Wednesday, March 31, 2010

The Van Alen Legacy

by Melissa de la Cruz

This is the fourth Blue Bloods novel and unfortunately, not the last.

When we last saw our Blue Bloods, they were dealing with the aftermath of a massacre in Rio. The latest novel picks up where we left off and is narrated by the three main characters:

• Schuyler Van Alen: on the run after accusations of murdering her grandfather;

• Mimi Force: still planning the bonding ceremony with Jack, but currently on a special mission; and

• Bliss Llewellyn: experiencing gaps in her memory, she discovers that her body is inhabited by a Visitor.

The plotting is convoluted, and the “histories” of these characters will confuse even the brightest of readers. What happened to this series? The author has moved in a new direction, and the NYC fashionista angle is missing from this novel.

A disappointment.

3/31/10

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