Waiting on Wednesday: Anna Dressed in Blood

"Waiting On Wednesday" is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

My selection for this week is:

Anna Dressed in Blood  (Anna Dressed in Blood.#1) by Kendare Blake

Publication Date: August 30th 2011

Publisher: Tor Teen

Pre-Order via Book Depository

Summary from Goodreads: 

Cas Lowood has inherited an unusual vocation: He kills the dead.

So did his father before him, until he was gruesomely murdered by a ghost he sought to kill. Now, armed with his father's mysterious and deadly athame, Cas travels the country with his kitchen-witch mother and their spirit-sniffing cat. Together they follow legends and local lore, trying to keep up with the murderous dead—keeping pesky things like the future and friends at bay.

When they arrive in a new town in search of a ghost the locals call Anna Dressed in Blood, Cas doesn't expect anything outside of the ordinary: track, hunt, kill. What he finds instead is a girl entangled in curses and rage, a ghost like he's never faced before. She still wears the dress she wore on the day of her brutal murder in 1958: once white, now stained red and dripping with blood. Since her death, Anna has killed any and every person who has dared to step into the deserted Victorian she used to call home.

But she, for whatever reason, spares Cas's life. 

What I think:

This title has one of the most stunning covers I saw this year and one of the most intriguing premises as well.It kind of reminds me a bit of Supernatural in a way.On the plus side,it seems to have a chilly atmosphere to it and I just hope that it is as good as I imagine it to be!