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Violence
A lot
Graphic ghost violence including characters being torn apart; horror imagery is visceral and sustained
Language
Some
Some profanity appropriate to the YA horror genre
Sexual Content
Barely any
Minimal sexual content; some romantic tension without explicit material
Substance Use
Barely any
Minimal substance use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Psychological intensity around death, grief, and a young man processing a life entirely defined by killing; dark throughout
What this book is about
Cas Lowood travels to Thunder Bay to kill Anna Dressed in Blood — a violent ghost who tears apart anyone who enters her house — only to find himself unable to do it. Kendare Blake's YA horror novel is genuinely scary, with graphic ghost violence and dark mythology, but is also a compelling story about connection and the cost of a life built around death.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Graphic ghost violence; more visceral than typical YA horror
Deaths of named characters
Not for squeamish readers
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