Holly Black
The pandemic of Vampires has gone worldwide.
Because of this, governments have created "Cold Towns" for those who are bitten (aka gone Cold) and for the vampires to reside in.
Once you are in, there is little-to-no chance of getting out.
When Tana wakes up after a night of partying, she looks around to see that she is the first awake.
...but that is because she is the only one still alive.
Walking through the house, she finds her ex-boyfriend Aidan tied to a bed, and a powerful (and hungry looking) vampire is also chained up in the corner. Aiden has been infected; and offered up as a snack.
Escaping from the other vampires that were waiting for night time once again, Tana knows she cannot leave Aidan behind and rescues both him and the stranger from the corner. During their escape, a Vamp cuts her leg with his teeth.
If the venom got into her blood, she'll turn Cold. If not, she'll survive. There's only one place the three can go until they figure out what to do: Cold Town.
A mesmerising twist on the typical Vampire books that are circulating around these days. It's a few years old, but when I found this at a bookstore, I brought it home and read it in one sitting.
Black's writing is so powerful that she has the reader feeling empathy toward the good, and the bad guys in this one. The idea that this could happen (hey, who knows if Vamps really do walk amongst us?) anywhere in the world, and be such a pandemic gets the reader thinking. Black also gave such detailed histories of her characters that you feel as if they are friends with you.
Tana's story takes unexpected turns at every chapter, and the relationship with her and Gavriel is a beautiful one. That ending will leave you begging for more!
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