Blue Bloods *Review*

Blue Bloods

By: Melissa de la Cruz

Product 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.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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This isn't my first series by Melissa de la Cruz, so I already was used to her writing style before reading this book. Cruz usually writes books that I call "beach books." Good for the beach, fun reads and her books are definitely a lot better then most normal crappy beach books. This book though is definitely her best series and I'm glad I read it.

I usually tend to like one or two of Cruz's characters a lot in each series. This series is no exception. I loved two of the characters dearly and couldn't wait to find out what would happen to them in the series. The main character is also not a Mary Sue or annoying at all. In fact she is very lovable in my opinion.

The main problem I read in negative reviews was that the story didn't follow history correctly. Being one who hates history and really doesn't care if a fictional book follows history correctly or not I was able to easily overcome this fact. If you are like me, I'm sure you'll overcome this fact and enjoy the story too.

 Overall Rating: 7.5/10

Good vampire book, with tints of Gossip Girl writing style thrown it. Good book to own or borrow.

*This is an older review*