Anna Dressed In Blood got my attention because it's about ghosts. Not vampires or fairies or mermaids. But ghosts! They're rare, it seems like, so I knew I had to read it. Actually, there is a dash of horror, which seems equally rare in YA. 
 I liked it, and I loved seeing Anna's story. Okay, so Cas falling in love with Anna was a little unbelievable. It is a paranormal book, though, so I'm willing to overlook that. I do wish Blake had stuck with horror with a touch of paranormal, instead of the paranormal romance it seemed to turn into. Cas as a character didn't work for me, and I can't exactly pinpoint why. It is nice to see a male protagonist for once, but...I just didn't really care about him either way. 
 But back to Anna. Her story and the curse her mother put on her was interesting. And I liked the creature that killed his dad. Blake did create an interesting world, full of people with different abilities. 
 I don't think I'm interested in reading the next book. At least not right away. It gets a 3 out of 5. I liked it, but it's not one of my favorites.