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Revelations

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SPOILER ALERT!! DO NOT READ IF YOU HAVE NOT READ THIS BOOK YET!!!

Revelations is the third book in the Blue Bloods series by Melissa De La Cruz. A darker, more gripping plot suffuses this book with more action and suspense than the other two in the series, not to mention the deepening of relationships and betrayals in the world of blue bloods.
Schuyler Van Alen has been uprooted from her home when she was adopted by Charles Force. Now, she has been "forced" (sorry, bad pun) into living at the Force's Manhattan brownstone where her crush, Jack Force, and her rival, Mimi Force, live. But Jack seems to ignore her even worse than before, and Mimi only acknowledges Schuyler to criticize her.
One day, Schuyler finds a book stuck under her door, with a hotel key stuck inside. She knows it is from Jack and decides to meet him there. She continues to secretly meet with him even though they both know that Mimi is planning her and Jack's bonding ceremony. Jack tells Schuyler that for once, he might defy the eternal tradition of bonding with Mimi, because Jack says that over the centuries, he's always felt that something was missing (and that that something was Schuyler).
Schuyler decides to make Oliver her familiar, even though he is her Conduit, and it is illegal to drink your Conduit's blood. The first time Schuyler tries to make Oliver her familiar, she kisses him, but he bails out on her because he says that it is not right. However, he come to change his mind when he sees that she is getting weaker and weaker. When Schuyler drank Oliver's blood, she glimpsed every though and memory he had ever had, and she discovered that Oliver loved her. Now their friendship was ruined, because when you make someone your familiar, they can never love another person romantically for the rest of their life.
After Bliss sees Dylan again, she chooses not to tell anyone, because she is afraid that he might be a Silver-Blood and she does not want the Committee to take him away from her. When Dylan, by chance, sees Schuyler, he starts to attack her and calls them both Silver-Bloods. She fearfully turns Dylan over to a rehabilitation center for blue bloods, even though she is still not sure if he was the one who murdered Aggie and been turned into a Silver-Blood. Bliss is still having blackouts, but now she always sees a man in a white suit, but doesn't know who he is.
Mimi joins the Conclave, a board of blue bloods that helps vampires world-wide with the Silver-Blood attacks. Lawrence Van Alen was elected head chairman, stealing the spot from Charles Force (this happened in Masquerade). Kingsley turns out to be a suspicious character from a traditionally Silver-Blood family that renounced it's ways of evil.
Bliss's little sister, Jordan, is also acting suspiciously. Jordan was always treated condescendingly by her mother and father, then Bliss discovers that Jordan was shoved into their family, that it was not a choice that they made willingly.
Schuyler, Bliss, and Oliver fly to Rio, where the Conclave meeting is being held. When they get to the hotel, they discover that everything seems fine, that the feeling that something bad was going to happen was gone when they saw Lawrence safe. In fact, Lawrence was going to a party for the Conclave.
At the party, Mimi witnesses a horrible scene. The family that was hosting turned out to be on the Silver-Bloods side, and they were murdering the Conclave by the masses. It turns out that Mimi's suspicions about Kingsley were false, that he was not a traitor as she thought.
Meanwhile, a giant force is stirring. It turns out that in Rio de Janeiro , under Christ the Redeemer's statue, a Silver-Blood called Leviathan is attempting to break out of his prison. Lawrence, Oliver, Schuyler, and Bliss try to stop a Silver-Blood. Schuyler takes her sword and tries to stab it, but misses. Lawrence kills it, but ends up getting killed himself. The Silver-Blood that is killed turns out to be Dylan, but it was an illusion to get Dylan killed. He was only being controlled by Silver-Bloods. The real Silver-Blood turns out to be Bliss, and she was the one that killed Aggie and the Conclave and set their house on fire, and much more, which is why she was getting black-outs. She thinks that the man in the white-suit is probably Lucifer, telling her what to do

So Revelations was an intersting book. It was far to short but it keeps a good pace and doesnt drag scenes on and on like some books can. De la cruz is not opposed to killing her characters off, so if you are a reader that wants the perfect ending were everyone is happy, this is not your book. Positvely, i feel it was a great story line, i started the book after reading Twilight because i was in need of a vampire fix in between the twilight books, and the Blue Bloods serious did not dissapoint, its very different from the twilight saga but its good in its own right.

Target is a good place to get the book beacuse of the exclusive chapter you get online with it, and let me say the chapter is goooood.

The whole Mimi, Schelyer, Jack romance well help keep the plot moving and Bliss's nightmares, Dylan showing up again half crazed hits the whats going to happen next factor....The silverbloods idenity gives the book the mystery, suspense feel. The next book in this serious will be quit good if she can resolve some of the torrid love affaris and tell us more about what the silver bloods have planned and done in Rio.

Oh, and Iv now read three books that all host Rio De Janero as a popular city in vampire lore.

So its a little educational too. ahah

This is the third book in the Blue Bloods series by Melissa de la Cruz. I thought this one was the best of the series; I would give it 4.5 stars if I could!

In this book things are coming to a head. The Silver Bloods are evidently somehow infiltrated into some of the prestigious Blue Bloods families but no one knows who or where. With Lawrence running the council things are changing at Duchesne school. The students are now learning more about how to defend themselves. Things are getting worse for Bliss; who instead of just having blackouts is now plagued by horrible visions while awake too. Something is wrong in South America and Lawrence is called away to deal with it. Schuyler spends time in misery when she is adopted by Charles Force; she also spends a lot of time in this book trying to reconcile her relationships with Oliver and Jack. Mimi spends most of her time planning her bonding with Jack; when she isn't making Schuyler miserable.

