Tag Archive for: Horror

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Anna Dressed In Blood

Anna Dressed In BloodTitle: Anna Dressed in Blood
Author: Kendare Blake
Series: Anna #1
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Young Adult
Format: Kindle
Pages: 387
Reason Read: Just Because
Rating:

Also in this series: Girl of Nightmares
My Thoughts

I’ve never read a ghost story before. And, now having read one, I have no idea why. ANNA DRESSED IN BLOOD was a fun adventure, one I’m looking forward to repeating.

This story was so unique. I didn’t expect anything that happened to happen. I loved all the unexpected twists and turns. I also loved Blake’s writing. It was so descriptive. I loved the characters’ personalities. They all had distinct ones and I loved the humor they brought into such a serious story. I particularly liked that the story was written from Cas’ POV. I don’t read many male POVs and it was a refreshing change. I absolutely loved all the pop culture references Blake had in the story. It brought back my own memories of experiencing them throughout my life. It helped me relate to the characters better.

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The Vampire’s Assistant

The Vampire’s AssistantTitle: The Vampire's Assistant
Author: Darren Shan
Series: Cirque Du Freak #2
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Middle Grade
Format: Paperback
Pages: 256
Reason Read: Just Because
Rating:

Also in this series: A Living Nightmare
My Thoughts

When I read A LIVING NIGHTMARE, I thought The Vampire’s Assistant movie was an adaptation of the first two books in the series. I was wrong. It looks like the movie was actually an adaptation of the first three books so I wasn’t expecting anything that happened in this book at all.

The first book was almost exactly like the first half of the movie adaptation. However, the only thing this book had in common with its movie adaptation was that Darren and Mr. Crepsley joined the Cirque du Freak. Everything else was completely different and completely new to me. That wasn’t necessarily a bad thing. It was just unexpected.

I liked this book a lot better than the first one. The first one was slow because it was building up the characters and the layout of the story. This book was much faster paced and I read it in two days. As a whole, I’ve liked the story enough so the books held my interest, but I’m not sure I want to keep reading.

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A Living Nightmare

A Living NightmareTitle: A Living Nightmare
Author: Darren Shan
Series: Cirque du Freak #1
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Middle Grade
Format: Paperback
Pages: 272
Reason Read: Just Because
Rating:

Also in this series: The Vampire's Assistant
My Thoughts

A LIVING NIGHTMARE was a little slow at first because of the setup. There were a few parts that were hard for me to read because of Shan’s vivid detail about the spiders the MC is so mesmerized with. It gave me the heebie-jeebies. The story was fun for the most part. I look forward to the second book because I think it’ll be faster paced now that most of the background’s out of the way.