Search - Blue Bloods (Blue Bloods, Bk 1)

The blurb in this site is somewhat misleading: "Suddenly she is allergic to the sun, craves raw food, and if she cuts herself, her blood is blue. Schuyler has no idea what is happening to her". Nope, didn't happen that way. Her character isn't suddenly allergic to the sun and craves raw food or cuts herself to check the color of her blood. Also there is no confronting family and friends to find out what she is.

Schuyler is a loner and feels very different from others, but has a couple of friends who are outcasts like herself. She and her friends all go to Duchesne School - a very exclusive school in New York City, where most kids are from rich, old money families. Everyone knows everyone at this school. One day a popular girl from her class is found dead under very mysterious circumstances. Soon afterwards Schuyler gets a special invite to a charitable society - The Committee. Then Schuyler learns about her origins and what a lot of other kids at her school are too - Blue Bloods. But there is danger lurking in the shadows and there are still unanswered questions about her past that Schuyler needs to know about. Coupled with this is her crush on a popular boy - Jack Force, her best friend's disapproval, sneers from the high school Queen Bee (Jack's twin sister Mimi), and the usual teenage angst. This looks to be a start to a series. Like another De La Cruz book I've read, the author loves to pepper her work with references to fashion labels and trends, most characters belong in elite society, and the reading is fast paced. In my opinion the book is OK, the premise is promising, but there is something lacking in the writing.

I picked up this book suspecting to be an unconventional, interesting vampire tale. I am a fan of vampire lore, or good ones, at least, so I had to pick this up at my friendly local library. Was I surprised - or perhaps not, coming from the author of 'Au Pairs'- that this book had very little to do with vampires. The first 100 or so pages had absolutely no vampire mentions, and hardly any insinuations that vampires would come up later. Even after that the whole 'Guess what, I'm a vampire, and nearly everyone around you is too...oh yeah, and blood is indeed a necessity' thing is merely a side plot. Mainly, this book concerns Schuyler, an outcast of sorts, dealing with the Queen Bee, Mimi Force, and her gorgeous twin brother, and other high school dramas such as that. It takes a look at the high end of society, where teens learn to drip money without showing it off. Schuyler later learns that she is a 'blue blood', or a very special vampire who is descended from a very old line. You do not learn of this until you're 15, and then signs of it come to your attention, like visible veins and a raw meat craving. Those who are blue bloods seem to be always rich. This exclusive group seems to be HIGHLY metaphorical to the upper-class. She is told that she is immortal, yet blue bloods seem to be dying very rapidly...
Quite frankly, if the whole vampire thing got chucked out, a good percentage would still be a solid story. I was a bit disappointed at first, due to the lack of vampirism, but it was still a good read. Do not read this if you're looking for an Anne Rice twist for teens, or something to that effect. If you are a fan of Ms. de la Cruz's previous novels, i.e, the Au Pairs, and other chick lit, you will find this book a very good one.

Reading this now and I have to say I am pleasantly surprised! Though like some other reviewers have said it is a bit confusing in some parts-they are NOT allergic to sun-they can act normal in it-even get tanned by it...in one scene a main character is wearing earrings then in the next page she is only wearing a necklace as her accessories. But over all I am liking the book and the different twist to vampire lore she has created...especially the part where they descend from the Mayflower since a cousin of my moms has proved our lineage to John Billington it makes it even more "real" to me. =) Recommended for a quick read.

Was Ok,was alot of fashion talk,this designer and that. But the plot was good and am putting the next title on hold.

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 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.

I really wanted this book. Read it in 2 days, kept hoping it would get better. It did NOT. The "twilight" series by Stephanie Meyer's was so much more. Highly recommend that series. Will not be reading #2 in the blue blood series. How to explain....childish, boring, did not make much sense to me. Shame, because it is a really good basic information in history, but it just left me empty and bored. I am NOT a teenager, but have enjoyed other books meant for the younger crowd....this is not one of them.