Paranormal/Horror, 316 pages
August 30th 2011 from Tor Teen
Cas Lowood has inherited an unusual vocation: He kills the dead.
So did his father before him, until he was gruesomely murdered by a ghost he sought to kill. Now, armed with his father's mysterious and deadly athame, Cas travels the country with his kitchen-witch mother and their spirit-sniffing cat. Together they follow legends and local lore, trying to keep up with the murderous dead—keeping pesky things like the future and friends at bay.
When they arrive in a new town in search of a ghost the locals call Anna Dressed in Blood, Cas doesn't expect anything outside of the ordinary: track, hunt, kill. What he finds instead is a girl entangled in curses and rage, a ghost like he's never faced before. She still wears the dress she wore on the day of her brutal murder in 1958: once white, now stained red and dripping with blood. Since her death, Anna has killed any and every person who has dared to step into the deserted Victorian she used to call home.
But she, for whatever reason, spares Cas's life.
So did his father before him, until he was gruesomely murdered by a ghost he sought to kill. Now, armed with his father's mysterious and deadly athame, Cas travels the country with his kitchen-witch mother and their spirit-sniffing cat. Together they follow legends and local lore, trying to keep up with the murderous dead—keeping pesky things like the future and friends at bay.
When they arrive in a new town in search of a ghost the locals call Anna Dressed in Blood, Cas doesn't expect anything outside of the ordinary: track, hunt, kill. What he finds instead is a girl entangled in curses and rage, a ghost like he's never faced before. She still wears the dress she wore on the day of her brutal murder in 1958: once white, now stained red and dripping with blood. Since her death, Anna has killed any and every person who has dared to step into the deserted Victorian she used to call home.
But she, for whatever reason, spares Cas's life.
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If you were an urban legend, what would your urban legend name be?
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Thank you for the chance!
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Hey Misty,
ReplyDeleteAfter hearing great things about Anna Dressed in Blood, your update on Goodreads about the book reminding you of Supernatural (which I unashamedly have quite a love for, and completely pushed my want for the book further knowing the lead character is called 'Cas') pushed me over the edge, taking me from wanting to read it, to NEEDING to read it! I've also been reading a LOT of paranormal/urban fantasy novels lately during October, so this book seems to be the perfect addition to my collection.
Thanks!
Promising title and I love that cover design.
ReplyDeleteMy urban legend name would be Vampire Vixen? lol I am not good at the naming part. But I really want a chance to read this book because I've been seeing it all over the blogs with glowing reviews and I'd like to finally catch up to everyone else. Thanks!
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♥ Melissa @ Melissa's Eclectic Bookshelf
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I am completely obsessed with ghost stories. They are my favorite type of horror books to read. I knew I had to read Anna the moment I saw the cover. Then I read the summary for it and started drooling! I want it so bad!
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I'd follow people around at night ocasionally poking them with my wizard's wand or hitting them with the Cruciatus curse! Well, and maybe sometimes Avada Kedavra, if they're too annoying...
Juan,
Geeks & Books
Please enter me! I filled out the master form and my email is hammerwammer@gmail.com. My urban legend name would be "Gollum's cousin"
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Thank you for the giveaway! :)
1. Because the cover is just plain damned awesome! =D
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I want to read this because
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b)The overall concept and stpry just sounds awesome!
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I want to read Anna Dressed in Blood because it looks just brilliant! I have heard all sorts of wonderful things about it :)
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I want to read Anna Dressed in Blood because its not out in the UK yet and I have wanted to read it for AGES, I've nothing but great things about it.
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ReplyDeleteMine would be "The Man Who Read Too Much." It suits me... :)
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I want to REread this book because it's was absolutely wonderful and terrible the first time around. I feel like I missed a few points here and there and I'd love to revisit it, with my own copy, so I could take my time and not worry about returning it to the library on time.
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Bekka
prettydeadlyreviews(at)yahoo(dot)com
I have heard nothing but amazing things about this book. I would love to get a chance to read it! Thanks for the opportunity!
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TinaLynn510@gmail.com
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I am not a big fan of creepy kind of book but Anna Dressed in Blood sounds intriguing and looks fantastic. Heard that it is really good so I am dying to read it
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ReplyDeleteQuestion 1:
ReplyDeleteTo be honest, I hadn't thought I wanted to read Anna Dressed in Blood until I started seeing amazing things written about it by different people. It's one of those books I thought was too hyped, but then I saw it crop up on blogs written by bloggers that I trust, and that don't always rave about the hyped books.
Also, it's October and I am feeling like I need more creepy reads in my life. (even if this ends in November). I'm feeling the October Creep Factor right now.
I want to read this book because it's got a lot of stuff i like about books... at least it sounds like it does. and if i was an urban legend i would be the one about the car that comes flying up behind the other car in the middle of the night without their headlights on... I like to sneak up behind people and surprise them hehehe
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ReplyDelete2. The idea behind this book is greatness.
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Ambur
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Ayushi
I want to read it because I heard good things about it.
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ReplyDeleteI want to read this book because
ReplyDelete1. I LOVE the name, I think it's such an evocative sentence and beautiful in a disturbing way.
2. Speaking of beautiful in a disturbing way, I think the cover is very eye-catching. I really love the tone of it and the red mixed in with all black and white.
3. The book itself sounds incredibly interesting! Sure, we have a lot of vampires, werewolves, ghosts, zombies, etc. but I don't think anything is like this.
4. I've heard such good things about it!
5. That's it!
Thanks so much for this giveaway. :D
I've heard a lot of good, spooky things about this book. Also, it has an awesome cover:)
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