Masquerade (Blue Bloods, Book 2) | 
|  | | | Title: | Masquerade (Blue Bloods, Book 2) | | Author: | Melissa De la Cruz | | Publisher: | Hyperion Book CH | | Type: | Book / Paperback | | Publication Date: | 01 July, 2008 | | ISBN / ISBN-13: | 1423101278 / 9781423101277 | | List Price: | $8.99 | | Amazon Price: | $8.99 | |
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Product Description
Schuyler Van Alen wants an explanation for the mysterious deaths of young vampires. With her best friend, Oliver, Schuyler travels to Italy in the hope of finding the one man who can help--her grandfather. Meanwhile, back in New York, preparations are feverishly underway for the Four Hundred Ball, an exclusive gala hosted by the city's wealthy, powerful, and unhuman--a true Blue Blood affair. But it's at the after-party, a masquerade ball thrown by the cunning Mimi Force, that the real danger lurks. Hidden behind the masks is a revelation that will forever change the course of a young vampire's destiny. Rich with glamour, attitude, and vampire lore, this second installment in the Blue Bloods saga will leave readers thirsting for more.
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Customer Reviews:
• Masquerade An Apt Title 03 October, 2008
Masquerade picks up a few weeks after Blue Bloods ends with Schulyer and Oliver searching Venice for Schulyer's grandfather, Lawrence Van Alan. She does find him and events move more quickly once he enters the picture.
I don't want to give away too much of it, but Mimi gets accused of being the harborer of the Silver Bloods, and a Silver Blood herself after she was found in the possession of dark magic.
Schulyer ends up saving her because as the daughter of Gabrielle, she is the only one of the Blue Bloods who can taste the blood of other vampires without succumbing to the addiction and memory overload that can cause madness.
The action is far from being over - they managed to find out about one Silver Blood and the rest of Council knows about the danger but nothing else has happened to really put a stop to them and they are all in danger until then...
The action moves along with a nice pace and the title sums the book up nicely. There is an actual masquerade ball but the title seems to really bring out the idea of not knowing who is on which side of the 'fight'. Sometimes it even seems like the characters themselves don't know which side they are on.
It's well worth reading but I think I'd have absolutely confused if I had not read the first book first. This is not a series you can just pick up on from the middle.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A1ALOTXWL76OY7
• Fun Read 18 October, 2008
I really liked this book. Lots of mystery, romance and suspense. I love the mardi gras mask on the cover! I wish I had one of those for Halloween!
- Reviewed by customer ID: ANQXKLXPIOE1L
• Masquerade 30 October, 2008
I couldn't wait to read it and my daughter and I are looking forward to the 3rd book.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A2XGBSPM1F2ONZ
• Continued Fun With The Over-privilged Blood-drinking Set 15 October, 2008
A great sequel to Blue Bloods. It moves much quicker than the book before it because time doesn't have to be spent introducing characters. It's also a slightly more mature storyline -- veering in to sometimes-creepy Flowers in the Attic territory rather than holding true to it's Twilight and Gossip Girl roots.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A278KWZ6FSE0S7
• Vampire Book Is Different 2nd Book In Series 12 October, 2008
I liked this book more then the first in the series because i knew what was going on, and I could understand who these vampires were made. They really never died, their dna is transferred into a new vampire body, but after they turn a certain age they remember the past lifes. But there is a twist Schuyler doesn't have a past life because her father was a human and her mother was a vampire. So now the vampires of New York are very concerned about her and what she means to their family. The only way to understand these books is to read them. It is a good read.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A3NGAKEOK5SJJH
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