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The Van Alen Legacy by Melissa de la Cruz
4.0
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!
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!
Revelations by Melissa de la Cruz
3.0
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!
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!
Masquerade by Melissa de la Cruz
4.0
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.
This one was just as good as the first! I loved it.
Blue Bloods by Melissa de la Cruz
4.0
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.
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.
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
5.0
The Help has been out, and popular, for quite a few years now. I finally picked it up at a thrift store this year. I figured if I was going to read something about Kickass Females, this would be a great one right? Well, it is. I love historical fiction, and I LOVE this book! It follows two African American maids, and one young wealthy white woman during the 1960's in Mississippi. It is written from the perspective of each of the three, and follows them as the two tell their stories about being maids in white households and the other records, edits, and sends the stories away in hopes of publishing them, and sparking change. For some reason, I especially love reading books that take place during the civil rights movement. This one was no different, and it really opened my eyes to how the relations were, especially in the upper class South at that time. I highly recommend this to anyone who wants to learn about American history a little more, or to anyone who enjoys a well spun piece of historical based fiction. This book is really wonderful, it left me feeling both wrecked and hopeful. That's talent.
Elixir by Hilary Duff
4.0
Elixir follows Clea a 17 year old, travel photographer / politician's daughter. She comes home from a trip and begins to edit her photos realizing that a mysterious man is in EVERY picture that she took. She looks back through older pictures and he is in those as well. She then starts having extremely realistic dreams about this guy, and in each one she is a different woman. Each dream takes place in a different time period / place as well. From 1920's Chicago to Renaissance Italy. Clea then vows to figure out exactly what is going on, and who this guy is. It's an interesting story, and it ends on a cliffhanger. This was a re-read for me, but I remember enjoying the second one as well, so I am excited to read it again and finally finish the series. This is by no means great literature, but I really like this book. It combines travel with the YA fantasy/romance genre. That's pretty spot on for me.
Breakfast at Tiffany's and Three Stories by Truman Capote
3.0
Most of you have probably seen this movie, I took the chance to read it during the end of our Florida trip and our first week back home. Capote has a talent for description. He makes these quirky characters seem so real and vibrant. I enjoyed the fact that the book was different than the movie. I liked the additional characters. I liked that some of my favorite parts of the movie were in the book initially. But overall, Holly Golightly's character is much less delightful, and a lot more certifiable. You can see that her intentions in her wanting to marry rich and live a big life are much less a whim than they seem in the movie. She's pretty calculated, and crazy. It was very interesting, but had me feeling less attached to her character and the writer's fascination with her. And I don't even want to talk about Cat.
On the other hand, I really liked the three short stories that followed the novel. They were called A Diamond Guitar, House of Flowers, and A Christmas Memory. They were all really good. And I think I liked them overall better than Breakfast at Tiffany's.
On the other hand, I really liked the three short stories that followed the novel. They were called A Diamond Guitar, House of Flowers, and A Christmas Memory. They were all really good. And I think I liked them overall better than Breakfast at Tiffany's.