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Blue Bloods

A Blue Blood Novel, Part 1

By Melissa de la Cruz

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| Paperback | 9781423101260

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Book Description

When the Mayflower set sail in 1620, it carried on board the men and women who would shape America: Miles Standish; John Alden; Constance Hopkins. But some among the Pilgrims were not pure of heart; they were not escaping religious persecution. Indeed, they were not even human. They were vampires.ThContinue

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BLUE BLOODS

BLUE BLOODS traces the history of some of New York's elite teens all the way back to the Mayflower. But their history isn't just about Plymouth Rock and maize. Their cultural depth and fabulous clothes aren't all that make these teens special. AU PAI ... (read full critics)

teenreads published on Thu, 16 Sep 2010

MASQUERADE: A Blue Bloods Novel

Blue Bloods are the highest level of elite modern New York society. The teen Blue Bloods attend Duchesne School, enjoy the most fabulous parties and share a dark secret. Blue Bloods are vampires; they literally bleed blue blood and sprout fangs when ... (read full critics)

teenreads published on Thu, 16 Sep 2010

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9 Reviews

The book was a little confusing with the Blue Bloods family trees and marriages. But overall, this is a very satisfying book. Schylur's and Jack's forbidden relationship sort of reminded me of Bella and Edward from the Twilight Saga, but this series is as far away as possible.

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Vale said on Jun 8, 2011 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

*** This comment contains spoilers! ***

"Black is the color of night. White is the true color of death"

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noodlecup said on Sep 6, 2010 | Add your feedback

YA vampire crap ._."

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hamster_nemesis said on Aug 23, 2010 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

Young Adult Vampire Tale

Blue Bloods offers a different take on the stale vampire theme and was interesting to read. I did not give it four stars because the writing was a little erratic for me. It almost seemed that she was working against a timeline to get everything in the first novel that needed to be there. I know t ... (continue)

Blue Bloods offers a different take on the stale vampire theme and was interesting to read. I did not give it four stars because the writing was a little erratic for me. It almost seemed that she was working against a timeline to get everything in the first novel that needed to be there. I know that young adult writers feel the need sometimes to limit page numbers in the interest of preserving the attention of a young adult reader but I think that J. K. Rowling and Stephanie Meyer have both proven that page numbers don't matter. Anyhoo, the character of Schuyler Van Alen is set to fight against the bad vampires that are out to suck the blood of the good vampires. I do plan to read the next book in the series Masquerade and see if practice makes the writing better. Again, it was worth reading just for the original vampire take.

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Bibliophile said on Jun 15, 2009 | Add your feedback

I quite like the plot but the development isn't satisfying. The first part is all about how hip and cool these kids are, and there's a lot of brand-name dropping. Then, when the juicy vampire stuff comes up, it's all explained and described quickly, events twist and turn in a matter of 2 lines and t ... (continue)

I quite like the plot but the development isn't satisfying. The first part is all about how hip and cool these kids are, and there's a lot of brand-name dropping. Then, when the juicy vampire stuff comes up, it's all explained and described quickly, events twist and turn in a matter of 2 lines and the book ends way too soon. Ok, it's only book 1 but I was left with the feeling that a lot more should've been outlined in detail.

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Embla said on Sep 22, 2008 | Add your feedback

Blue Bloods

An interesting premise that starts very strong but doesn't quite play out. Unfortunately, the end of the book is plagued by multiple plot holes.

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Readingrat said on Jul 14, 2008 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback