Followers Giveaway!!

Hello, hello.

Do you know what happened? Well, the fall Dewey Read-a-Thon did and with that I now have 40 lovely followers here and 13 at BlogLovin. That makes me so happy guys! Thank you so much. I wanted to count the Feedburner followers too, but as it turns out it is only giving me an average based on latest visits, and that is always a bit inflated after these events.

But it got me thinking that I should do a Giveaway! Let's assume that I have 53 individual followers for the blog (I could only see one of you following me both by BL and through Blogger itself). Here is the deal: IF I make it to a lovely 60 (or more) total followers I will be giving away 15 CAD at The Book Depository, so obviously the giveaway is openly internationally.

However, I think is only fair that the active followers get extra points, and that is why if you leave me a comment down below you will get another entry, with more points, in the Rafflecopter. Please comment on either one thing you like about my blog or something you think I should improve, or both. That way I will also get some feedback and hopefully make the blog better.

So there you have it, the giveaway will be open until October 31st at midnight and then I will announce the winner :). Tell your friends!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Girl of Nightmares by Kendare Blake

Why I read this book?

Last year I read the first book of the series and really liked Blake's style. I waited for the paperback to be available, to add it to my collection. It also makes part of my R.I.P VIII challenge, as well as my Sequel Challenge. Also this is the first book I've ever bought from the Book Depository!!

What's the book about?

As we saw in the first book, Cas has lost Anna; she saved his life. But Cas is sure she is still around; he sees her, once in a while but in the most inconvenient moments, including when he is trying to get rid of more ghosts. When looking for an answer he will learn more about his atame and his own role in "cleaning" the Earth of lost souls.

What about the main character?

Cas didn't change much between books, and this is a good thing. He kept his bitter humor and his loyalty to friends, while remaining a bit smug about himself. I liked that in this book he seems a bit more fragile without turning weak.

Final thoughts

The thing I liked the most about this book was the back story of the order; learning how and why the Atame was made and about Cas's father role in all this was interesting. I also enjoyed seeing Thomas character grow a bit more, both as a witch and as a friend. The change of scenery was nice too, but I wish Blake would've exploited this a bit more; sometimes while reading a part that was settled in London, the lack of descriptions made me come back to the US inevitably. I am a person that enjoys full scene building.
 

I didn't particularly care for Carmel in this installment of the story, I liked her better in the first book. As for Anna, I wished she would've had a bigger role in the book just because I enjoyed her so much as a ghost before.
 

In all it was a good closing for the story, an entertaining read, not to light, not to heavy. I would certainly recommend this book for everyone who enjoyed the first one.