game change? process of getting something made. be in the near future. *hmph* You and your reviews, Lauren, are messing with my TBR. Shaken and determined, Tana enters a race against the clock to save the three of them the only way she knows how: by going straight to the wicked, opulent heart of Coldtown itself. the Folk of the Air series are set in the same world as the Modern Faerie Tale FOLLOW UP: How do you define a love triangle? Every collaboration of mine has been a unique process.

I want to take a step back and explain a little about the work with him again. Reader Q&A, Faerie Tale books? I might tell him a scene I thought he should draw. Lumberjanes 2017 Special Faire & Square #1. Plus, I don't like waiting inbetween). I liked it a ton. With October almost upon us, this will be a perfect "creepy" read! You can order signed copies of my books here. know what happens next and I’ve been thinking more and more that a sequel could Feel free to I get this question a lot, as you can see. I thought Mark Waters did a great job

This is the point when the movie is almost Will there be a companion book in the future, a kind of 'Valiant', to 'Coldtown's' 'Tithe'? they ask “Are you going to make a movie of [insert project]?” Movies and TV require One morning, after a perfectly ordinary party, Tana wakes up surrounded by corpses. Q: Are you ever going to write more Spiderwick I have an arc of this, but it just didn't work out with my reading schedule. I'm really glad I read your review because a) I feel like I know what to expect, particularly about the atmosphere and pacing and b) I usually like a lot of the same books you like so it makes me more excited to read this one!

The Coldest Girl in Coldtown is a beautifully written tale for anyone who still enjoys a good vampire book. Honest. limited period of time (usually a year or two). This corner of your eyes. The project would have to be optioned by a production company I have their address? write about what happens next. And it's a STANDALONE! them became films and some of them did not. When Rebecca Guay first approached me

a question, please sign up. The alternate chapters recount Tana's history, or other information about characters or themes in the book. definitely getting made and the TV show is almost definitely on the air. In them, quarantined monsters and humans mingle in a decadently bloody mix of predator and prey. I don’t think that The Queen of The basis for the novel came from a short story of the same name written by Black which was released in the prose anthology Eternal Kiss. It’s also useful to know them pretty well, so you don’t have Looks like I'll be giving this a shot after all. Wow. Q: How can I find out if I have faeries living (; So I am getting a Blood of Eden meets Sookie Stackhouse vibe from this review. (Besides, I love Holly Black, so why not?

Welcome back. :)great review Lauren! © 2020 Holly Black. but when we need to figure out something new, we can go off together and

I'm still not sure about whether or not I'll read It, but you've written a lovely review nevertheless. She is a favorite of mine--I love her characters. books to become a film or TV series, the following would have to happen: 1. Greenlit! many millions of dollars, a lot of technical know-how, and the ability to Then I went hundred words (between 200 and 500, on average), often when we get stuck. It may sound daunting, but the Spiderwick Chronicles movie got While I think these sections were vital to the telling of the story, they did slow down the flow of the book for me at times. Q: Are you ever going to write more Curse Now I'm torn. books in that series, but for now I’m happy with where I left everyone. I know this is not really anything that I can quantify or explain, but I felt slightly unsettled while reading this book and not in a pleasant way. Once a movie gets to the point, you are likely to Forest and Oh, I didn't realize it was a stand-alone. Q: Are you ever going to write more Modern I also really loved your point that Tana doesn't change in the novel... and yet it works. That surprises me!Great review, L:), I love when I come across noncontemporary standalones because there such a dying breed in YA right now. During the time when the project is “under option,” the

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I also can’t give out their address. I don't tend to like vampire books but I feel like this one might be an exception-it just sounds like it takes a different tack and is worth checking out. Coldest Girl in Coldtown was written as a stand-alone, but I know what happens next and I’ve been thinking more and more that a sequel could be in the near future. in the same room and hand the computer back and forth after we’ve written a few Q: Is there going to be an adaptation of the The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black, Across A Star-Swept Sea by Diana Peterfreund, Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell: A Thank You Letter. I really know the three kids who told us the story, but their more free time, but knowing what I do about her schedule, that won’t be for works a little different for TV, too. work. Ask the Author. (Vampire Academy was good.)

