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The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black

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an_x07's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

yodamom's review against another edition

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4.0

Audio- great narrator. I loved this tale of vampires and segregation. The vampires are not sparkly loving dead angels, these biters are viscous and manipulative beasts. There was a real life quality with the characters, I could believe in them.
The story follows a young girl who wakes up to find everyone around her dead. She finds one human survivor and one vampire in need of rescue. She risks all to save them even if it may kill her. The nice twist, she does it smartly, she protects herself first saves them second. (what a concept huh ?) Her attempt did not go as planned and now she's headed for Coldtown a segregated area for vampires and infected people. The media has shown it to be a glamorous place but reality is often different. She is lied too, forced to watch friends die, is stabbed in the back, has to make a terrible decisions, and does it all with her head held high. She is willing to pay the ultimate price.
Yeh, I liked her. I liked her shady companions and I really like Gavriel. I look forward to book 2, and hope they go a hunting.

reader4evr's review against another edition

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4.0

Holy moly, people! This books was crazy from the very first sentence of the book to the end! This was probably one of the darkest vampire books and not for the faint of heart because it had a ton of gore and blood.

Was a fan of Tana and I wasn't surprised with the ending and what she decided to do. Jameson and Valentina were probably my other characters (is there a term for them?) that I wish they talked more about.

I wasn't a fan of the current/present chapter and then switching to a flashback. Some of the flashbacks I wasn't really interested in so I would skim those quickly. I wasn't crazy about some of the book because I felt there were parts that I wish the author didn't include that kind of dragged the story-line.

I found it interesting that the author kept the book very modern and didn't turn it into a dystopian plot.

I love the cover, not really sure what I thought might go along with the book but still really interesting.

idogrocker's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.25

erikajay's review against another edition

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3.0

Excellent gritty vampire book. I enjoy the world that she created!
I did find Tana annoying in the beginning (she does get better). Aiden is insufferable throughout. Gavriel is interesting though!