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Masquerade — Melissa De la Cruz

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"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." I loved Masquerade just as much as Blue Bloods. Many of the same flaws were there though — the family tree was very intricate and confusing — but the last page of the novel helped a lot. I found myself looking at that map many times. I was bummed in with the romance part of the book — nothing really happened and it could have just been left out. I'm disappointed in Jack and Oliver. But anyway... Like in Blue Bloods, when it came down the explaining what was going on with the Silver Bloods — it was all at once. I kept having to reread because I would skim over something because I was so excited.
Maybe I was right in comparing Aphrodite to Mimi — although, I still think Aphrodite is way cooler. I like how the surprises just keep coming — if you've read it, you know what I mean. There were at least three times when I was gasping out loud and Pippin would look up and look at me with the "What?!" expression. I have no idea where this book is going and I can't wait to find out. The ending definitely leaves you with a sense of, "Oh my gosh I need to read Revelations right now!"
I love how the history is so detailed and I love the little newspaper clippings, much like I liked the diary pages in Blue Bloods. I can't wait to see what Revelations has in store for me! If I rated books and if I forgot about the classics when I rated books, I would give this book 5/5 stars. For Goodreads I gave it 4/5 — which is the highest I go unless I'm reading Pride and Prejudice, Frankenstein, or something like that. PS: I still think of Schuyler as Shuler.

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Masquerade — Melissa De la Cruz + TIME