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A review by jmariecapdem
Girl of Nightmares by Kendare Blake
4.0
Buddy read with lilsis Mishma :)
Girl of Nightmares continues on after Anna dragged the murderous ghost-voodoo monster a.k.a Obeahman to the 'outside' saving Cas and his friends six months ago.
Cas, the owner of the athame as he's always been, goes on too with his life sending murderous ghosts to where the athame sends them. Thankful for finally settling in Thunder Bay with his mother and friends, he's finally ready to face more risks.
In this sequel, Cas has been braver to fight and stronger in his decisions. He's even got more guts to discover what Anna is after the second time around. Meanwhile, his friendship with Thomas and Carmel became deeper and more connected which made the encounters more fun as well, kudos to the humorous dialogues.
Morfran, Gideon and Cas' mother still gave their fair share of support and mysteries, I can't say more to that. But I admired the presence of new characters especially Jestine. She can make a kick-ass lead character because of her fighting skills and voodoo training.
The pacing was slower than the debut but it was tolerable because it developed the characters and their relationships. Another point too for a setting in London. Then the ending - it's a relief! I felt exhausted for what Cas has done and sacrificed. He already proved himself a great warrior and wielder of the athame, thus he deserved to move on.
Bottom line, it was a great story of love and friendship, and horrifying souls - not too dark and gritty yet can still bring crazy imaginations into the reader's head.
Girl of Nightmares continues on after Anna dragged the murderous ghost-voodoo monster a.k.a Obeahman to the 'outside' saving Cas and his friends six months ago.
Cas, the owner of the athame as he's always been, goes on too with his life sending murderous ghosts to where the athame sends them. Thankful for finally settling in Thunder Bay with his mother and friends, he's finally ready to face more risks.
In this sequel, Cas has been braver to fight and stronger in his decisions. He's even got more guts to discover what Anna is after the second time around. Meanwhile, his friendship with Thomas and Carmel became deeper and more connected which made the encounters more fun as well, kudos to the humorous dialogues.
Morfran, Gideon and Cas' mother still gave their fair share of support and mysteries, I can't say more to that. But I admired the presence of new characters especially Jestine. She can make a kick-ass lead character because of her fighting skills and voodoo training.
The pacing was slower than the debut but it was tolerable because it developed the characters and their relationships. Another point too for a setting in London. Then the ending - it's a relief! I felt exhausted for what Cas has done and sacrificed. He already proved himself a great warrior and wielder of the athame, thus he deserved to move on.
Bottom line, it was a great story of love and friendship, and horrifying souls - not too dark and gritty yet can still bring crazy imaginations into the reader's head.