Kendare Blake writes young adult fantasy and horror with violent supernatural rules, dangerous rivalries and heroines who are often placed inside deadly competitions. Anna Dressed in Blood follows ghost hunter Cas Lowood after he encounters Anna Korlov, a murdered girl who kills anyone entering her house but spares him. Three Dark Crowns begins a series about triplet queens, each raised with a different magical ability and expected to fight until only one can rule. The Goddess War books draw on Greek mythology in a modern setting. Blake's writing is dark, fast and plot-driven, fitting YA horror, dark fantasy and competition-based fantasy where relationships develop under lethal pressure. Anna Dressed in Blood is the strongest starting point for Blake's horror, while Three Dark Crowns shifts towards a larger fantasy world built around royal rivalry. Read more Less