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yoohanna's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Murder and Car accident
alli_the_bookaholic13's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief, Blood, and Death
lilliana_blackstar's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Finished Reading:
The Coldest Touch (2021)
By Isabel Sterling ♒️
YA Paranormal Adventure Romance with queer vampires? Yes please!
Omgosh I loved this! It is as if the assignment was: "Take the best parts of Twilight and The Vampire Diaries, but make it more wholesome, more inclusive, less problematic and more queer and sapphic" - and this story is successful at that! I love the world building, the loveable characters, the delightful and believable teenage angst, the crushes, and the mystery adventure! I want to have more! I dont know if the author is going to bring us more and make this into a series, but I NEED IT.
The Coldest Touch (2021)
By Isabel Sterling ♒️
YA Paranormal Adventure Romance with queer vampires? Yes please!
Omgosh I loved this! It is as if the assignment was: "Take the best parts of Twilight and The Vampire Diaries, but make it more wholesome, more inclusive, less problematic and more queer and sapphic" - and this story is successful at that! I love the world building, the loveable characters, the delightful and believable teenage angst, the crushes, and the mystery adventure! I want to have more! I dont know if the author is going to bring us more and make this into a series, but I NEED IT.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Bullying, Death, and Car accident
bjww34's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcohol, Death, Grief, Blood, and Car accident
jodierose14's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Blood, Death, and Grief
bmreads's review against another edition
challenging
dark
hopeful
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I don’t know if this book is good or it just got me out of an insane slump. Thoroughly entertained nonetheless.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood and Death
Moderate: Body horror, Car accident, and Grief
miaaa_lenaaa's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I rly rly liked the start but then it got a bit predictable and some of the plot felt like it was just rushed and very convenient. I rly liked dark claire at the start and then she just got a bit like, weak and emotional lol
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Death, Grief, Violence, Car accident, and Blood
gen_wolfhailstorm's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Despite being gutted I couldn't finish this off before the end of 2022, it made for an exceptional start to 2023's reading.
I fell hard for this book and loved seeing Elise come into her power, navigate grief and growing relationships.
Claire had such a complex existence and I enjoyed seeing her grow with each new experience, despite already being immortal and probably seeing so much of the world already.
I love the mentions of touch, especially the contrast of Jordan's body heat and Claire's otherworldly coolness. It added that little extra attention to detail that just drew everything together.
The diversity was amazing. We had different family dynamics, different ethnicities, different genders and various sexualitites. It felt layered and real. I really appreciate when a fantasy novel is fantastical and believable, especially in regards to the people that inhabit the world.
The only thing to throw me off was just the below wording:
"A Black boy, not the one from the homecoming photos..." ...okay, but this just felt like a strange sentence structure. There can be more than one Black boy, so I really didn't see the need for that little explanation. It threw me a fair bit because it had been generally quite diverse in a natural way beforehand.
The plot was exceptional. I was gripped from the start and felt compulsed (see what I did there?) to continue on every time I put it down.
I thought the way the paranormal politics were handled was super clever, especially for the vampire lore.
I really hope there's more to come from this world, but if not, it has made for a very satisfying standalone.
I fell hard for this book and loved seeing Elise come into her power, navigate grief and growing relationships.
Claire had such a complex existence and I enjoyed seeing her grow with each new experience, despite already being immortal and probably seeing so much of the world already.
I love the mentions of touch, especially the contrast of Jordan's body heat and Claire's otherworldly coolness. It added that little extra attention to detail that just drew everything together.
The diversity was amazing. We had different family dynamics, different ethnicities, different genders and various sexualitites. It felt layered and real. I really appreciate when a fantasy novel is fantastical and believable, especially in regards to the people that inhabit the world.
The only thing to throw me off was just the below wording:
"A Black boy, not the one from the homecoming photos..." ...okay, but this just felt like a strange sentence structure. There can be more than one Black boy, so I really didn't see the need for that little explanation. It threw me a fair bit because it had been generally quite diverse in a natural way beforehand.
The plot was exceptional. I was gripped from the start and felt compulsed (see what I did there?) to continue on every time I put it down.
I thought the way the paranormal politics were handled was super clever, especially for the vampire lore.
I really hope there's more to come from this world, but if not, it has made for a very satisfying standalone.
Content Warnings
Minor: Grief and Death
arminam's review
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Blood, and Death
Moderate: Murder and Violence
Minor: Lesbophobia
dododenise's review against another edition
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Was this book incredibly predictable? Yes.
Was it loads of fun anyway? Absolutely!
This is just a fun little story, with teenage highschool drama and a big paranormal mess with vampires. It’s nothing groundbreaking, but it’s very enjoyable.
Was it loads of fun anyway? Absolutely!
This is just a fun little story, with teenage highschool drama and a big paranormal mess with vampires. It’s nothing groundbreaking, but it’s very enjoyable.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Blood, and Death
Moderate: Murder
Minor: Racism