Why I Chose This Book: This was one of the books I found in the BAM clearance section along with "Vitro."
Book Rating (1-5 Stars): Hands down, 4 stars. Not a book I would recommend without reservation, but definitely one I really liked.
Setting of the Book: A future USA where vampires are rampant in the world and places called Coldtowns have been set up to hold them.
About the Author: Holly Black was also the author of the "Spiderwick Chronicles" (well, she co-wrote that, but whatever). She attended graduate school to get a Masters in Library Science, and she currently lives in Massachusetts with her husband and dog.
Plot of the book in one sentence: Tana wakes up from a party where everyone in the house is dead - except for her, her ex-boyfriend, and a vampire, and she realizes she has to go to the nearest Coldtown to save them all.
If I Could Rename the Book: I actually really like the title, so I can't think of a different one.
Genre: Vampire Sci-Fi
Point of View: Third Person Limited. Strictly told from the main character, Tana's, point of view.
Favorite Character: Gavriel, the vampire
Least Favorite Character: Aiden, Tana's ex-boyfriend
Other (Main Characters):
- Tana, a junior in high school
- Aiden, also a junior in high school (and Tana's ex)
- Gavriel, an old-school vampire
If the Book was made into a movie, who would play the main characters?
- Tana would be played by Lily Collins, the daughter of the singer Phil Collins
- Aiden would be play by Daren Kagasoff, the jerk who impregnated Shailene Woodley in "Secret Life of the American Teenager"
- Gavriel the vampire is an extremely gritty, dark, old-school character, so he was really hard to cast, but I finally settled on Nico Tortorella.
Favorite Scene of the Book: The showdown between Gavriel and his nemesis in Coldtown was pretty awesome. Tana was there, too, and she helped in a pretty surprising way.
Least Favorite Scene of the Book: After being in Coldtown for a day, Aiden and Tana become separated and when Tana finally finds her way back to him, the scene that greets her is ... pretty disturbing and dark.
Favorite Quote in the Book: I can't remember one.
Did I like the Ending? LOVED the ending - wish there was a sequel :(
Which of my friends could I see loving this book? Someone who likes vampire fiction :)
Which of my friends could I see hating this book? Probably Hannah, once again.
This book left me feeling: I can't really think of the word - enraptured, maybe?
How Long Did It Take Me to Read It: 3-4 hours; I couldn't put it down.
Yeah...vampires...not really my thing. Didn't you read all the Twilight books?
ReplyDeleteYes. Lol and I was hooked. Although the whole time I was thinking, "If these two were human, their relationship would be way too Co-dependent." Lol
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