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A review by holdenkillfield
Cold by Mariko Tamaki
3.0
This is a book that I will have to re-read in a year or so and see if my feelings about it and my rating have changed. At this time, I am unsure of my rating and emotions because this story was too short of providing the impact I was hoping for in such a tragic book, but that might be the point.
The ending was too abrupt and tidy when the storyline of both main characters was anything but that. This was a very emotional and violent story and to end perfectly wrapped up felt jarring. With heavy themes such as homophobia, bullying, and emotional manipulation (from both friends and parents), these complex themes were presented but rushed due to the short page count.
The structuring of the story doesn't so much focus on the mystery of the murder because it honestly was apparent the whodunit from the beginning. It is character development as each character begins to have new realizations of self and others. It is more about Georgia's growth, and what this new understanding of life and their purpose in it means to them.
It is a weighty book, but the downfall is that it does not profoundly analyze the complex themes, thus making it feel unresolved and rushed.
The ending was too abrupt and tidy when the storyline of both main characters was anything but that. This was a very emotional and violent story and to end perfectly wrapped up felt jarring. With heavy themes such as homophobia, bullying, and emotional manipulation (from both friends and parents), these complex themes were presented but rushed due to the short page count.
The structuring of the story doesn't so much focus on the mystery of the murder because it honestly was apparent the whodunit from the beginning. It is character development as each character begins to have new realizations of self and others. It is more about Georgia's growth, and what this new understanding of life and their purpose in it means to them.
It is a weighty book, but the downfall is that it does not profoundly analyze the complex themes, thus making it feel unresolved and rushed.