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  • 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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  • 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

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  • It's been said before...the constant designer name dropping is annoying, and it doesn't really pick up until the second half. I'll grab the next one just to see what happens though.

    

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• ― Avi said on Feb 19, 2008 about the Hardcover edition| Add your feedback

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  • This was sort of The Devil Wears Prada and Buffy's love child. As a sci-fi/fantasy fan, it was not the greatest. There are far better vampire novels out there. That said, there was something to the story that makes me want to find out more. To be honest, I was having a hard time stomaching the const ... Continue

    This was sort of The Devil Wears Prada and Buffy's love child. As a sci-fi/fantasy fan, it was not the greatest. There are far better vampire novels out there. That said, there was something to the story that makes me want to find out more. To be honest, I was having a hard time stomaching the constant designer name drops. I get it... they are young, powerful, and dressed to kill. Do I need to know that she is wearing Chanel boots? Hell no. As for the history part, it was almost hard to take. I'll give De La Cruz some points for originality; however, to anyone who knows anything about history, its going to be difficult to read. I guess it is one way to get girls who like "chick lit" into fantasy. I really wouldn't recommend this book unless you are really a De La Cruz fan.

    

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• ― cjspock said on Oct 2, 2007 about the Hardcover edition| Add your feedback

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  • Very creative take on vampires/vampirism. This is another beginning that will leave you eager to see where its headed next.

    

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• ― Jaemi K said on Mar 8, 2007 about the Hardcover edition| Add your feedback

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.The vampires assimilated quickly into the New World. Rising to levels of enormous power, wealth, and influence, they were the celebrated blue bloods of American society. The Blue Bloods vowed that their immortal status would remain a closely guarded secret. And they kept that secret for centuries. But now, in New York City, the secret is seeping out. Schuyler Van Alen is a sophomore at a prestigious private school. Suddenly, when she turns fifteen, there is a visible mosaic of blue veins on her arm. She starts to crave raw foodand she is having flashbacks to ancient times. Then a girl from her school is found dead . . . drained of all her blood. Schuyler doesnt know what to think. Could those vampire legends really be true?Steeped in vampire lore and set against the heady backdrop of the rich, young, and powerful in the heart of New York City, Blue Bloods will be devoured by Melissa de la Cruzs legion fans.

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