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Feb 14, 2011

Joyzi rated it:

Book Review

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I've been wanting to read this series for a long time now but unfortunately I was always got sidetracked by other vampire series ~~(e.g. The Black Dagger Brotherhood series, Vampire Academy, House of Night, Evernight Series, Morganville Vampires, Sookie Stackhouse series, The Mortal Instruments Trilogy, Night Huntress).~~ Whoa that was a long list, should I just say I'm a vampire addict? ~~(blame this on Meyer's Twilight)~~. More...

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Dec 02, 2011

Annalisa rated it:

De la Cruz does an impressive job of creating a world of high society New York vampires that date all the way back to Plymouth, to the beginning of time, really, but the book focuses on Plymouth. I loved that she ties her story into a bit of real historical mystery, the Lost Colony of Roanoke, a group of early pilgrim settlers that disappeared without a trace. Family lines and real estate and designer clothes are all important to setting the stage for the New York it crowd, but the name-dropping More...

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Oct 02, 2011

Kat rated it:

So I was reading a Cracked article a little while ago. It told me that you get addicted to pop music because it sets off the pleasure centre of your brain. Cracked also told me that your brain derives pleasure from particularly predictable music because your brain enjoys predicting things and enjoys being right even more.

Nickelback are crapity, crap, crap!

Finally, humanity's explanation for Nickelback

No... seriously, look at this:

Look at this photograph
Everytime I do it makes me _________ More...

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Mar 03, 2008

notyourmonkey rated it:

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Oct 27, 2008

Haley rated it:

This book had the potential to be amazing: affluent teens learn in their fifteenth year that they are reincarnated vampires who will never really die, only come back to reenter another 'cycle' of life.

unfortunately, it was terrible. One gets the impression that La Cruz either rushed through this, or had a constant bout of writers block. The writing is forced and trite, and things that should have been ommitted (why do we need a description of every single item of food throughout the More...

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Jan 08, 2009

Leah rated it:

Okay....I have to drag my soap box out...er sckrrrkk (keep in mind this is my opinion and I don't wish to offend anyone). Alright, I began to read junior fiction and young adult books to cut out the undesirable sex scenes and vulgar language. Well, I have had to stop reading highly entertaining young adult books because of the sex and language. I am highly disappointed in the trend now-a-days. Is it any wonder teen pregnancy is a problem, as well as substance abuse and vulgar language, if th More...

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Sep 08, 2010

Heather added it

I was not impressed with this book. After reading the Twilight series I was desperate to read something else that might have a similar feel. The teenagers in this one were rich, snotty, high-society kids who thought they were adults. In the book the kids partied and drank at night clubs. I just didn't care for the feel of this one at all. I cringe to think of all the teenage girls that have read this and hope they don't perceive this as anywhere near to reality! I only got a few chapters i More...

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Feb 13, 2009

Katy rated it:

This book was a massive mental battle for me, between the decent parts of the plot (notice I say PLOT, not book) and the horrendousness of the rest of the book. Okay, let me put this bluntly: "Blue Bloods" stunk.

First of all, the story was not believable. Not because it included a pack of civilized vampires that were conveniently all wealthy and living in New York City. Because the characters' reactions were so obviously fabricated that I rolled my eyes more than once while More...

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Jul 30, 2009

J.D. rated it:

This series is basically Gossip Girl meets Twilight. Melissa de la Cruz is obviously a great author...However, she does not follow through with this series. She spends more time talking about designer labels, and what the elite are wearing...than she does building up the plot.

I felt completely let down, because many people had suggested this series to me.

Having said that...
I still want to know what happens, which means I will give Melissa de la Cruz a second chance More...

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Sep 14, 2011

Petra (Safari Poet) added it

After reading the premise I thought this book had the potential to be really good, but it didn't really reach them for me. Like most vampire books, it has it's own unique take on them which was the only part of the story I loved.

Usually, I like to see a story being told from different perspectives, but here it was a little annoying. In some cases you would have the exact same sequence of events explained, the only difference being the perspective, which didn't add much to the storyline More...

