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A review by barrettbooks
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
I really enjoyed the world of this book. The system of vampirism and the development of social controls is an interesting twist on the genre. The exploration of social media and reality television as it interacts with vampirism is super cool and underexplored in other works. The cast is a mix of characters I really enjoy and want the best for and characters I am fine with feeding to vampires, as I believe the author intended. Like most teen vampire books, there is some questionable age-gap consent navigation, but in this case I am mostly willing to overlook it and still enjoyed the novel greatly. Would be interested in a further exploration of this cool world.