Synopsis via Goodreads:
When the Mayflower set sail in 1620, it carried on board the men and women who would shape America: Miles Standish; John Alden; Constance Hopkins. But some among the Pilgrims were not pure of heart; they were not escaping religious persecution. Indeed, they were not even human. They were vampires.The vampires assimilated quickly into the New World. Rising to levels of enormous power, wealth, and influence, they were the celebrated blue bloods of American society.
The Blue Bloods vowed that their immortal status would remain a closely guarded secret. And they kept that secret for centuries. But now, in New York City, the secret is seeping out. Schuyler Van Alen is a sophomore at a prestigious private school. She prefers baggy, vintage clothes instead of the Prada and pearls worn by her classmates, and she lives with her reclusive grandmother in a dilapated mansion. Schuyler is a loner...and happy that way. Suddenly, when she turns fifteen, there is a visible mosaic of blue veins on her arm. She starts to crave raw food and she is having flashbacks to ancient times. Then a popular girl from her school is found dead... drained of all her blood. Schuyler doesn't know what to think, but she wants to find out the secrets the Blue Bloods are keeping. But is she herself in danger?
I have been sooooo over vampires for a while now, but they aaaalways have pretty much every book in the series at Half Price Books and I haven't read a series in a while so I thought... what the heck?
The bad news is that the first half of this book royally sucked. All it was was an excruciatingly detailed description of the setting and how filthy stinkin rich all of the main characters are. I watch Gossip Girl. I don't need to hear this. They didn't even mention vampires until half way through the dang book.
The good news is that the second half of the book was great! Once they FINALLY started talking about vampires, I was sucked in. De la Cruz does a great job in giving the over-done mythology some exciting new twists, so now I'm actually looking forward to reading book #2!
The worst news is that I went back to Half Price Books to get me Masquerade and even though they ALWAYS have it... they don't. The one time I need it. Figures. I'm not too sad about it because I'm not dying to know what happens next, but I still plan on reading it so I'm a little bummed! I just don't want to forget what happened in the first book by the time I get to the second.
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