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Coldest Girl in Coldtown

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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.

From School Library Journal
Gr 9 Up–A dystopian thriller with a chilling twist. Tana, 17, passes out at a party and wakes up in a house filled with corpses. Her friends lie in crusted pools of blood as she searches through piles of belongings for her keys and boots. Her first thought is that someone must have left a window open. In Tana's world, vampire attacks happen. At the tender age of six, she witnessed her mother's transformation from a loving parent to a creature so desperate for blood it would lure and attack its own daughter. It is because of things like this that Coldtowns, quarantined cities where the infected go to live and die, exist. Along with Tana, the only other survivors of the party are Gavriel, a handsome and mysterious vampire, and Aidan, her newly infected ex. She decides to take them directly to Coldtown, but if crossing the barricades means staying there indefinitely, Tana's not sure she's ready to leave life as she knows it behind. Twilight fans will enjoy the drama, but its fan base need not be limited to those who read paranormal romance. Teens with a yen for dark, futuristic novels, and maybe even a few Anne Rice readers, will find this a refreshing take on vampire lit. As always, Black's writing is quick paced and thought-provoking. A must-have for any teen collection.–Jennifer Furuyama, Pendleton Public Library, ORα(c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
About the Author
Holly Black is the bestselling author of contemporary fantasy novels for teens and children, including
Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale and the #1
New York Times bestselling Spiderwick series. She has been a finalist for the Mythopoeic Award and the Eisner Award, and the recipient of the Andre Norton Award. Holly lives in Massachusetts with her husband, Theo, in a house with a secret library. Her website is www.blackholly.com.
From Booklist
*Starred Review* What happens in Coldtown stays in Coldtown, because once anyone enters this Vegas-like prison for vampires and their infected human pets, there’s little chance of leaving it. After a fairly ordinary high-school party, Tana awakens to discover that she is surrounded by the corpses of her friends and classmates, who have all been drained of blood. While trying to leave, she finds her ex-boyfriend, Aidan, tied up but still alive, his eyes intense with the infection that will fully “turn” him if he receives the human blood he craves. Tana is saved from Aidan’s bite by a mysterious, red-eyed boy, Gavriel, who also materializes in the party’s gruesome aftermath. With hungry vampires scraping at the door, she escapes with both guys in tow to find a way to save them all: by somehow making it in—and out—of Coldtown. In this novel, inspired by her short story of the same name, Black returns with another dark, fast-paced thriller starring a sharp-witted, brave girl who does all the right things when faced with monsters. With rapid-fire dialogue, lavish details, and a wildly imagined world, this will enthrall

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ISBN9781780621296
PublisherOrion Hardbacks
Publication Date12/31/13

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  • lillymelli
    lillymelli

    300 Followers

    3.5

    Ein toller Vampirroman für jüngere Menschen.

    Tana wacht morgens nach einer Party auf und stellt fest, dass sie eine der wenigen Überlebenden in einem Haus voller Leichen ist. In einer Welt, in der Vampire ihr Unwesen treiben, ist Tana Schreckliches gewohnt, doch normalerweise halten sich Vampire in Quarantäne- Städten auf, in den sogenannten „Coldtowns“. Tanas Ex-Freund Aidan hat die Party zwar überlebt, doch er ist mit dem Vampir-Virus infiziert, und auch Tana könnte infiziert sein. Gemeinsam mit Aidan und dem einzigen anderen Überlebenden, dem geheimnisvollen Gavriel, macht sich Tana auf ins Herz der Gefahr- nach Coldtown, um sich und die anderen zu retten…. ISBN:978-3-570-16266-8 CBJ -Verlag

    Feb 3, 2026

  • surina
    surina

    66 Followers

    4.5

    Blutig, spannend und überraschend vielschichtig

    "Death's favorites don't die." Holly Black liefert mit The Coldest Girl in Coldtown wieder einmal einen fesselnden Roman ab, der mit seinem düsteren Ton und der gnadenlosen Darstellung von Vampiren begeistert. Anders als in vielen anderen Geschichten werden Vampire hier nicht romantisiert, sondern als grausame und erschreckende Wesen dargestellt. Besonders spannend fand ich die zentrale Frage des Buches: Warum sind Vampire so grausam? Liegt es an ihrer menschlichen Vergangenheit, an einer instinktiven Natur oder an der Krankheit des Vampirismus selbst? Diese Auseinandersetzung verleiht der Geschichte Tiefe und regt zum Nachdenken an. Die Handlung war unvorhersehbar und hat mich oft überrascht, was durchweg für Spannung gesorgt hat. Auch nehmen die Liebesgeschichten, die im Buch vorkommen, nie zu viel Raum ein, sodass der Fokus stets auf der Hauptgeschichte bleibt. Für Fans von düsteren, intensiven Vampirgeschichten ist The Coldest Girl in Coldtown definitiv ein Muss. Holly Blacks Schreibstil hat mich – wie gewohnt – in seinen Bann gezogen. Ein großartiges Buch, das zeigt, dass Vampirgeschichten immernoch unerwartet und anders sein können.

    Jan 24, 2025

  • peri001
    peri001

    184 Followers

    2.5

    Eine nette Vampir Geschichte für zwischendurch.

    4 days ago

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So langsam könnte schon mal etwas passieren, dass man erkennt, worauf die Handlung aufbaut... es plätschert so vor sich hin, aber eigentlich passiert hier nichts... vielleicht wird es jetzt in der Coldtown besser

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