Author: Holly Black
Series: stand-alone (?)
Genres: Paranormal, Vampires, Contemporary, Young Adult
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Released: 3
September 2013
Summary: courtesy of goodreads.com 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.
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown is a wholly original story of rage and revenge, of guilt and horror, and of love and loathing from bestselling and acclaimed author Holly Black.
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.
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown is a wholly original story of rage and revenge, of guilt and horror, and of love and loathing from bestselling and acclaimed author Holly Black.
My Review:
Dear Holly Black, you pretty much rocked my
world. This novel was one of the best
takes on vampire lore in young adult fiction I have ever read. Thank you for making a book about vampires so
delightfully scary. Thank you for making
them actually drink the blood of humans.
Thank you for making them actually want to. Holly Black, I just gotta say: If I could rap
I would write a rap about how great I think you are. About how I think you’re a pretty much the
coolest. I loved this book. I loved how much I felt. I loved how terrifying this book was. I’m glad I slept with the light on. I still am a week later. Thanks for making a great cast of
characters. Thanks for going the Anne
Rice route. And thanks, for creating a
YA vampire novel that has finally, finally exceeded the rest.
You rock Ms Black.
Sincerely yours,
E
