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Blue Bloods (Blue Bloods #1)
by
Melissa de la Cruz (Goodreads Author)
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.
They assimilated quickly into the New World. Rising to levels of enormous pow...more
They assimilated quickly into the New World. Rising to levels of enormous pow...more
Paperback, 328 pages
Published
March 1st 2010
by Atom
(first published March 27th 2007)
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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 this k...more
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.
Finally, humanity's explanation for Nickelback
No... seriously, look at this:
Look at this photograph
Everytime I do it makes me _________
How did our eyes get so red
And what the he...more
Finally, humanity's explanation for Nickelback
No... seriously, look at this:
Look at this photograph
Everytime I do it makes me _________
How did our eyes get so red
And what the he...more
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Jan 03, 2011
Joyzi
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
Vampire fans, peeps who don't mind ripoffs
Recommended to Joyzi by:
Julie and Szam
Shelves:
ya-books,
author-filipino,
e-book,
fiction,
book-series,
reviewed,
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author-american,
paranormal-romance
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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).
Okay so yeah I picked it up du...more
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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
Okay so yeah I picked it up du...more
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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 in befo...more
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Dec 30, 2010
Annalisa
rated it
2 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommended to Annalisa by:
Annie
Shelves:
young-adult,
fantasy
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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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 book?)and s...more
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 book?)and s...more
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Feb 13, 2009
Katy Major
rated it
2 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommended to Katy by:
(Borrowed from Erin R.)
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 reading. Schuyler, fo...more
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 reading. Schuyler, fo...more
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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 by reading the second install...more
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 by reading the second install...more
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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.
I like S...more
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.
I like S...more
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Aug 31, 2011
Whitney
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
Anyone who likes vampires and stuff. :D
Shelves:
own
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. But since I'm late on r...more
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. But since I'm late on r...more
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 itthrough Dora (thanks btw.)
Who else loves the author's world building? Where blue blood vampires areactually 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 else feel as I f...more
Who else loves the author's world building? Where blue blood vampires areactually 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 else feel as I f...more
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Dec 12, 2009
Tatiana
rated it
2 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
girls obsessed with opulent NYC lifestyle, name brands, and vampires
Recommended to Tatiana by:
Heather, Crystal
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 am not going to pretend however th...more
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 am not going to pretend however th...more
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Sep 04, 2008
Crystal
rated it
1 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Recommends it for:
people who don't like books with substance
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 about f...more
For one thing, that characters aren't likable...AT ALL. The vampires are an ancient group of rich, snobby elitists who care more about f...more
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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 has everything, and kno...more
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 has everything, and kno...more
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, the whole subject of the R...more
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, the whole subject of the R...more
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Sadly, I really didn't like this book. I had only read a few pages from the third chapter until I simply could not take the pain anymore, slammed the book down and picked up a magazine with Kim Kardashian plastered on the front. That's right, this book was so painful for me that I chose, repeat, I CHOSE to read an article on Kim Kardashian instead. Anyone who knows me will know that I tend to stay away from anything Kim Kardashian-related.
I just can't help but disagree with how Cruz has written...more
I just can't help but disagree with how Cruz has written...more
2,5 αστερακια
καλο αλλα δεν θα πεθανω...
κ σιγουρα δεν θα το συστησω...
αλλα γρηγορο κ ευκολοδιαβστο με μικρα κεφαλαια
ναι.... δεν ξερω τι να πω...
στις πρωτες σελιδες ειχαν σπασει τα νευρα μου
εδινε πιο πολυ βαση στο να ανεφερει κ να περιγραφει μαρκες παρα στην ουσια κ στην πλοκη
στην σελ 35 συγκεκριμενα αναφερει 9 μαρκες tragiiiic!!!!!
ενιωθα λες κ διαβαζα περιοδικο οχι λογοτεχνια
το θετικο ειναι οτι ειναι ευκολοδιαβαστο
τουλαχιστον δεν σε κουραζει
μετα απο λιγο συνηθιζεις τον περιεργο κ οχι τοσο καλο τρ...more
καλο αλλα δεν θα πεθανω...
κ σιγουρα δεν θα το συστησω...
αλλα γρηγορο κ ευκολοδιαβστο με μικρα κεφαλαια
ναι.... δεν ξερω τι να πω...
στις πρωτες σελιδες ειχαν σπασει τα νευρα μου
εδινε πιο πολυ βαση στο να ανεφερει κ να περιγραφει μαρκες παρα στην ουσια κ στην πλοκη
στην σελ 35 συγκεκριμενα αναφερει 9 μαρκες tragiiiic!!!!!
ενιωθα λες κ διαβαζα περιοδικο οχι λογοτεχνια
το θετικο ειναι οτι ειναι ευκολοδιαβαστο
τουλαχιστον δεν σε κουραζει
μετα απο λιγο συνηθιζεις τον περιεργο κ οχι τοσο καλο τρ...more
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*EDIT* God I just plain didnt like this book I was >< <------ This close to giving up entirely on it -.-" it was in a way good I mean The whole vampire being rich thing was kind of good but I HATED IT!!
The Characters were practically whores the girls I mean, like seriously can they be anymore slutty.
The guys, you cant picture every well and they tried to make them all sound OH MY GOSH dieing gorgues they did a terrible job at that NOT ALL PEOPLE ARE DIE HARD SEXY!! The "scene" um.........more
The Characters were practically whores the girls I mean, like seriously can they be anymore slutty.
The guys, you cant picture every well and they tried to make them all sound OH MY GOSH dieing gorgues they did a terrible job at that NOT ALL PEOPLE ARE DIE HARD SEXY!! The "scene" um.........more
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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 blo...more
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 blo...more
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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 snobbish rich kids that are th...more
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 snobbish rich kids that are th...more
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Aug 22, 2011
Leonie
rated it
1 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
No one.
Shelves:
read-in-2011,
angel-nephilim,
contemporary,
romance,
female-protagonist,
school,
fiction,
young-adult,
supernatural
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 anyway, like 3 hours later.....more
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 anyway, like 3 hours later.....more
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May 22, 2011
Krys
rated it
5 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Recommends it for:
YA vamp lovers
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 City. At the pr...more
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 City. At the pr...more
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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
Like the power brokers that are their parents and ancestors, members of the popular clique at New York's Duchesne School are Blue Bloods, continually reincarnated vampires endowed with preternatural beauty, charisma, and strength. The plot revolves around several teens, unaware of their heritage, who begin to manifest their true natures during a terrifying spate of vampire-to-vampire violence.
They don't realize that they aren't normal until they reach age 15. Then the symptoms manifest themselv...more
They don't realize that they aren't normal until they reach age 15. Then the symptoms manifest themselv...more
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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 what to think...more
When the uber-boy at school suddenly takes an interest in her, she doesn't know what to think...more
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, other than the...more
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, other than the...more
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, living a normal life, and just didn't seem to...more
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...more
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 like the author took a hat full...more
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 like the author took a hat full...more
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Melissa de la Cruz is the New York Times and USA Today best-selling author of many critically acclaimed and award-winning novels for teens including The Au Pairs series, the Blue Bloods series, the Ashleys series, the Angels on Sunset Boulevard series and the semi-autobiographical novel Fresh off the Boat.
Her books for adults include the novel Cat’s Meow, the anthology Girls Who Like Boys Who Like...more
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