simplyalexandra's Reviews (890)

The Blue Bloods series is so long. It's just plain long. I started it randomly, not realizing how many books there were, and consequently needed to read them all to figure out what was going on. As the last book in the series there was a lot riding on this one. I thought the plot wrapped up pretty nicely, and many things became clearer upon finishing it. The beginning was a tiny bit slow... but it quickly picked up and I really like where things ended up. The *very* ending in particular. I have found that so many series have a disappointing (anti climatic, heart breaking, or a "we just barely survived, so we're alive.. but not necessarily happy,") vibe to them, that just makes me regret reading them. Luckily, I did not feel this way while reading this one! I thought it was a good ending to a very long series, and it makes me want to read more of de la Cruz's books and series. Though, thank goodness most of them are at least currently a little shorter! :)

This is a supplemental book that comes right before the last one in the Blue Bloods series. It isn't essential to read, but it definitely helped me with some background I needed before everything in the finale went down. Overall, I really liked it, and I definitely appreciated how it tied two parts of the world together before the last book. I also think that it's interesting how de la Cruz tied The Witches of East End story line into this one a little. I would definitely recommend reading it before finishing the series!

This book picks up immediately after book three. Schuyler and Oliver are on the run across the globe. Seeking asylum among the European coven of Blue Bloods. Meanwhile (oddly my favorite part!) Mimi is working as a truth seeker in Brazil searching for answers. Bliss is struggling to retain control of her body, and to figure out a way to keep it.

I won't lie, the beginning of this one was DULL (for me) aside from Mimi's plot. I just wasn't into the rest of it. But once the plot picks up, and everyone is in New York... it's pretty crazy and awesome! Seriously, all the way up to the end I was holding my breath!

Things get a little more political in the third installment of the series. There is a new leader in the coven, tensions are high, and a sacred place in Brazil is threatened. Bliss is losing track of time, blacking out, feeling crazy... a big mystery here... When everyone ends up in Brazil, disaster and confusion strike.

Loved this one less (the least so far), but it was crucial to understanding the society, and figuring out what is going on within the coven. It was still good though! :) Though the book was less exciting overall, it still kept a steady pace, so I was able to read it pretty quickly!

In the second installment of the series, Schuyler and Oliver head to Florence to search for her grandfather as well as answers. Schuyler and Jack continue to wonder what the committee members are hiding about the murders of young Blue Bloods. All the while Mimi is planning the prestigious Four Hundred Ball, and an even more exciting and exclusive after party, a masquerade ball. They get closer to solving the mystery of the deaths, and the silver bloods.

This one was just as good as the first! I loved it.

Schuyler Van Alen is the outcast at her upper east side prep school. She spends all of her time with her best friend Oliver. That is, until she catches the attention of Jack Force, her long time crush, also the most popular guy at school. His twin sister Mimi, is not pleased with this. Bliss, a Texas transplant in the city, is in the group, but doesn't feel understood. When one of the most popular girls at school turns up dead, and the characters start noticing weird changes in themselves, it's only Schuyler and Bliss who don't know what is going on. It turns out, that all of these popular kids, and Schuyler herself receive invitations to join a prestigious and exclusive society. The society of Blue Bloods, very old vampires, and also the oldest, wealthiest families in the city. Oliver is left out, as he is human.

That is a lot of basic plot kind of text... but you can also expect: new lore on vampires (fallen angels), travel to exotic locations, love triangles/squares?, and tons of page turning mystery surrounding the murder at the school.

I tore through this one and consequently the second installment.

While I'm not into the Gossip Girl part enough to read Gossip Girl... the mix of that with supernatural, and things outside of the upper east side made it bearable and an interesting read for me.