Surprisingly aided by Carmel, the popular girl at school (nicer than you would assume), and Thomas, whose grandfather(?) dabbles in the occult, as he investigates in Anna's past and has to dig up his own dark past in order to stop a horrifying evil.
I loved this book. First of all, i liked how Blake characterized everyone. Cas was this loner who suddenly needs friends if he wants to live through this experience. Anna was such a strong character, tied down by an inexplicable evil, forced into becoming a monster, I felt for her.
While overall the plot was predictable, the ending completely threw me off and left me wanting more (she just could not leave Cas' feels torn in two like that. My own feels were crushed then!)
I did end up reading the second book, which, though not as good as the first, it had a satisfying ending and I actually want there to be more books.
Also note: Stephanie Meyer (of Twilight fame) bought the rights to the screenplay for this. she's gonna make it into a movie! Though I'm not a fan of her writing (yes I read most of the Twilight series, I was a former Twihard fan I know what I'm talking about) I'm excited that the book will be brought to the silver screen.
If you are a bit queasy towards guts and gore, you might not want to read this. But if you like a good strong Gothic/Romance/ghost story this books for you. If you like the tv series series Supernatural, this also might be a good fit for you.
Lets give this one 4 and 1/2 stars for awesomeness!
