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The Coldest Girl in Coldtown is a book that I was pretty excited to read because...vampires! Unfortunately, that excitement didn't stick around for very long. I did like it overall, but there was nothing special that made it stand out to me. Tana wakes up at a party where everyone is dead except for her, her exboyfriend, and a random vampire. She saves herself and the two boys, and heads off to Coldtown since her ex, Aidan, is infected and has nowhere else to go. As for the random vampire, Gavriel, he has plans of his own that also involve getting into their local Coldtown. Tana may or may not be infected also, but she's not willing to return home and take that chance. However, once you enter Coldtown, there's no coming out.

The plot of The Coldest Girl in Coldtown is uninspiring, and actually kind of boring. I wasn't even sure what the point was until close to the end. For much of the book, it was just Tana stumbling around Coldtown facing one obstacle after another. Yet, she gets lucky every time and pulls out of it covered in blood, although usually not her own. Eventually some kind of mission is introduced involving Gavriel, but that was over almost as soon as it started. I was just unimpressed with the plot, and feel like more could have been happening.

While the plot may have been lacking, the world building was quite awesome. I was never confused about why Coldtowns existed, or how they came to be, or why they were necessary. I didn't feel like I needed to know more, although I did want to, since it was all interesting. Every other chapter was essentially a world building chapter, or some kind of extra. Sometimes they told of the past and how things got to be the way they are. Other times it was a blog post which illustrated just how strange this world has gotten. A few times it was just what side characters were up to while Tana was running around Coldtown. None of them felt unnecessary or gratuitous as each chapter added on to the world or the story as a whole. I definitely like the even numbered chapters much better than the main odd numbered ones.

I liked The Coldest Girl in Coldtown, but it left me pretty unsatisfied. I think I'm easy to please when it comes to vampires, but there was just something missing from this book for me. I do have to say that I did like how Tana was so set against becoming a vampire, even though it's seen as something glamorous and wonderful. And she stuck with that decision throughout. However, that ending...I don't even know. What was that random declaration of love?! They've known each other for maybe 3 days, and spent most of it apart or trying not to get killed. I think that kind of ruined the last chapter, which I had actually quite liked.


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The Coldest Girl in Coldtown Holly Black Books Reviews

Despite my love for the author's other work I have to admit I was skeptical about The Coldest Girl. The name didn't really catch my interest, but I am so happy that I got it, I was immediately sucked in!

There is no long slow build up, it's a jump straight into adventure with a strong female leading the charge. The perfect amount of romance gives the story a change of depth and pace and it's a wonderful change of pace for the female to be the one doing all the rescuing! Tana is everything I would hope to be if dropped into her shoes - sure of herself and determined, even when things seem bleak.

Tana's family life and heartbreaking past remain a focal point of the story and a driving force behind her as she takes on a world she had only ever seen on tv - an aspect of this new landscape that made Coldtowns seem infinitely more real and contemporary. Oh there are vampires? Sounds like great reality tv!

My only complaint is that there isn't more story!
I have never read a book by Holly Black ever, so I wasn’t quite sure what to expect going into this book. I knew it was about vampires and that was it. I am glad I went into not knowing much because wow, it was so good. The writing and the characters are amazing, the way Holly Black writes is absolutely fantastic. She sucks you in and your left wanting to know more every time you read it. This book was so good I didn’t want to finish it, I wanted to hold on to as much of the story as I could.

Your MC is a girl named Tana. She awakens in a bathtub of an old farmhouse to find herself in the middle of a massacre. Everyone at the party from the night before is now dead except Aiden (Her Ex-Boyfriend) and the Vampire chained up in the corner. She is soon faced with the possibility of being infected along with Aiden already being infected and makes the choice to go to Coldtown.

Coldtowns are cities that built walls around themselves to help keep the vampire population in and hopefully stop the spread of the infection. Most humans end up going to coldtown because they have glamourized vampirism so much they want to turn into one. So facing the Aiden and Herself being infected, tana heads to coldtown in her car with Aiden and Gabriel ( the Chained up Vampire)

I keep gushing over this book, but it was so good. I honestly compare it a bit to savage song by V.E. Schwab as far as the built-up cities and Humans against monsters (Vampires). I was thoroughly impressed with this books and is definitely one of my favorites this year. Overall it was such an amazing book with great writing and a fabulous world. The character building was astounding, especially with the growth after getting to Coldtown.
So satisfying. I can't remember the last time that a book wrapped up in a better way than I could have imagined. This book has a true beginning, middle, end. A a great story arch. Even the bad guys have a back story and are enjoyable as characters. This book is a jewel- not needing a sequel (although I would absolutely read a sequel). Furthermore, when you can compare the cold towns in the story to our prison system, the insight is both interesting and frightening. The fiscal and political investment in the institution confuses easiest and best practices. Who is redeemable? The bloodthirsty vampire? The reckless child? The self-severing teenager? The person who makes a mistake?
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown is a book that I was pretty excited to read because...vampires! Unfortunately, that excitement didn't stick around for very long. I did like it overall, but there was nothing special that made it stand out to me. Tana wakes up at a party where everyone is dead except for her, her exboyfriend, and a random vampire. She saves herself and the two boys, and heads off to Coldtown since her ex, Aidan, is infected and has nowhere else to go. As for the random vampire, Gavriel, he has plans of his own that also involve getting into their local Coldtown. Tana may or may not be infected also, but she's not willing to return home and take that chance. However, once you enter Coldtown, there's no coming out.

The plot of The Coldest Girl in Coldtown is uninspiring, and actually kind of boring. I wasn't even sure what the point was until close to the end. For much of the book, it was just Tana stumbling around Coldtown facing one obstacle after another. Yet, she gets lucky every time and pulls out of it covered in blood, although usually not her own. Eventually some kind of mission is introduced involving Gavriel, but that was over almost as soon as it started. I was just unimpressed with the plot, and feel like more could have been happening.

While the plot may have been lacking, the world building was quite awesome. I was never confused about why Coldtowns existed, or how they came to be, or why they were necessary. I didn't feel like I needed to know more, although I did want to, since it was all interesting. Every other chapter was essentially a world building chapter, or some kind of extra. Sometimes they told of the past and how things got to be the way they are. Other times it was a blog post which illustrated just how strange this world has gotten. A few times it was just what side characters were up to while Tana was running around Coldtown. None of them felt unnecessary or gratuitous as each chapter added on to the world or the story as a whole. I definitely like the even numbered chapters much better than the main odd numbered ones.

I liked The Coldest Girl in Coldtown, but it left me pretty unsatisfied. I think I'm easy to please when it comes to vampires, but there was just something missing from this book for me. I do have to say that I did like how Tana was so set against becoming a vampire, even though it's seen as something glamorous and wonderful. And she stuck with that decision throughout. However, that ending...I don't even know. What was that random declaration of love?! They've known each other for maybe 3 days, and spent most of it apart or trying not to get killed. I think that kind of ruined the last chapter, which I had actually quite liked.