Lovers of YA discussion

Our BOTM for November is The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black.

Discuss as you read, but please use spoiler Tags as needed, as everyone may start at different times and reads at different speeds. (Check out the 'some html is ok' box above the post box for spoiler tags.)

I think I'll want to read this one!

I've read this before, so once people start discussing, I'll join in! :)

Read and finished this today. Wasnt too bad. I wouldve liked to have a sequel to learn more

I am going to read this... but I am one of the few people who never got into the whole vampire novels trend. I am hoping this will change my opinion because I loved the darkest part of the forest... but I am open to suggestions and may be pleasantly surprised. :)

I got my copy from the library yesterday and can't wait to get started. Just gotta finish a couple of other books first.

Never read a vampire novel before but I´m going to give it a go :)

Bought this back in July, hope to be able to join in.

Just started this and already enjoying it!

I'll finally start this today :)

This was a good story. It felt like it could be a series but it was good none the less, I enjoyed it.

About to start on this one. I've had it in my TBR pile for a few months, time to actually read it. It will be my first Holly Black novel - I owe a bunch of her books but haven't read it yet. She seems like a great writer though.

Let´s get the discussion going!
What do y´all think of the characters?
I´m currently at chapter ten so I havn´t really warmed up to Tana yet. This is the same for most characters but I do think that Aidan is a huge jerk and that he needs to be locked away where he can´t harm anyone. Ever.
Gavriel is probably my fave character rn. He´s just so mysterious and every time Tana describes him I want need to know more.
What do you think?

I don't remember which chapter I'm in but I'm about on page 100.

I'm also not the biggest fan of Tana. (view spoiler)[ She appears to be a bit stupid somehow. I understand it would not make a very good book if she had just fled the party house but she seems to take unnecessary risks and doesn't even know herself why she's doing what she's doing. (hide spoiler)]

Aidan really seems like a jerk (view spoiler)[ but I hope we'll see another side of him later. If not, then he's character really is not interesting and lacks depth. (hide spoiler)]

I also like Gavriel the best so far. I hope we'll get to know more about him and his past.

The story seems ok and I wonder what will happen (view spoiler)[ once they make it into the Coldtown. (hide spoiler)]

Tana seems to be a bit 2 dimensional. There is nothing special or particular about her as a protagonist. (Expect her scar)

The thing find the most interesting is how normal the world is. Aside from vampires roaming and coldtowns, life still goes on as we know it now ex; school, parties ect.

Also, the continuous flash backs don´t seem to be adding anything to Tana´s character and slow down the progression of the main story.

Thoughts?

I finished this today and gave it 3 stars.

I didn't really care for the characters much. The only ones I actually liked and found interesting were Gavriel and Lucien, an perhaps Jameson. (view spoiler)[ They were complex enough and it was interesting to follow how things evolved between Gavriel and Lucien. (hide spoiler)] As for Tana and Aidan, (view spoiler)[ I agree with Angélique that Tana was two dimensional. I'm also not sure whether she had some super hero complex and tried to keep her sister and ex-boyfriend safe or if she was driven by some self-destructive instinct because of her mother and all. Or perhaps she was just stupid. Whichever the case, she just seemed to do things that included unnecessary risks. Aidan was just annoying. And I couldn't stand Midnight. Also I didn't like the fact that Pearl came looking for Tana. It was annoying. (hide spoiler)]

However, the story (view spoiler)[ had great potential. I liked the idea of coldtowns and it was interesting to see what really was going on behind those walls. I also did not guess that Gavriel was the spider, so that was a nice surprise in the end. And I liked the fact that it was not told whether Tana beat the infection or not and if she ever made it out of the coldtown, (hide spoiler)]

Like Angélique, (view spoiler)[ I kind of liked how everything was so normal. Even the characters were such normal teens before everything started going wrong. (hide spoiler)]

I've only read one other book by Holly Black (The darkest part of the forest) and I must say I liked it better. This was not my favorite book but I'm still open for reading more of her work in the future.

I just can't get into this book. I won't be finishing it this month unfortunately.