Saviors and Maidens: Why Charaters In Coldtown Were Pretty Cool

Good morning readers! What would you say constitutes a good book? A good character? In my opinion, good books have good characters that break archetypes and hearts- not necessarily in the book but you, the readers. In my book, The Coldest Girl in Coldtown, I feel like these characters did a fairly good job of this- at least most of them did. This is one of the best things about this book, along next to it's thrilling plot twists! Today I'm going to do my best to delve into some characters with the most minimal of spoilers as possible!

Tana is our dear heroine- a good one at that. She's not the smartest, fastest, prettiest, or anything other than pretty kick butt awesome in general. I love that her growth is not around a love interest, like most girls you would find in a vampire book, but more so around her growth from her decisions in this dangerous territory she was thrown into. All of them challenging, rough, and some even mistakes- Tara is simply a very human girl driven into a corner and has made some very human choices. She made mistakes, took risks, even killed some people along the way! She did what she had to and grew from it- grew into a stronger, wiser person who still has her wits about her even if just barely. All of these human like characteristics and feelings and choices she made really did make her an amazing character to read about and watch perform on the pages of this book.

Gavriel was an interesting vampire indeed. His hidden personality, tragic story, and true motives all gave him a good standing in my heart, which is (trust me), filled with character love. The way he spoke and acted truly gave him a quirk that would peak anyone's interest. A line that I feel says a decent amount about him is when they are on the road and Tana speaks to him.

"'Oh yeah?' she asked, looking at him, with his bare feet, and plain dark clothes. 'With what?' The smile stayed on his lips. 'Jewels, lies, slips of paper, dried flowers, memories of things long past, useless quotations, idle hands, beads, buttons, and mischief."

He's not a stereotype, or quite the normal trickster. Such a character is definitely great, and I really can't say much more without heavy spoilers!

These great parts of characters- making them like humans, making them break molds and making them really dynamic and round really made this book a good read.  I do suggest it to you all- and if you want to see more you can find it here on goodreads! Looking back to beginning- what kind of things do YOU readers, think really make the book? I look foreword to your answers! Happy reading!

Cold, Colder and Coldtown

Good morning readers! I'm starting off this post by telling you how absolutely wonderful my last book was! As you may know, I was reading the 2nd book in the Daughter of Smoke and Bones trilogy. The second book, titled Days of Blood and Starlight was absolutely a fantastic sequel to the first- filled with just as much emotion, surprise, and action as the first book (if not more!). Kaoru, one of our strong leading characters, showed true humanity the way she was written in this book- with tough choices and sacrifices, denial and love, really just all of it made her a fantastic multi-faceted character! All the description, other characters and perfect POV switched compelled me through the book and kept me going straight on till the end. I cannot wait to see what happens in the third book- I plan to find out when it comes out/where it is as soon as I'm done reading my new book!

Speaking of new books, upon finishing the above mentioned fabulous book, I have began a new book that definitely did not start out in a calm or happy way. Tana awoke in a bathtub, the morning after a roudy party with many of the kids and her friends from town. Much to her surprise, the house is quiet, but she soon dismisses it as that she was left there while everyone else went out to eat. She soon discovered this was incorrect as once she left the bathroom and really went to inspect the house... Massacre. Everyone that had attended- dead in the living room, some looking like they had tried to escape, other looking as if they could move and continue the part at any second. Well, almost everyone- the only survivor aside from her was her Ex-boyfriend Adian, who has been infected. Tara lives in a world where vampires infection spread, Coldtown’s went up to corral them and at this very moment, her life has spun out of control completely as she scurries to escape a house with vampires in the basement, memories, and the clock, slowly ticking away to her possible demise.

My book is called The Coldest Girl in Coldtown and it's by Holly Black. I'm so caught up in this book that I don't even really know what to do! It's keeping me on the edge of my seat, and all I want to do is pull it out and continue the mass page swipes on my kindle that have been going on since a few days ago. Will Adian try to hurt her in a crazed bloodlust? What about the seemingly unstable new traveling companion/escapee do with them? Where will they go now that they have to run? All these questions and more are running through my head as I await the chance to continue reading. It's so good! has anyone else found a book that's quite as exciting as mine to read recently?

Well readers, I hope I got you interested in my books, at least a little! How exciting right? Also, keep on the lookout for that special white stuff that floats around this time of year- wish it luck! Happy reading!