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Nov 04, 2011

Whitney rated it:

I started reading this books two years ago, and I'm just now finishing it. Like, what the fudge? But I don't know why I stopped. Maybe it's because I had too much to read?! Or maybe it was because that was the time when I actually got into reading, and maybe didn't understand it.

Thanks Twilight.

Anyway. I really liked this book. I should have read this series when I first got it. (Which was the first three books.) I liked the fact of the Silver Bloods. That was nice twist. More...

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Dec 04, 2011

Isamlq rated it:

I came late into the game of YA-PNR. So, while a good number of PNR fans have probably read Blue Bloods, I came to know of it through Dora (thanks btw.)

Who else loves the author's world building? Where blue blood vampires are actually fallen angels stuck in a neverending cycle of birth and rebirth toward a state of perfection? Where silver bloods are basically cannibals, dining on what they used to be? And who else was confused by the family dynamics of the blue bloods? Did anyone e More...

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Feb 09, 2010

Tatiana rated it:

This is the first book in another paranormal YA series. I've been disappointed with quite a few lately, but "Blue Bloods" seems a little bit better than some.

First of all, it's not based solely on romance. For a change, this book is written in 3rd person, so you don't have to endure hundreds of pages in a mind of some boy-obsessed teenage girl. Cruz also develops a rather interesting vampire lore which even has some well-known historical events weaved into it.

I More...

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Sep 04, 2008

Crystal rated it:

I absolutely hated this book. HATED it. I'm not sure I've ever been able to say that about a novel before, but I can honestly say that about this one. Being a long-time fan of vampires, I picked this up at Barnes & Noble thinking that it might be a quick, easy, interesting read. The book itself is not terribly long, but I had a hard time getting through it.

For one thing, that characters aren't likable...AT ALL. The vampires are an ancient group of rich, snobby elitists who care more More...

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Jan 31, 2009

Kristen rated it:

Oh, my silly love of teen vampire books. Melissa de la Cruz makes a fun world, easy to read, with characters that you love and hate. Full of all the angst and envy of a proper high school novel, but with the added bite of the supernatural.

I'm charmed by Schuyler, the accidentally beautiful protagonist. She is endearing in her inability to fit in, which is something I'm sure many of us can relate to.

The Force Twins. How can you help but love to hate Mimi Force? A girl who More...

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Mar 06, 2009

Eileen rated it:

I read all three of these books in a day apiece. They're badly written, ludicrous candy. Seriously, rich NYC socialite vampires? Who are also ANGELS? And models, apparently? And are almost 100% undeveloped as characters?

Don't get me started on how "Croatan" actually refers to one of the native American tribes in the barrier islands of NC, and was probably meant to serve as a direction for the rest of the Roanaoke colonists when they came back from England. I mean, yes More...

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Mar 14, 2011

Eileen rated it:

This book had the potential to be great, but.......... it just wasn't captivating. It's just one of those books that I don't hate , but don't love either.
If I could I would give the book 2,5 stars.

I think that the idea of reincarnating vampires that remember their former lives, think that they are immortal and invincible, but are being murdered by Silver Bloods is good, but unfortunately I didn't feel connected to the characters at all.
They are almost all spoiled snobbi More...

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Aug 22, 2011

Leonie rated it:

I've just started this book, and there are a number of things in which this book is disappointing.

For one, Melissa de la Cruz keeps on nagging about what everybody is wearing. On and on. I couldn't care less. It also contributes to annoying fact #2. The books moves damn slowly. I'm on page 97 and nothing has happened so far. And the same plot-hints are being dropped over and over. I'm laying the book away now, perhaps I will finish it later...

... And I picked it up anywa More...

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May 22, 2011

Krys rated it:

So, Blue Bloods is one of those series that I have been meaning to get to for a while now and just haven't picked up longer that shelving it. Last night I decided it was time...and, lo and behold, not even 24 hours later and I am done with the first book. Wow, what a ride!

Blue Bloods starts out with a bit of information about the landing in Plymouth Rock. The plight of the colonials turns up from time to time throughout the novel, but the bulk of it is set in present day New York Cit More...

