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A different take on a world that knows about vampires. Not bad, but I just couldn't get into these characters. I also felt like this book could've either got cut shorter or expanded into a series. It just didn't work with the length as a standalone for me.

sklus's review against another edition

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3.0

I enjoyed this book, but I also felt like it could have been two separate books. Everything was a little rushed, I think the whole story takes place over 3-ish days. But in that time

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Tana has two vampire bites/ I'm going Cold scares. She falls in love with a boy she had never met before who is super old and also the most OP vampire ever, heals the relationship with her ex, and murder a reality star.

I liked the action and it had a few good twists in it. And at least none of the vampires sparkled.

holyflpncows's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

yulie's review against another edition

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3.0

2.5/5? I read it in one sitting, so I definitely enjoyed it and was certainly caught up in it! The writing was very beautiful, and although the characters suffered from YA-syndrome (

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love interest going head-over-heels for an otherwise average girl, relationships and trust developing far too fast, protagonist making really awful decisions but getting away with it unpunished -- that sort of thing

) it hasn't been the worst case of it I've ever seen. I think the beautiful writing did a lot to distract me from this, because although I was aware of Tana making rather awful decisions, I didn't became so fed up with her that I put the book down.

The world-building was interesting and pretty well done, and the cut-aways never too irritating. I wanted to see more of

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Lucian, Gavriel & Elisabet's time together

, however!

While I enjoyed the book overall, the ending was a bit of a letdown. It quickly became a convoluted mess, and

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Pearl's little adventure felt very rushed and tacked on, as if it were a just a rushed plot device to get Tana to have to stay in Coldtown. Oh wait...

sghard's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense medium-paced

4.0

painterwithab's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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