Title: Cold Kiss
Publisher: HarperCollins
Imprint: Harper Teen
Pub. Date: 09/20/2011
ISBN: 9780061996221
Author: Amy Garvey
Category: FICTION-JUVENILE-TEEN
“Just like some musical prodigy can play Mozart at age three or whatever, we can tap into a kind of energy that other people can’t. That’s all…”
That’s all. Like it’s no big deal that my mother can make flowers grow, and Mari can change the color of her hair at will, and I can [almost] lift myself off the ground and set things on fire. And, you know, raise my boyfriend from the dead.” Pg. 29
Wren and Danny- two teenagers madly in love…but there is one big problem for this couple: Wren is alive, and Danny isn’t. Wren has always known that she harnessed magical power, and although her female family members have similar attributes, no one talks about it. When Danny, Wren’s boyfriend, is killed in a car accident, Wren decides that she can’t live without him. After creating a spell, Wren visits Danny’s grave and brings him back from the dead. Being together again should be wonderful, but hiding your un-dead boyfriend is difficult, and things go from bad to worse as Danny starts to remember the accident… and his death.
Wren feels alone and uncertain until Gabriel, a new student, comes into her life. He is attracted to more than just her sparkling personality, and together they work to free Danny from his miserable un-dead life.
Cold Kiss is an entertaining read packed with noteworthy characters and just the right touch of magic. Teen readers will love this book, for it will give them an unusual look into relationships and how life [and death] complicates things. There is some language and mature situations, so I recommend it to teens, not tweens.
