Blue Bloods (Blue Bloods #1)

Reader reviewed by Tallie

I am an avid reader of vampire books and i have to say that this book was not great but it wasnt awful either.
The story revolves around schulyer who goes to this private school filled with rich snobs. she becomes infatuated with the most popular guy in school while having no clue that her best guy friend is in love with her.
Weird things start to happen and she recieves a letter asking her attendance at a meeting she has never heard of. There she finds out that she is in fact a vampire.
The story picks up with her trying to find out a secret/mystery that you will just have to read it yourself. I will not spoil the ending but i will say that it ended waaaaay too soon (practically in the middle of the "mystery") thank goodness the the sequel to it "Masquerade: A Blue Bloods Novel " will come out 4/07!!

Reader reviewed by Stephanie

Books about vampires seem to be the new trend. However, Melissa de la Cruzs wonderful rendition of this favorite is refreshing, mysterious, and totally engaging.

Duschesne, a private high school in New York City, is comprised of the citys most elite and promising youths. Beautiful, intelligent, and privileged, these kids come from the most powerful families in the city, the ones who have helped shaped the citys history and given NYC its famous culture and landmarks.

Schuyler Van Alen comes from a once-powerful family whose wealth has declined over the years, and she does not feel like she fits in with the Duschesne students. Schuyler and her best friend Oliver are outcasts. Never in a million years would their spheres collide with Mimi Force and her twin brother Jacks world. Mimi is the queen of Duschesne, and Jack is her male counterpart. Always surrounding Mimi are Mimi-clones like Bliss Llewellyn, an out-of-place Texas girl who feels like she does not belong in the in-crowd.

When a classmate is found dead, the truth begins to reveal itself. It turns out that many of them are Blue Bloods, vampires who make up the nations most elite and powerful influences throughout history. They can never die: only their blood is saved and then regenerated when they need to be reborn again, so they have memories of their past lives which are all interconnected with one another.

However, someoneor somethingis definitely killing Blue Bloods. Who is more powerful than the supposedly invincible Blue Bloods? Most of The Committee, the group of adult vampires who make and enforce the rules for the Blue Bloods, denies that the Blue Bloods are in danger. Schuyler, Oliver, and their new friend Bliss are determined to find out whats going on, though. For Bliss, she wants to know who killed Dylan, her sort-of boyfriend. For Schuyler, she wants to know why Jack is acting so weird around her, one day talking to and kissing her, the next day completely ignoring her.

BLUE BLOODS is exciting and promises an equally amazing sequel. Melissa de la Cruz deftly crafts a wondrous yet believable world. Well researched and written, readers will close the book with a sense of impatience as they wait to find out what happens to the characters next.