The Coldest Girl In Coldtown Review

The Coldest Girl In Coldtown

by: Holly Black

    "Tana lives in a world where walled cities called Coldtowns exist. In them, quarantined monsters and humans mingle in a decadently bloody mix of predator and prey. The only problem is, once you pass through Coldtown's gates, you can never leave. One morning, after a perfectly ordinary party, Tana wakes up surrounded by corpses. The only other survivors of this massacre are her exasperatingly endearing ex-boyfriend, infected and on the edge, and a mysterious boy burdened with a terrible secret. Shaken and determined, Tana enters a race against the clock to save the three of them the only way she knows how: by going straight to the wicked, opulent heart of Coldtown itself. The Coldest Girl in Coldtown is a wholly original story of rage and revenge, of guilt and horror, and of love and loathing from bestselling and acclaimed author Holly Black."  (Goodreads)

 
From the moment I read the summary for, The Coldest Girl In Coldtown, I knew it right then, I was going to love it. Even with my having high expectations for this novel, what came out of the gumball machine was far more tastier. The Coldest Girl in Coldtown, still managed to impress me far more than I expected. I purchased this novel in the paperback version, in which my only regret is not reading it sooner. 

The structure of, Coldest Girl, consist of one continuous story, but different aspects of it. One chapter may feature the present while the next could go back in the past to get an understanding of a certain character, or view another perspective. The Coldest Girl In Coldtown, is written in third person point of view, allowing the readers the ability to grasp more about the personalities of the characters, than a first person point of view. My favorite thing about this novel were the details. The details pulled me in, into the pages, enabling me to envision a movie production in my brain. 

The monsters in this novel were so governed, with a stable way of living, unlike in most cases where they are depicted as brainless and heartless. This story makes the reader feel for their race and see a different aspect of what they were. Loyalty, and passion. Holy Black gave them a story, a back bone, a dark fascination. Even a, butterfly-caught-in-the-webs-of-stomach, connection between two unlikely characters. 

In a candy wrap, I could easily give, The Coldest Girl In Coldtown, five out of five stars. As it was filled with action, pretzel twists, monsters, and the improbable survival of humans. How much tempting can a plate look?