Genre: Science Fiction (vampires, post-apocalyptic)
Subjects: Young Adult Fiction - paranormal, vampires, love & romance, family relationships, guilt, revenge
Audience: ages 14 & up
Tana wakes up at a party here everyone has been killed by vampires except her and her ex-boyfriend Aiden who has been bitten. A vampire named Gavriel is also there and Tana sets out to save them all by going to Coldtown. Coldtown is a walled city where vampires and their followers live to keep humans safe. On the way, they pick up a set of twins, Midnight and Winter who want to be vampires and are recording their adventure in an internet blog. Upon arrival to Coldtown, Tana receives a pass to leave if she is not infected. Gavriel leaves to exact his revenge on the head vampire Lucien and Midnight and Winter turn on Aiden and Tana. Aiden turns into a vampire and kills one of Midnight's accomplices and Tana escapes. With the help of two humans she meets, Tana is taken to Lucien's party to get back her pass that Aiden stole. Midnight becomes a vampire, kills Winter, and attacks Tana, officially turning her cold. If she drinks vampire blood, she will turn into a vampire. Tana helps Gavriel to kill Lucien and begins to look for her little sister Pearl who has come to find her. Aiden finds Pearl, gives her Tana's pass, and sends her home. Tana finds a place to wait out the infection so she will not turn and Gavriel stays with her. Black has written a dark, post-apocalyptic thriller that leaves readers with hope for Tana and humanity.
Awards:
Locus Award Nominee for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy (2013)
Milwaukee County Teen Book Award Nominee (2015)
Andre Norton Award Nominee for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy (2013)
Green Mountain Book Award Nominee (2015)
An Amazon Best Teen Book of the Year
A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults
YALSA Top Ten Amazing Audio Books
Kirkus Best YA Books
Texas’s Tayshas Reading List Top Ten
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