Saturday, February 26, 2011

Masquerade - Melissa de la Cruz - 336 pages.

Masquerade is the second book of the series, following Blue Bloods.

the story starts off with Schuyler going to Italy with Oliver, her Conduit (assistant). they travel to Italy to find her grandfather, but they were not successful, until the very last day Schuyler spots a woman that looks just like her mother, blond hair, green eyes, but that wasn't possible because her mother was stuck on the hospital bed, stuck in a coma ever since she was a baby. dispite the cicumstances, Schulyer follows that woman, into a 2 story building where she met another woman, only this time, she didnt reassemble her mom. The woman was the land lord of the building, Schulyer asked her if she new anyone called 'The Proffessur', named Laurence Van Alen, one of her grandfather's many names. the woman leads her into her Grandfathers apartment, where there are many books lying around, but she says that he hasnt been back in months and she doesnt know when he'll be back, but he does usually go to the fair in Venice which is every year.

so Schulyer goes back downstairs, says thank you to the landlord, who she noticed, had a mole on her chin, which she did not have before, the woman mentions that she had never seen Schulyer before, so she leaves the building, Dumbfounded.

she goes to the fair with Oliver, where they split up again. she meets this boy and he is mysterious. she suspects that he knows where her grandfather is so she says the words her grandmother told her when she crossed with someone who might know her grandfather. he sleeps her and she wakes up a few hours later in her grandfathers mansion. he refuses to help her despite her pleas and she goes home, defeated.

Mimi and jack are bonded lovers, from past times. they are planning the Blue Bloods exclusive event of the year, where they will be introduced with their real names and their immortal bond to the whole blue blood community. only Jacks loyalty and feelings are swaying toward Schulyer and mimi is prepared to do anything to bring jack back to her.

Bliss, on the other hand is busy with her modeling career and is maturing as a blue blood. she is ready to take her first feed on a crew member, where she instantly regrets it as now they share a bond.

A few months later she wakes up to find her grandfather home, restoring their home to the glorious mansion it used to be and tutoring her on how to control and use her vampire powers.

but she has other problems.
charles force, jack and mimi's dad, also known as her uncle wants to adopt her. since her grandmother had just died in this cycle her guardians were her chauffeur and her maid. her grandfather has been legally dead for 100 years, but he's still goes with the case.
who kissed her at the four hundred ball after party? could it be jack?she wishes it would be jack.

read to find out.
-P

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