"A supernatural world awaits older teens in this compelling story featuring humans and vampires."
Billed as a paranormal romance for young adults, a missing person and a murder mystery theme sit centre stage, and actually friendship plays a key part in this novel. Elise can see how everyone she touches will die, the Veil sends vampire Claire to help Elise grow into her powers. Isabel Sterling has created a supernatural world championing LGBTQ characters, and it feels beautifully organic and straightforward, people (or vampires) are who they are.
The two main characters narrate their own story ensuring a wider overview of thoughts and feelings. The vampire threat of compulsion is handled thoughtfully as is the theme of consent. Murder, violence, greed, and obviously death are major topics, the romance doesn’t exactly take a back seat, but it feels as though the author has so much to say, that there are times when the plot bubbles with all the different possibilities.
I was fascinated by some of the supporting characters and wanted to know more about them. I felt as though there was still more to discover when I reached the end, is this the start to a new series? The Coldest Touch is a readable, engaging story perfect for paranormal loving older teens searching for LGBTQ centred characters.
Death drew them together. Life could tear them apart. Elise is cursed.
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Death drew them together. Life could tear them apart.
The Coldest Touch features in the following genres: Fantasy, Liz Robinson's Picks of the Month, Recommendations, Young Adult Fiction, Sharing Diverse Voices, Fantasy romance, Fiction, Romance: fantasy and paranormal, Relating to early adulthood, Narrative theme: Coming of age, Mythical creatures: Vampires, werewolves and other shapeshifters, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Romance / Relationship Stories, Relating to adulthood, Relating to the stages of life, Interest qualifiers, Fiction: narrative themes, Mythical, legendary and supernatural beings, monsters and creatures, Unexplained phenomena / the paranormal, Mind, body, spirit, Health & Fitness, eBooks of the Month, LGBTQ+ Fiction
Paperback, Hardback. £8.09, down from the £8.99 cover price. In Stock.
The Coldest Touch was written by Isabel Sterling and published by Hodder Paperback an imprint of Hodder & Stoughton
The Coldest Touch has 375 pages
£8.09, reduced from £8.99. In Stock.
