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Jan 26, 2023
Vampires will never not be cool, but Holly Black took some common tropes to the absolute next level. The worldbuilding is fantastic, and Tana was a really entertaining protagonist to read about. No one sparkles in Coldtown.
Jan 15, 2023icicle28 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
The story follows Tana, a girl who lives in a world where the government quarantines vampires in cities called Coldtowns. However, when an accident leaves Tana potentially infected, she must enter the forbidding gates of a Coldtown to…
Dec 14, 2020blue_dog8531 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
My favorite vampire book, I really liked the story and the characters
Jul 29, 2020burgundy_leopard_13 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Love this book, I highly recommend it for vampire and action readers. Although I wish she would make a sequel of this book.
May 11, 2020librarianjessica rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
An old vampy novel that I'd like to revisit soon, this one was atmospheric and fun.
Mar 28, 2020michaelwager rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Tana lives in a world where for the last decade, the rapid spread of vampirism has led to the erection of Coldtowns, quarantined ghettos for vampires and infected "cold" humans, in cities across the country. When Tana wakes up after an…
Dec 04, 2019asmithberger rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Probably my favorite vampire book that I've read. Definitely recommend this one on audio.
Jan 12, 2019TardisLibrarian rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
A great new take on the vampire genre and I enjoyed it quite a bit.
Jan 01, 2019
This book was alright, a bit of a wild rollercoaster with a lot of action and things happening all the time. However, I think I've been spoiled recently on some other books I've been reading and just had a very difficult time being able to…
claralex800
Nov 10, 2017claralex800 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I've just finished reading this book for the second time and it is now officially my favourite vampire book. The vampires are monsters, but not so monstrous that they aren't people too. They belong in that twisted Wonderland that everyone…
Sep 03, 2017PinesandPrejudice rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
This book left me disappointed. I LOVE Holly Black. I think is is queen of YA fantasy and her writing is exquisite. That remained the same within this book. The world building was fantastic and her word choice, sentence structure and…
Aug 22, 2017Ixxor rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
This was a well written vampire novel which I recommend to anyone. My one nit pick is that I found the romantic build up to be a little rushed and weak. Overall however it was an enjoyable read and show cased the darker sides of life with…
May 01, 2017
Love this book! It is SOOOOOOOOOOOOO good!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LoganLib_Sophie
Sep 11, 2016LoganLib_Sophie rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I am normally not into vampire books, though I love Holly Black as an author so I gave it ago. Putting a very modern spin on a vampire novel, it is an excellent read. Recommended for those even a little skeptical of vampire fiction.
Aug 17, 2016SashaE rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
I couldn't read this book, It was borderline confusing with bad charater plot. I didn't like it, And vampires? Really? I couldn't finish, I ended up skipping to the last 3 chapters. It wasn't good.
Jan 26, 2016staue rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
I've honestly read MUCH better books and I didn't find anything about this book original. The main character was a little too much to swallow (some of her decisions were plain old stupid). I got mid-way through the book before I realized…
Jan 25, 2016WCLSDemingLibrary rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Though vampires have been covered a thousand ways, Black managed to create a fresh and original take. I was totally absorbed from the first page and routinely found myself rationalizing "one more chapter." The world and it's characters…
Oct 31, 2015nvuk958 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
A great vampire book. I recommend it to anyone
Sep 20, 2015
“The Coldest Girl in Coldtown” follows Tana, a teenage girl who wakes up the day after a party to discover that almost everyone else in the house has been slaughtered. The only other people left alive aren’t alive at all – they’re…
Feb 26, 2015
Vampires in government quarantine, on reality TV, calling to people with a death wish. Tana didn't want to be one of them. But after a party turned massacre, she finds herself on the run with a vampire, and friend who's gone Cold with…
Feb 06, 2015green_duck_89 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
When I first got this book, I did not expect it to be about vampires, yet found that it was an amazing read. Unlike most other stereotypical stories of vampires, Holly Black shows this monster as it truly is in a great way. It had plenty…
Oct 24, 2014saas3 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Nice read, had the right amount of "horror", and romance. I love the character's and the plot of the story. Really unique book!!
Danibrarian
Oct 24, 2014Danibrarian rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
In Holly Black's world, everyone knows that vampires exist, but most of them are confined to walled prison cities called "Coldtowns." Coldtowns are social media circuses that have all the parties and hedonism of Las Vegas and the danger of…
Oct 18, 2014KDoz rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
I liked the writing. Sometimes it felt so realistic for teenagers to act this way...especially Aidan and Aidan/Tana relationship at the beggining. What I didn't buy is Tana almost ALWAYS falling for Aidan's tricks, always giving in.…
Oct 06, 2014
"After a night of partying, 17-year-old Tana wakes up to find all of her friends slaughtered by vampires… all except for her newly vamped ex-boyfriend, Aidan, and Gavriel, a mysterious vampire who saves her from Aidan's infectious bite.…