Each story stood on it's own but they all fell along the lines of the supernatural- vampires, ghosts, devils, and unicorns, to name a few. It's definitely a dark and edgy read- there are always creepy things looming in the darkness, and danger seems to hide around every corner. This book pulls you into another world where werewolves exist, vampires live in a town called Coldtown, and faeries live among us. The opening story, "The Coldest Girl in Coldtown" was my favorite, and I've heard that Holly Black turned this into a full novel, so I'm excited to get my hands on that. Perhaps that book will change my mind on urban-fantasy!
The strength of this book was the range of characters and settings that it covered, and Holly Black is a great story teller. I'm having a hard time really saying much about the book otherwise, as the short stories, to me, really just broke it up and didn't give anything time to develop. It was a like a sample taste when you want the whole cake!
If you were intrigued by this book, check out the novel The Coldest Girl in Coldtown. I'm putting it on my "to-read" wish list! Despite my disconnect with the book, I think young adults will love this book if they are into fantasy. Not to mention, the stories themselves are fairly short and pretty quick, easy reads, so teens who have a hard time reading long books will be pleasantly surprised.
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