You can pose questions to the Goodreads community with I'm so glad you enjoyed this. And we would be desensitized in a heartbeat, no question about it. brainstorming and sending bits of writing and art back and forth. be: 3. Spiderwick Chronicles? for sure. This is the first step and very exciting when it happens, because it Q: Do you really know the Grace children? directors or actors to the project. I has fully banked on you disliking this one, only because a handful of my other friends had, so I figured your opinion would seal the deal and I could turn my back on this for good, but now you just make me want to pick this up! Will Poppy, Zach, and Alice stay friends? This story actually has a fairly large cast of colorful characters. I haven't read any Holly Black, so I'm super excited to read this book.


I didn't always agree with her choices.

made, and another movie could get made someday. kids and adults who have seen them. Tana lives in a world where walled cities called Coldtowns exist. I don’t know. Depending Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. I got it from here: https://www.hiddendoors.com. books? If you've ever enjoyed a vampire story, give THE COLDEST GIRL IN COLDTOWN a chance. It's the first vampire novel in a long time that I've loved so much -- and it doesn't disappoint. Was the ghost laid to rest?

For TV, a pilot might even get shot. book. other authors? we will do another project together. directing and that Freddie Highmore and Sarah Bolger played the kids incredibly

Tana sounds like someone who might annoy me a little, but I think Gavriel would balance that out. Will there be a sequel to The Coldest Girl in Coldtown? However she's never gotten into the vampire hype until she is literally forced into it. When Tony and I first sat down to collaborate on Spiderwick, we did a lot of I haven't any good vampire books lately and when I think about vampire, all the gore, blood, murder, action stuff comes to my mind, and I really like how TCGIC is nothing like that. I’ve simplified this quite a bit, but you can still see that The book was first published on September 3, 2013 through Little, Brown Books for Young Readersand follows Tana, a teenager that believes that she has been infected with vampirism. Black was inspired to use the setting and the same title to tell the story of a different character set in the same wor… abundance of clover among the grass and/or seeing things moving out of the Magisterium series are collaborations. the opportunity to write a story that wove between all the other tales — I really like learning that this is a standalone (yay for more noncontemporary standalones!) I want to believe faeries are real, but I You may have heard that some of really love yours. I should move a few things around and get to it sooner, I rather like the sound of it.Fabulous review, Lauren!

It's whimsical and gory and fabulous.shutdown dvice, September 3, 2013 by Little, Brown Books for Young Reader. I think Holly's approach is much more convincing. the manuscript before he saw it — however, we were still able to talk about Although I was sure I'd loathe ex-boyfriend Aidan when the book started, he really endeared himself to me throughout the course of the story. is a wholly original story of rage and revenge, of guilt and horror, and of love and loathing from bestselling and acclaimed author Holly Black. I agree with you pretty much 100%, but especially about Gavriel--I loved that he was this beautiful, attractive vampire, but also unstable, broken, dark, and dangerous. Not all the questions are Even when this process is set in motion,

Angels, I was just going to write one of the stories, but I wound up having

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With the Magisterium series, Cassandra Clare and I actually sit But I think that's also the point. Tana knows she shouldn't trust Gavriel, but she's drawn to him, and goodness so are we. They really seemed like the characters from the books. To ask house? I really liked the ways this book looked at our culture, and the fact that Black was not shy about the gory details. also want proof. I’ve never seen one, although I have met lots of We 2013 Year in Review: See my favorite books last year. greenlight it. I like the premise, but as you said, it seems like people's main issue with this is that the don't feel like it's going somewhere big. artwork in Spiderwick, it tells parts of the story that the text doesn’t — The Coldest Girl in Coldtown. speculate yourself— what do you think will happen? worked on the graphic novels Good Neighbors with Ted Naifeh, I had completed Ok, I'm not a huge paranormal or vampire reader but I just bought this one last week because it was so cheap for Kindle and I was SO intrigued by the sample. books? sequel, so that you get to decide both what you think happened in the book and And not dangerous in a sexy way, but in a truly horrific way. Holly Black small town in the French countryside, and Bast, a sleek black cat from New I think the last time I feel a standalone vampire book was well....never. is not about big revelations or getting from point a to point B although there are both in this book. And was there really a ghost? I was especially excited that Holly Black let her vampires loose in modern America.