Book review: Bloody Valentine by Melissa de la Cruz plus Misguided Angel giveaway!

They’re Young, Fabulous and Fanged…

Vampires have powers beyond human comprehension: strength that defies logic, speed that cannot be captured on film, the ability to shapeshift and more. But all too often the only thing that eludes their grasp is love.

So when two young lovers are kept a part by a centuries old decree, they’ll be forced to learn that, in matters of the heart, not even immortals have total control. . . or do they?

Bloody Valentine is a Blue Bloods novella; it supports the main Blue Bloods series and fills in some of the blanks but isn’t directly part of it and doesn’t really move the plot forward from that of the main novels. As a novella, Bloody Valentine is short – only 147 pages in total but as with the rest of this series, Melissa de la Cruz manages to fit a huge amount of story, intrigue and action into those pages. 

Released at the end of January, just in time for Valentines day, Bloody Valentine consists of three short love stories. The first and third stories are set in the present and provide updates on some of the series regulars. I don’t want to give too much away but I will say that I am so glad to see Oliver back in one of the stories!

The second story, and my personal favourite, takes us back to 1985 and focuses on Schuyler’s mother, Allegra Van Alen. I really enjoyed finding out a bit more of the back story surrounding the mysterious Allegra and I love the depth Melissa has given her plot and characters in this series.  My only frustration is that I now have a million more questions that need to be answered and the next book isn’t out until October

Melissa also gives a tantalising glance in one of the stories at a character from her new adult series The Witches of East End, which will be out in June.  I thoroughly enjoyed this book and highly recommend it for fans of the series.

5/5

You can find out more about Melissa and her books at: http://www.melissa-delacruz.com/ and at http://www.atombooks.net/

Misguided Angel Giveaway!

I have a brand new copy of the latest Blue Bloods novel (book five in the series), Misguided Angel to give away. You can read my review of the book here. To win just leave a comment below and I’ll pick a name at random after the closing date. This giveaway is UK only and will close at midnight on Monday 14th February.

Good luck!