Anna Dressed in Blood

What a gem of a little novel! Kendare Blake has created one of my new favorite characters- Cas Lowood, a wise-cracking, self-assured ghost killer. He and his witch mother (literally a witch) travel around the country killing malevolent (love that word) spirits. He has taken over the job his father was doing when he was killed. Cas is onto a famous spirit named Anna Dressed in Blood who has been on a murderous rampage for over fifty years. Cas is fascinated by her, even more so when he meets her and she spares his life. Cas must decide if he really wants to kill her or date her. Ha. Cas is joined by some great characters, his mind reading friend Thomas, Thomas's grandfather, Carmel, the hot popular girl from school and Tybalt, the ghost seeing cat. When several of the high schoolers are ripped apart by a spirit, Cas and the scooby gang (thanks Joss Whedon) must figure out what is really going on. As the group finds out, it's not Anna that's is doing the current damage, but a ghost from Cas's past who has followed Cas to finish the job. Cas must fight his growing feelings for Anna and decide if he is willing to let her go to save himself. I really enjoyed this story only one complaint- the print is in red and my old eyes are not what they used to be. I like the idea and kids will love that. The book had everything a supernatural (not Dean and Sam Supernatural, well maybe) fan will love, scary ghosts, lots of ghost lore, a team of friends working together, a cute, albeit, implausible romance and room for a sequel. Which I have just discovered will be out in August. yay. So if these things are of interest to you,  this is the book to pick up. Happy reading my friends.