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Synopsis
When her boyfriend is killed in a car accident, high school student Wren Darby uses her hidden powers to bring him back from the dead, never imagining the consequences that will result from her decision.
Is Cold Kiss appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 14 and up.
Teen girl resurrects her dead boyfriend using forbidden magic, facing unintended supernatural consequences. Contains themes of grief, death, and the ethical implications of defying death, with mild romantic content and moderate emotional intensity.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, mild sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include emotional abuse, death, death of a loved one, and grief (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Teens will connect with Wren's desperate grief and the impossible choice between holding on and letting go when love defies death itself.