stacyroth's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Todd Mayer is dead, discovered frozen and naked in a snow-covered park. Now, his ghost follows the detectives trying to solve his homicide. Georgia didn’t know Todd, but she can’t stop thinking about his death. Is it because of the things she has in common with him, or has she seen him somewhere before?
The story switches between Todd and Georgia as narrators. Despite being an unsolved murder, this book isn’t scary, not a thriller or horror book. It wasn’t a bad story; I just never felt truly engaged with it. I would say this book is probably aimed more at the younger end of the YA spectrum, with a caveat for the death and homophobia trigger warnings.
Many thanks to NetGalley for providing me an audio ARC of this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia
Moderate: Murder
caseythereader's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Thanks to Macmillan Publishing for the free advance copy of this book.
- COLD is a quick, gripping YA murder mystery. At less than 250 pages, the story moves along at a clip, dragging you directly into Todd and Georgia's minds as they unravel the events surrounding Todd's death.
- It's sad and tense and terrible and I just had to know what happened. I felt so deeply for these two kids, outcasts in different ways, just trying to be themselves and be accepted for it.
- It does feel very neatly tied up at the end, but I think one can expect a YA mystery to be a little less messy than an adult murder mystery novel.
- COLD is a quick, gripping YA murder mystery. At less than 250 pages, the story moves along at a clip, dragging you directly into Todd and Georgia's minds as they unravel the events surrounding Todd's death.
- It's sad and tense and terrible and I just had to know what happened. I felt so deeply for these two kids, outcasts in different ways, just trying to be themselves and be accepted for it.
- It does feel very neatly tied up at the end, but I think one can expect a YA mystery to be a little less messy than an adult murder mystery novel.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Grief, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual content, Violence, and Vomit
Moderate: Fatphobia
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