Type of bind: Paperback
Format: Bargain Price
Label: Hyperion
Manufacturer: Hyperion
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 336
Printing Date: April 01, 2007
Publishing house: Hyperion
Age index: Young Adult
Release Date: March 27, 2007
Sale Popularity Level: 107394
Studio: Hyperion
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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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I read the book cover-to-cover, and found it pretty easy to get through.
However, an easy read doesn't make for a good read. Throughout the entire novel I got the feeling that the author was trying to make young female readers wish they were rich and famous, and young male readers horny.
I loved the background of the vampires. An old myth revitalized.
The storyline was okay. Good enough for three stars. However, I found the character horridly put together. Maybe I just don't like high schoolers. If you don't have a problem with teenage drama to the extreme (with vampire-esque creatures thrown in) pick this book up.
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Although not an absolutely terrible read...if you are looking for something along the lines of the Twilight series this is not it. I actually picked this book up at my local bookstore on the recommendation of the sales person. I asked what she would suggest after reading the Twilight series which I LOVED but this book doesn't even come close. So if you are looking for something now that the twilight series is complete, this isn't it.
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While I find de la Cruz's novel entertaining and more sophisticated than many other books in this genre, I can't move past the terrible butchering of the Latin language. The book leans on history strongly, which adds a dimension of authenticity to it, but it entirely fails in this regard. Every Latin phrase in the book is translated--however, the Latin hardly reflects the translation. It's as if de la Cruz had an English to Latin dictionary, and just pulled words out of it. That is just shoddy and lazy editing--any very first year Classics graduate student could have translated the phrases for this book, particularly those at her alma mater (yep, Latin). The reason I find this so offensive is that de la Cruz immerses herself and her readers in a world that hinges on pop culture and decadence that young people find fascinating and that piques their curiosity. I would hate to think anyone's curiosity about a beautiful and historical language was driven by the equivalent of a cheap knockoff.
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I am a vampire fanatic and this book breaks down all the myths that other books build, making it more real and really making you believe that vampires could exist. Excellent very first book and if you love this one, read the sequel Masquerade. The third book will be coming out in October.
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I picked up this book on a recommendation from an online source to be a good alternative to Twilight. However it reads like a fashion-concious thirteen year old girl with all the name dropping about designers and long descriptions and little action. Do we really need to go on for 3 pages about the exact length and shade of someone's miniskirt? The quasi-incest of the Frost twins?
I wish Mrs. De La Cruz would be introduced swiftly to a writing tutorial that is age-approriate for an adult writer instead of this "hehe" and "lol"-inspired nature of this book. I felt insulted while attempting to read this poor excuse for a pretty cover of a novel.
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