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Girl of Nightmares by Kendare Blake
3.0
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Pros: First let me point out that Blake did a great job with character development. Cas is obsessing about Anna and is unable to forget her. He starts seeing her and he becomes determined to bring her back, which takes the story to England. That's a fun change of pace. I liked the new environment, and I liked to see Cas even more out of his comfort zone. Of course Thomas and eventually Carmel come along for the ride. Carmel is a bit loopy for a short time, but that did add a bit of drama to the friends dynamic. Cas has to make nice with Gideon and his father's former group called the Order. Can they be trusted? Unlikely. That whole dark secret society made things more interesting.
Cons: Sadly Anna wasn't in this book much as I would have liked. That's too bad, because the scenes with her were the best ones. Now about Cas's mother...hmm, that's a whole other conversation. Also, even though I thought that was good that Cas wanted to help Anna, when it came down to it, I couldn't wrap my mind around trying to rescue a dead murderess. I guess Cas thought she had redeemed herself. I wish his motives were more than trying to rescue a dead girl he likes. Regarding the narrator, he is so-so. When he changes his voice to do Carmel or Cas's mother...or any female character, it's sounds very odd.
Final Thoughts: I rated this 3 bookmarks and that's a stretch. I would have given it 2.5, but I rounded up. Honestly, I expected more. I was hoping that the second story would be more scary than the first. Sadly, it fell a little short. If you've read and loved Anna Dressed in Blood, then you may want to read this, just don't get your hopes up. If you haven't read either book, I'd say pass on this series. It's okay, but there are better out there.
Pros: First let me point out that Blake did a great job with character development. Cas is obsessing about Anna and is unable to forget her. He starts seeing her and he becomes determined to bring her back, which takes the story to England. That's a fun change of pace. I liked the new environment, and I liked to see Cas even more out of his comfort zone. Of course Thomas and eventually Carmel come along for the ride. Carmel is a bit loopy for a short time, but that did add a bit of drama to the friends dynamic. Cas has to make nice with Gideon and his father's former group called the Order. Can they be trusted? Unlikely. That whole dark secret society made things more interesting.
Cons: Sadly Anna wasn't in this book much as I would have liked. That's too bad, because the scenes with her were the best ones. Now about Cas's mother...hmm, that's a whole other conversation. Also, even though I thought that was good that Cas wanted to help Anna, when it came down to it, I couldn't wrap my mind around trying to rescue a dead murderess. I guess Cas thought she had redeemed herself. I wish his motives were more than trying to rescue a dead girl he likes. Regarding the narrator, he is so-so. When he changes his voice to do Carmel or Cas's mother...or any female character, it's sounds very odd.
Final Thoughts: I rated this 3 bookmarks and that's a stretch. I would have given it 2.5, but I rounded up. Honestly, I expected more. I was hoping that the second story would be more scary than the first. Sadly, it fell a little short. If you've read and loved Anna Dressed in Blood, then you may want to read this, just don't get your hopes up. If you haven't read either book, I'd say pass on this series. It's okay, but there are better out there.