As a gal in her late twenties, I felt like I was a little old to be reading a book that was so obviously written for 16 year olds...but holy cow, I really liked this book. It was Gossip Girl meets Twilight with a touch of modern-day Nancy Drew (if Nancy Drew were a bitchy high-schooler who wore Tory Burch and DVF).
Summary: De la Cruz has revamped traditional vampire lore in this story featuring a group of attractive, privileged Manhattan teens who attend a prestigious private school. Schuyler Van Alen, 15, the last of the line in a distinguished family, is being raised by her distant and forbidding grandmother. Schuyler, her friend Oliver, and their new friend Dylan are treated like outsiders by the clique of popular, athletic, and beautiful teens made up of Mimi Force, her twin brother, and her best friend.
What they have in common is the fact that they are all Blue Bloods, or vampires. They don't realize that they aren't normal until they reach age 15. Then the symptoms manifest themselves and they begin to crave raw meat, have nightmares about events in history, and get prominent blue veins in their arms. Their immortality and way of life are threatened after Blue Blood teens start getting murdered by a splinter group called the Silver Bloods. This novel constantly name-drops and is full of product placements, drinking, drugs, nonexplicit sex, and superficial characterizations.
There look to be about 6 books in the series, with an additional book acting as an epilogue and gives background into the characters and provides more background on the Blue Bloods. Another book is coming out this fall.
Also, these books are super short. As in, under 200 pages. I took down Book 1 in a day and was glued to each page like the Young Adult sucker that I am. The only way to describe this book (and I assume the following books) is GUILTY PLEASURE. There's nothing really substantial to these books...but there's social status issues, big name labels, bitchy girl gossip, love triangles, and of course there's vampires!
Soooo, yeah. If you enjoy shows like Gossip Girl, 90210, Vampire Diaries or Pretty Little Liars. This book is right up your alley.
Rank: B
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