This book had a much faster pace then the second one. The plot line twisted again and again; which I actually thought was well done and enjoyed. I thought this book, more than any of the previous ones, really kept you on your toes mentally and kept you second-guessing yourself. I thought this book really set the stage nicely and made the series into something bigger than high school girls that are super pretty and happen to be vampires.

There are, of course, the prerequisite modeling scenes. I actually enjoy reading about these so they don't detract from the story for me. The amount of time Schuyler spent whining about whether or not she loves Oliver or Jack got seriously annoying; but as the plot moved along she didn't have time to dwell on this forever.

As I said, I thought this was the best book of the series. I liked how complicated the plot got at the end and how dire circumstances end up. I think the story was well tied up, but leaves you wondering what will happen in the bigger picture. I loved that there was a lot more action in this book too! This book finally made me really excited about this series :-)

I loved all three of the Blue Blood books and can not wait for the fourth one to come out!! If you love twilight like i did you should read these books!!

I liked the book, but i didnt like it better than Masquerade. I don't know i expected things to move at a much faster pace, it feels like nothing much happened in this one.
i cant say more without posting a spoilert and i don't like posting spoilers. so you'll have to read and make a choice for yourself.
I love this series and will wait for teh next one to determine if i keep on reading the series or not.
but i do love Sky and Oliver and i would hate to not read about them anymore.
But Yeah Masquerade is much better.

I started reading blue bloods about a month ago and have become totally hooked on this series. This book is a little darker than the first two and may not be as geared towards young teens. In fact, I was feeling a little depressed after finishing the story last night. Someone had mentioned that Target has a secret chapter from the author. I just read it and I feel much better about the ending. To read it go to bluebloodbook.com/target and enter BLUEBLOODS, but do not read it until you have finished the book as it deals with the final chapter. Melissa de la Cruz has definitely written a page turner and I look forward to her next book.

This series just keeps getting better and better. I am so glad that one of my friends recommended this to me because if she hadn't I would have missed out on a wonderful series that is so imaginative. The history behind everything that happens throughout these books is so detailed and unique that I have to wonder why I don't hear more about these books. I have never come across a book that is like this one and it is refreshing to read something new. Revelations is part of the vampire craze but the book has so much more to it than your typical vampire novel. To put it simply you should read this.

I can not wait to see what happens in the next installment!

From page one of the first book, Blue Bloods, my friends and I have all been hooked, completely submerged into Cruz's unique and exciting story, desperate for the next book so that we could find out what would happen next. And the third book in her captivating vampire series, Revelations, is no different!

From beginning to end, you will find yourself on the edge of your seat, hungry for more, always unsure of what will happen next. She'll leave you breathless and guessing until the very last page, when you'll find yourself begging for more, upset when you remember that it will be at least another year until the next one comes out. But then you'll be in a slightly better mood when you remember that she plans on continuing this story for at least 5 more books and in between the releases, you can reread *and reread, and reread, and..well, you get the point!* the books, memorizing them by heart and picking up on all the little details and hints that will surely come into play later on.. if they haven't already.

Melissa's Blue Blood novels are a must read for anyone, teenage or adult, vampire lover or not. It combines more than just fantasy, more than just romance. The story line is constantly twisting and turning, taking completely 360's at times, leaving you guessing until the very end. Someone that you believe is good at one point in the story can turn out to be completely different before the end of the book, and you never see it coming until it's too late. That's what I love so much about her writing-- she changes the story so many times, yet you are never lost or confused, and when you reach these curves in the story, you don't even hesitate or stop, but instead you are pulled right along with the characters, as if nothing had changed. Not too many authors can do this and still keep your full attention, but Cruz is definitely a master at it in my book!

4.5/5 STARS! All I can say is strap in, hold on, and prepare for one wicked ride, adrenaline rushed provided at no extra cost! Schyuler and her friends are sure to capture your attention until the very end, and more than once you'll find yourself asking 'Who is this person.. and can we really trust them?'. Only time *and Melissa!* will be able to answer this question! But be prepared: Melissa, like always, writes a terrific story, but she always ends on a HUGE cliff hanger, one that will have you about ready to yell and scream your frustration to the world and yet you still love the books and you'll be back for more, I promise.

REVELATIONS
MELISSA DE LA CRUZ
YA Vampire paranormal
Hyperion

Rating: 5 Enchantments

Schuyler Van Alen is now living under the Force's roof. This means she is forced to share a living space with her rival Mimi, and her love Jack. Her best friend is now her familiar and is completely in love with her. Schuyler must choose between the two of them or someone will get hurt, and it might be Schuyler if Mimi finds out that Jack and Schuyler are still seeing each other. Schuyler's grandfather is now the Regis and he is spreading the word of how dangerous the Silver Bloods truly are. What no one can figure out is who exactly is harboring the silver bloods and what their plan is. When an accident in Rio forces everyone to fly down there, lines will be drawn. Secrets will be revealed. Evil will be unleashed. Will Schuyler's friends be who she thought they are or will one of them betray them to the evil Lucifer?

REVELATIONS is the best story yet! Schuyler is torn between two men who both truly love her. Both men however are forbidden from being with her. One is forbidden by law and the other by destiny. I was on the edge of my seat waiting to find out who was behind the Silver Blood attacks. Every time I figure it out I am proven wrong. I was shocked, SHOCKED, at the ending. But that is what makes a story truly wonderful. I cannot wait for the fourth book, THE VAN ALEN LEGACY that is released in September 2009 when we see where we can pick up after tragedy strikes.

Melissa De La Cruz is the author of the Ashleys series, the Au Pairs series and now the new Blue Bloods series. To find out more about her and her books please visit her website at http://melissa-delacruz.com/index.php

Jennifer
ENCHANTING REVIEWS
January 2009

Staying strong as the book moves forward, I actually enjoyed this novel more than the second. Looking forward to the next.