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Sep 20, 2015
“The Coldest Girl in Coldtown” follows Tana, a teenage girl who wakes up the day after a party to discover that almost everyone else in the house has been slaughtered. The only other people left alive aren’t alive at all – they’re vampires. Numb and disoriented, with more vampires descending on the house as the sun starts to set, Tana and the other two vampire partygoers flee the house, and begin to travel to the nearest Coldtown (a city roped off for vampires to live in). Along the way, the group picks up two siblings who also want to live in the Coldtown, and Tana begins to realize that she may be infected with the vampire virus. However, when the group finally arrives in the inner walls of Coldtown, they begin to realize that their lives are going to become very, very difficult. “The Coldest Girl in Coldtown” is alright. It isn’t the best, but it isn’t exactly the worst either. The plot is unevenly written, with some parts being very slow and dull and others being fast and interesting. As a whole though, the plot is not engaging, and is relatively uninteresting. The concept is very good, but the execution is poor. The characters are strangely unlikeable and flatly written, and the twists associated with them are predictable and mediocre. The setting is truly the best part of “The Coldest Girl in Coldtown”, and creates the mood of fear and desperation present throughout the story. Overall, the author of this review does recommend “The Coldest Girl in Coldtown”, though it is not the best book. It has a very interesting concept and a lot of potential, but it sadly falls short. There is some symbolism and deeper meanings in this novel, but probably not enough to make it a good choice as an essay or ‘book talk’ novel. Due to some mature content, the author of this review believes “The Coldest Girl in Coldtown” to be suitable for ages fourteen and up.