Books Like The Coldest Girl in Coldtown

Annette Curtis Klause

Like Coldtown, it treats supernatural hunger as a source of danger and desire. Its teenage heroine faces a dangerous choice between her nature and the people she loves, with a sharp, sensual edge.

Richelle Mead, Richelle Mead

It offers a vampire world run by strict rules and hidden predators, with a tough, sardonic teenage narrator. Fans of Tana's wry voice and her loyalty to difficult friends will find a lot to enjoy here.

Kendare Blake

It is a darkly violent supernatural story with a teen protagonist who hunts monsters and carries a secret past. Its blunt horror and a heroine who lives with her choices echo the grit of Coldtown.

Leigh Bardugo

A crew of outcasts plans a dangerous, ruthless job in a city full of predators. Readers who loved Tana's race against time and her willingness to go into danger will find the same tense stakes.

Melissa Albert

It is a dark, eerie tale with a restless teenage heroine, a sinister fairy-tale world and a hunger for answers. Its unsettling atmosphere and sense of a hidden, dangerous place match Coldtown's appeal.

Naomi Novik

A prickly, angry narrator must survive a school full of deadly threats and kill or be killed. Readers who enjoyed Tana's bitter, defiant voice and the brutal rules of her world will feel at home.

M. R. Carey

A quarantined infected world, a fragile group of survivors and a young protagonist caught between species make it a close cousin of Coldtown. Its moral unease and claustrophobic tension will appeal to the same readers.

Justina Ireland

Set in an America overrun by the undead, it follows a teenage girl trained to fight them. Its gritty violence, strong sense of injustice and fierce heroine make it a good match for Tana's story.

Justin Cronin

A sprawling, bleak tale of a viral outbreak that turns people into monsters, with a fight to survive in a broken world. Readers who liked Coldtown's quarantined horror and sense of dread will find plenty to chase here.

Bram Stoker

The original vampire novel shares Coldtown's dread of the predator among ordinary people. Its dark, gothic atmosphere and sense of creeping horror show where many later vampire stories began.

Sheridan Le Fanu

This short gothic novella is a seductive, unsettling vampire story with an intense bond between two young women. Its eerie mood and sense of forbidden desire will appeal to readers who loved Coldtown's blend of horror and romance.

Anne Rice

It explores vampires as creatures of hunger, guilt and self-loathing, told in a confessional voice. Readers who were drawn to Tana's guilt and the seductive, bloody glamour of Coldtown will find the same emotional depth.