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Masquerade (Blue Bloods, Bk 2)
Masquerade - Blue Bloods, Bk 2
Author: Melissa de la Cruz
Schuyler Van Alen is starting to get more comfortable with her newfound vampire powers, but she still has many unanswered questions. A trip to Italy in search of her grandfather only serves to make things more confusing. What secrets are the leaders of The Committee hiding? Meanwhile, back in New York, preparations are feverishly underway for th...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9781423101277
ISBN-10: 1423101278
Publication Date: 7/29/2008
Pages: 336
Reading Level: Young Adult
Rating:
  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
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4.1 stars, based on 218 ratings
Publisher: Hyperion
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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ophelia99 avatar reviewed Masquerade (Blue Bloods, Bk 2) on + 2527 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
This is the second book in the Blue Bloods series by Melissa de la Cruz. I was pleasantly pleased with this book. After reading both Melissa Marr's "Ink Exchange" and the remainder of the House of Night series I have to say, I think Melissa de la Cruz writes much better than either of those authors.

Schuyler travels to Italy with Oliver in hopes of finding her grandfather; she hopes he can help her figure out how to fight the Silver Bloods. Meanwhile the Blue Blood community is planning the Four Hundred Ball and at Duchesne School Mimi is planning an exclusive after party. Also a mysterious new kid, Kingsley, enters the scene. Will Schuyler find what she seeks? What will happen to Mimi as she walks a darker and darker path?

I like this book better than the first book of this series. There is a lot more plot and things move along at a fast clip. It was nice to see Schuyler doing something productive and really taking the initiative. The tension between Oliver/Schuyler/Jack and Jack/Schuyler/Mimi continues to make things interesting. In this book you feel like things are kind of building to a climax as you find out more and more about the Silver Blood taint within the Blue Blood community.

This book is also a fun read if you like fashion and reading about the elite. There are a couple good fashion shoots that Bliss and Schuyler attend and some discussion about style and fashion in general. I happen to enjoy fashion so I find these parts of the book to be interesting and entertaining.

I thought many of the characters really filled out in this book. I also thought that this book was more linear and didn't jump between characters in a way that was as distracting as the first book. All in all I really enjoyed the book and am eagerly awaiting the next book. Just remember these are books to read for fun and really aren't all that deep. Although I will say that this book had more depth than the first book.
halie2157 avatar reviewed Masquerade (Blue Bloods, Bk 2) on + 8 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
This book is captivating. The first in the series was only the start of a phenomenon known as the Blue Bloods series. It's simple: If you liked the first one, you will DIE for the second one. I was so impressed by the first one I went out looking for the second one at 1 am (I read at night)... I read it in 2 days and can't wait 'til the 3rd one comes out. (FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31ST) It is Gossip Girl mixed with Twilight, but better. Amazing series.
nelliebly1025 avatar reviewed Masquerade (Blue Bloods, Bk 2) on + 141 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
I really liked the first book, but this one was even better! Don't give up on this series yet!
reviewed Masquerade (Blue Bloods, Bk 2) on + 2 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
this book is very good. Easy reading. I want to read the next. book. I would highlt recommend this book.
cmoh avatar reviewed Masquerade (Blue Bloods, Bk 2) on + 42 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
This is book 2 in the Blue Bloods Series. It looks like there will be a minimum of six books in this series.

I found Masquerade predictable in the story that she chose to wrap up and left more questions than the first novel. I really want to go out and purchase book 3 right now but it wont do me any good, De La Cruzs MO seems to be leave em hanging which is good for book sales but aggravating as all get out for readers.

At the end of this book she has included a Family Tree with some of the other names the vampires have used throughout history. In each book she has various letters written by the vampires and or news clippings. I swapped out my first book and now I want to go back and look at the letters written by the Plymouth Bluff Vampires and see who they are in the present time. I wish she included the family tree in the first book.

I am anxious to read Book 3, Revelations, but I am going to wait since the fourth book, The Van Allen Legacy does not come out until September 2009. Seems to me adult and maybe even a majority of teen readers may want to read these straight through
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solarawynn avatar reviewed Masquerade (Blue Bloods, Bk 2) on + 724 more book reviews
I enjoy the plot and characters. However there is too much Fashion speak. Like Designer clothes make you better.
laina42107 avatar reviewed Masquerade (Blue Bloods, Bk 2) on + 115 more book reviews
Good follow up to the first book. Much better story full of intrigue and suspense. Loved the direction all the characters are moving towards. And I'm pretty sure I know who the silver blood is. Can't wait for the fallout.
reviewed Masquerade (Blue Bloods, Bk 2) on + 43 more book reviews
second book of the series you dont want to stop reading
jennieb2010 avatar reviewed Masquerade (Blue Bloods, Bk 2) on
GREAT book, the series is amazing beyond belief, and I CAN'T WAIT until they all come out!!!

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