Blue Bloods

Blue Bloods Bk. 1
by Melissa de la Cruz

BLUE BLOODS by

Category: Paranormal

Age Recommendation: Grades 9+

Release Date: 4/1/07

Publisher: Hyperion

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Rating: 4 Stars

It’s the invasion of the vampires!

Recently, the world of the undead has been sweeping its way into young adult novels, making sure that the

vampires are

prominently featured. Melissa de la Cruz, author of the popular series THE AU PAIRS, makes sure

that she adds her

own twist on vampires in her new series, BLUE BLOODS.

Schuyler Van Alen believed that she was just a normal teenager, living a normal life, and just didn’t seem to fit in.

Attending a private school isn’t the world that Schuyler wanted to enter, what with all of the high fashion when she

would

rather wear her “unfashionable” clothes. But she never thought she would enter the world of the vampires,

either.

When she turns 15, Schuyler discovers some major changes in herself, like the veins in her arms that are distinctly

blue.

And the blue veins can only mean that she is part of the Blue Bloods, a group of vampires whose ancestors

go as far

back as the

Mayflower

. Being a Blue Blood isn’t so bad, right?

Well, when a murder takes place and a popular guy starts to notice you, Schuyler knows that there is something

strange

going on, and it’s up to her to crack all of the society’s secrets and to keep herself out of danger while

doing it.

Melissa de la Cruz does not disappoint with BLUE BLOODS. The world that Ms. de la Cruz has created is not

only

unique but also very intriguing. Fans of the vampire world will definitely want to add this to their collection,

and will be

looking forward to MASQUERADE, the next novel in the series.