: Anna #2
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Young Adult
Format: Kindle
Pages: 332
Reason Read: Just Because
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Also in this series: Anna Dressed in Blood

My Thoughts

GIRL OF NIGHTMARES was just as unique as ANNA DRESSED IN BLOOD was. Everything seemed feasible, like it could happen if ghosts really existed in the way Blake portrays them.

I wasn’t quite on the edge of my seat with this book as I was for the previous, but I think that’s because I was more familiar with the world this time around. Even though I wasn’t on the edge of my seat the entire time, I still wanted to keep reading and I wanted to know what was going to happen. And, just like Cas, I really wanted to know what was going on with Anna.

I loved finding out more Cas’ background–where the athame came from and why it was linked to his bloodline. I also loved finding more about Gideon, Cas mysterious friend from the first book.

The thing I liked most about this book was that it was non-denominational. Whenever Heaven and Hell are mentioned in a story, you expect the book to get religious and how the author is going to handle that. I think Blake handled it well. She used the characters and situations to explain Heaven / Hell in a way that seemed feasible for anyone, even if you don’t believe in either place. It was really quite interesting.

All in all, I think this was a great ending to Anna’s story. I loved that most things were wrapped up, but it was left open enough for future possibilities.