Summary: 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. My Opinion: Step aside, Twilight, there's a new vampire book in town and, no offense, it is so much better. First of all, the book kept to the traditional sense of vampirism. You know, burns in the sun, holy water, stake through the heart, all that sort of stuff. It was fun to read. Second of all, the main character is hard-core. She knows what she wants (to not be a vampire) and she strives for it, even if that striving will cause her 70+ days of excruciating pain. Not to mention that she completely goes to battle with at least four different vampires/vampires-to-be. The book was fun, intense, a little gory in some places (maybe too gory for my tastes, but I powered through). It was nice to read a book that wasn't afraid of pushing the boundaries; in fact, I wouldn't be surprised if this was a banned/challenged book. Holly Black does not hold back. Characters: Tana--as mentioned before, she is a survivor. First of all, she wakes up at a party to find all of her friends dead. Terrifying, right? Then, she finds her ex-boyfriend infected (going Cold, as it's called in the book) and an actual real life vampire, and she decides to save them. She's the kind of person I want to be; she's aware that there could be terrible consequences, but she does it anyway because she knows what is right. Honestly, Tana is the biggest reason to read the book. You don't find many characters like her: compassionate, intelligent, the will to live, the ability to rip out a vampire's throat. Fun times. Aidan--he's okay. He's a kind of a jerk, kind of a sweetheart. The ex-boyfriend who Tana is determined to keep from going Cold while he would just rather be a vampire. Frankly, I think I would have liked him more if he wasn't so selfish, but he was and I guess that made him more realistic and relatable, but seriously. Let the girl get out of Coldtown. Gavriel--vampire. I really liked him! He's a super old vampire from Russia, and he's out for revenge but he protects Tana for some strange reason, but it's cute and I just really like him. I'm a sucker for vampires, to be honest. Plus, he's kind of crazy, and reminds me of a lost little puppy. Rating: 4.5 stars (again, a little gory. Could have dealt with a little less gore, but then again, what do you expect in a vampire novel?) Leave a Reply. |
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