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A review by thebooknerdscorner
Cold Girls by Maxine Rae
5.0
"Cold Girls" is truly an emotional roller coaster. When I first saw the cover, I just assumed it was a lesbian romance, but it's much more than that. It's a story of love, loss, and new beginnings. My sister asked me how the book was and I described it to her as a mix of "Looking for Alaska," "You've Reached Sam," and "We Are the Ants." If you've read any or all of those books, you know what kind of a read "Cold Girls" is.
"Cold Girls" follows our protagonist Rory after her and her best friend, Liv, get in a terrible car crash. Rory was the only one who walked away alive. "Cold Girls" is told in alternating time periods of the adventurous times "Before" and the broken remains of the time "After" the accident. The two interweave together beautifully, until at the very end, the reader gets a full picture of Rory and Liv.
I found this book especially interesting because I could relate to both Rory and Liv as people, even though the entirety of the book follows them doing things that I could never even imagine doing myself. Rory is a homebody that loves to read, listen to movie soundtracks, and spend time with her Italian grandparents that live with her. Liv on the other hand loves to go out on the town, attend parties, and get a little drunk in the process. But beneath her wild side, she hides deep insecurities. Despite their differences, these two become fast friends after being assigned the only two female tenors in their school's choir. Their friendship felt organic and you gradually learn more and more about how their chemistry develops as the story progresses.
I love how much rep this book has. Members of the LGBTQIA+ community were front and center, which is always a win in my book. It also delves into the deep depths of mental health, which is also something that we need more of in the book industry. I really love how diverse Rory's friend group is and how realistic their falling outs and coming back together are.
Overall, this is a book that hits you in the feels when you least expect it to. One moment it's making you laugh, the next moment you're trying to catch your breath, and before you know it, there are tears in your eyes. I loved "Cold Girls" and I feel like it will be a book that I'll recommend to specific types of people for a long while. Please go check out "Cold Girls" if it at all interests you!
"Cold Girls" follows our protagonist Rory after her and her best friend, Liv, get in a terrible car crash. Rory was the only one who walked away alive. "Cold Girls" is told in alternating time periods of the adventurous times "Before" and the broken remains of the time "After" the accident. The two interweave together beautifully, until at the very end, the reader gets a full picture of Rory and Liv.
I found this book especially interesting because I could relate to both Rory and Liv as people, even though the entirety of the book follows them doing things that I could never even imagine doing myself. Rory is a homebody that loves to read, listen to movie soundtracks, and spend time with her Italian grandparents that live with her. Liv on the other hand loves to go out on the town, attend parties, and get a little drunk in the process. But beneath her wild side, she hides deep insecurities. Despite their differences, these two become fast friends after being assigned the only two female tenors in their school's choir. Their friendship felt organic and you gradually learn more and more about how their chemistry develops as the story progresses.
I love how much rep this book has. Members of the LGBTQIA+ community were front and center, which is always a win in my book. It also delves into the deep depths of mental health, which is also something that we need more of in the book industry. I really love how diverse Rory's friend group is and how realistic their falling outs and coming back together are.
Overall, this is a book that hits you in the feels when you least expect it to. One moment it's making you laugh, the next moment you're trying to catch your breath, and before you know it, there are tears in your eyes. I loved "Cold Girls" and I feel like it will be a book that I'll recommend to specific types of people for a long while. Please go check out "Cold Girls" if it at all interests you!