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Feb 04, 2010

Andrea rated it:

In New York City a 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 food -- and she is having flashbacks to ancient times. Then a girl from her school is found dead . . . drained of all her blood. Schuyler doesn’t know what to think. Mimi and Jack Force are also part of this mystery sweeping in New York city and they are also the most powerful of More...

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Feb 21, 2010

Jaemi rated it:

Schuyler Van Alen leads a mixed-up life. She attends a prestigious NYC school, where she doesn't fit in with her peers, except her best friend Oliver, and though her family used to be one of the wealthiest in the city, their holdings are now few and money sparse. She doesn't know her father, her mother has been in a coma in the hospital for most of her life, and she lives with her foreboding grandmother.

When the uber-boy at school suddenly takes an interest in her, she doesn't know w More...

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Jan 10, 2009

karen rated it:

Oh dear. This is like the Twilight thing, isn't it? It's SO HORRIBLE and I can't stop reading.

Okay, the good: Melissa de la Cruz, in Blue Bloods, has created a whole new sort of vampire. All the old Buffy rules are out. It involves a REALLY complicated bunch of lore, but by the end, I understood most of the rules. Oh, also good, I was surprised by mention of Roanoke, one of my pet fascinations. There is a little bit of a history lesson (not too serious, don't worry about thinking, ot More...

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Dec 20, 2011

Jennifer rated it:

Reviewed by Randstostipher "tallnlankyrn" Nguyen for TeensReadToo.com

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, More...

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Jan 13, 2008

Lacey rated it:

My first book by this author--overall flimsy. Plot was a solid idea, but the characters are all wishy-washy. Some of them go back on previous descriptions. Some who are made to be vitally important to the storyline disappear after one scene.

Reading this book was like living a divine comedy, where the world shifted subtly every chapter or so--characters recreated, options juggled, and spotty performance.

It would have been an homage to fashion, except that it felt lik More...

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Jan 05, 2008

Chelsea rated it:

This book can very easily be compared to Twilight and its sequels, and I'm pretty sure it has been in most reviews, and probably not favorably. It certainly lacks the addictive factor (that I have yet to fully identify) that Twilight has, but I still read Blue Bloods in one sitting. The writing isn't better or worse than Meyer's, but it's not a first person narration, which could make it more difficult for readers to insert themselves in the story. (Which is the appeal of Twilight, I guess? More...

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Dec 28, 2011

Krissy rated it:

AMAZING book!! The writing is definitley top-notch and fits in perfectly with the society of Blue Bloods that it is set in. I am so absorbed in the characters and how each one has some little secret that you get to uncover as the book progresses.

Also, not your average vampire book. It is done in such a way that they story revolves more around Schuyler Van Allen than how awesomely hot the people are or how in love she thinks she is. It deviates from the new norm of vampire lore that More...

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Apr 09, 2010

Arlene rated it:

I guess I got caught up with all of the vampire folklore because of the Twilight series, and I was looking for a substitute. Blue Bloods is a light and to a small degree entertaining read. It kept me interested barely enough to want to finish the book, but it definitely was not captivating.

I feel the author had an opportunity to develop her plot, which was extremely original. However, the entire novel lacked some sort of cohesive concept or stimulating event to give the storyline so More...

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Jul 21, 2009

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Feb 02, 2008

J-Lynn rated it:

A blending of the vampire genre and the spoiled-rich-teen genre, popularized by books like the Gossip Girl series, Blue Bloods focuses on the ethereal Schuyler Van Allen, a member of the New York elite. But, her family’s social prominence and wealth are not what they used to be and she is an outcast in her prep school. When the most popular guy in school shows interest, her predictable world spins into a new reality where Schuyler learns that most of New York’s wealthiest are actually vampires More...

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Feb 07, 2012

Kristin rated it:

Schuyler ( pronounced Skylar) has a mother in a coma, a rich grandma, a crazy school, a loyal best friend, a crush and a history she's not even aware of until her veins start to glow blue. Sadly, there's not much else to her, her friends or her classmates. All they care about is th superficial in life: designer clothes, body weight, drinking, money, etc. I never once felt drawn into the story or even found myself caring about any of the characters. This book is pure snobby New York fluff. If al More...

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