Review: The Coldest Girl in Coldtown
Posted by Kate on Monday, October 14, 2013. Filed under: fantasy, published in 2013, review, reviewed in 2013, young adult
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black
Published by: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Our source: Our local library
What it’s about (from Goodreads):
Tana lives in a world where walled cities called Coldtowns exist. In them, quarantined monsters and humans mingle in a decadently bloody mix of predator and prey. The only problem is, once you pass through Coldtown’s gates, you can never leave.
One morning, after a perfectly ordinary party, Tana wakes up surrounded by corpses. The only other survivors of this massacre are her exasperatingly endearing ex-boyfriend, infected and on the edge, and a mysterious boy burdened with a terrible secret. Shaken and determined, Tana enters a race against the clock to save the three of them the only way she knows how: by going straight to the wicked, opulent heart of Coldtown itself.
One morning, after a perfectly ordinary party, Tana wakes up surrounded by corpses. The only other survivors of this massacre are her exasperatingly endearing ex-boyfriend, infected and on the edge, and a mysterious boy burdened with a terrible secret. Shaken and determined, Tana enters a race against the clock to save the three of them the only way she knows how: by going straight to the wicked, opulent heart of Coldtown itself.
Our thoughts:
It seems like so many of the current vampire books have un-scary vampires. Here, the vampires are scary. They're still sexy and glamorous, but they're dangerous in a way that I feel is missing from other currently popular books. And it felt impressive that Tana does not want to be a vampire.
This book was great. It was a slowly building story that came together great. I loved the characters and the world Black built. It's one of those books that I wish I could have five sequels to read right now because I just want to keep living in the story.
And although the vampires were scary, the book itself wasn't too scary. I'm a wimp and could handle it just fine! If you're looking for a not-scary-but-seasonal Halloween read, I strongly recommend this one!
We would recommend this to:
Fans of vampire stories, people who like stories of friendship and survival, anyone looking for a good Halloween read
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