Masquerade - Book Review

 

Masquerade (Blue Bloods #2)

by Melissa de la Cruz

What is it about:

Schuyler Van Alen is starting to get more comfortable with her newfound vampire powers, but she still has many unanswered questions. A trip to Italy in search of her grandfather only serves to make things more confusing. What secrets are the leaders of The Committee hiding? Meanwhile, back in New York, preparations are feverishly underway for the famous Four Hundred Ball. In true Blue Blood fashion, the ball is totally fab, complete with masks and hidden behind this masquerade is a revelation that will change the course of a young vampire's destiny.

The thrilling sequel in Melissa de la Cruz's vampire mythology has all the glamour, attitude, and vampire lore that made the first book a hit.

What did I think of it:

This second book in the Blue Bloods series is just as entertaining as the first. There are things happening that don't make sense when looking at information given in the previous book, but that didn't diminish the fun.

The love triangly stuff gets more triangly, there's more teenage angsting and drama, and we learn more about the past of our vampiric teens and the history of their species.

I was thoroughly entertained and will pick up book three soon.

Why should you read it:

It's an enjoyable and entertaining YA Vampire read   

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Blue Bloods - Book Review

 

Blue Bloods (Blue Bloods #1)

by Melissa de la Cruz

What is it about:

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. She prefers baggy, vintage clothes instead of the Prada and pearls worn by her classmates, and she lives with her reclusive grandmother in a dilapated mansion. Schuyler is a loner...and happy that way. Suddenly, when she turns fifteen, there is a visible mosaic of blue veins on her arm. She starts to crave raw food and she is having flashbacks to ancient times. Then a popular girl from her school is found dead... drained of all her blood. Schuyler doesn't know what to think, but she wants to find out the secrets the Blue Bloods are keeping. But is she herself in danger?

What did I think of it:

This is a very entertaining read.

I really liked the worldbuilding: there are vampires, but they have a whole different set of rules then classic vampires. It was fun to discover how they started and how their society works.

There are more than one viewpoints in this book, and as always I liked some more than others, but even the viewpoint of the 'mean girl' was more entertaining than annoying.

This being a YA written during the heights of the dreaded love triangle, there is of course a lot of teen angsting, multiple love triangles and more going on, but the story was enjoyable enough I didn't mind.

I could borrow the series from a friend, so I started the second book after finishing this one for more YA entertainment.

Why should you read it:

It's an entertaining YA Vampire read.

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