"Instead I find a ghost with the strength of a storm, black eyes, and pale hands, not a dead person at all but a dead goddess. Persephone back from Hades, or Hecate half-decayed." - Cas 
 I'm not really sure what made me decide to read this book. I'm not a huge fan of ghosts and I definitely don't like to be scared. But there I was, at the library, looking at this book. The cover is so appealing that I just picked it up. I didn't expect to like this book at all so it was a nice surprise that I did. 
 I'm going to be honest. I found this book to be mildly scary. Not I-will-have-terrible-nightmares scary but I'm-a-little-creeped-out-in-my-own-bed-maybe-I-should-turn-on-the-light scary. I tend to scare easily though so for the average person it probably won't be scary at all. 
 I really liked Cas. He is so accepting of his role in finding and killing ghosts, and is determined to accomplish his task on his way to his bigger goal. As a self-imposed loner he suddenly finds himself with friends. He also begins to develop a relationship of sorts with Anna that is incredibly sweet. 
 And Anna? I liked her too. Even though she's done some really, really bad things you can't help but like her, appreciate her, feel sorry for her, especially after you find out what happened to her. 
 When I was reading I really felt like I was "in" the book, which is probably the reason why I was just a wee bit scared. The way the house was described, like it was a person instead of a thing, was great. It seems like most of the books I've read lately have been from a female point of view so it's nice to read a male point of view for a change. 
 Due to the ending in this book (don't worry, no spoilers here) I'm not really sure it needed a sequel. I think this book is great by itself, and it doesn't have a cliff hanger ending (which I appreciate). I'm happy with this book as is. I'll read the sequel of course, but I hope it doesn't disappoint. 
 I'm not sure how I feel about the red print. It's a cool idea but it kind of bothered me. There were several times where it pulled my attention away from the story.