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The young, the fabulous and the fanged rule the upper echelons of Manhattan society in book 5 of this fantastically addictive series from bestselling YA author Melissa de la Cruz.
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After inheriting the complicated Van Alen Legacy, Schuyler fled to Florence with Jack, risking both of their lives for love. The two of them embark on the mission Schuyler was destined to complete: to find and protect the remaining five gates that guard Earth from Lucifer, Prince of Hell and lord of the Silver Bloods.
As the Blue Blood coven weakens yet further, fate leads Schuyler closer to a terrifying crossroads-and a choice that will determine the destiny of all vampires.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
"Misguided Angel" is the fifth instalment of Melissa de la Cruz's on-going "Blue Bloods" teen vampire soap opera series of books. Coming after "The Van Alen Legacy" this book is a severe disappointment, with a ragged plot-line, a complete detachment from the real world (oh yeah, I mean, as if!) and some very sloppy writing indeed.
No one ever expects anything particularly sophisticated or intellectual in this series, of course, but the first half of this book takes Melissa de la Cruz's output to new all-time low, with her appallingly flagrant ignorance of things outside of the USA making most of the story unfathomable as well as stupid. The first section of the book in particular gives every impression of being heavily influenced by 1970s' James Bond movies, more than anything else, relying on jet-ski chases to provide excitement in lieu of plot twists or real action. She also clearly has no understanding whatsoever of the phases of the moon and seems to think that the new crescent moon rises at sundown in exactly the same way as a full moon would. Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear.
The second half of the book does start to salvage things a little, with the introduction of new (and, for once, interesting and complex) character, but sadly this turns out to be rather too little, too late and the book skitters to something of a sudden and anti-climactic conclusion just as it is really starting to get going. A tagged-on significant preview of the first spin-off book from this series does not bode well for anything other than a very long running series of money-spinning exercises.
Just don't say I didn't warn you.
No one ever expects anything particularly sophisticated or intellectual in this series, of course, but the first half of this book takes Melissa de la Cruz's output to new all-time low, with her appallingly flagrant ignorance of things outside of the USA making most of the story unfathomable as well as stupid. The first section of the book in particular gives every impression of being heavily influenced by 1970s' James Bond movies, more than anything else, relying on jet-ski chases to provide excitement in lieu of plot twists or real action. She also clearly has no understanding whatsoever of the phases of the moon and seems to think that the new crescent moon rises at sundown in exactly the same way as a full moon would. Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear.
The second half of the book does start to salvage things a little, with the introduction of new (and, for once, interesting and complex) character, but sadly this turns out to be rather too little, too late and the book skitters to something of a sudden and anti-climactic conclusion just as it is really starting to get going. A tagged-on significant preview of the first spin-off book from this series does not bode well for anything other than a very long running series of money-spinning exercises.
Just don't say I didn't warn you.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Misguided Angel starts a few months after the cliffhanging ending of The Van Alen Legacy, we find that events are not turning out the way that we would have expected for most of our main characters. You really do need to read in series order to fully appreciate the intricacies of the plot.
Chapters are divided between continuing the revelations from the past and furthering the action in the present. Sometimes disconcerting as we are unable to put all the pieces together until half way through this book. When it does all click into place, the reader experiences a complete 'light-bulb' moment. The book itself is split into sections varying the focalization and the settings, while developing all threads of the storyline. It completely amazes me that Melissa can keep all the threads so completely under control while remembering all the angles of the storyline.
The writing style is beautifully descriptive along total immersion into the Blue Blood world within my imagination. Some of the descriptions of the food were so sensory I wished I could have the recipes. Via the narrative I was able to fully experience the roller-coaster of emotions the various protagonists felt.
It was amazing how all the central characters were progressed and developed. I cannot go into details for fear of giving away spoilers. As the plot follows one angle a whole host of different possibilities open up. The story can literally go in any direction.
I completely love this series and cannot wait to see where it is going to go next.
Chapters are divided between continuing the revelations from the past and furthering the action in the present. Sometimes disconcerting as we are unable to put all the pieces together until half way through this book. When it does all click into place, the reader experiences a complete 'light-bulb' moment. The book itself is split into sections varying the focalization and the settings, while developing all threads of the storyline. It completely amazes me that Melissa can keep all the threads so completely under control while remembering all the angles of the storyline.
The writing style is beautifully descriptive along total immersion into the Blue Blood world within my imagination. Some of the descriptions of the food were so sensory I wished I could have the recipes. Via the narrative I was able to fully experience the roller-coaster of emotions the various protagonists felt.
It was amazing how all the central characters were progressed and developed. I cannot go into details for fear of giving away spoilers. As the plot follows one angle a whole host of different possibilities open up. The story can literally go in any direction.
I completely love this series and cannot wait to see where it is going to go next.
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I didn't like this book as much as the previous ones in the serie. I like how each main character has their own section and narate part of the story and make a connection at the end. What I found disappointing is that the book seems to have been written only to introduce a new type of bad guy, without going further into the history of the blue bloods.
Overall an easy read.
Overall an easy read.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Good book
Bought for my daughter as she loves these types of books. Great price and she loved the book. Would recommend to those people who love vampire books!!!
Published 5 months ago by Tina
good, but could be better
i started the seris about a month ago and once i got into the seris i was hooked and sadly the plot seemed to dawdle in this book therefore i was a bit dissapointed, however once i... Read more
Published 5 months ago by beth789456123
Great read
Ok, so this was a little shorter than the last book, and yes it was a great read. Though if you are a huge Schuyler/Jack fan then you will be a little disappointed. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Sammi
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Sadly, I found this book rather disappointing. Which is a shame because I had been really looking forward to it, having already enjoyed the previous books. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Emjay
Great come back
If you read my last review, you will know that I did not enjoy the last offering, but now we are back to the books, its great. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Minnie
Rather dissapointed :(
I couldn't wait to read this especially after how the last book ended-thought we would see schyler and jacks relationshipe in more depth. Read more
Published 19 months ago by A. Hayden
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