Tantalize, I think not…

Cynthia Leitich Smith’s Tantalize

It took me forever to finish reading Tantalize.  I do enjoy the stories about werewolves and vampires but not when they are redundant and uninspiring. Tantalize is a perfect example.   As my co-worker said, “It has all been done before.”  So frankly, it was rather boring and dry because it didn’t offer anything new.  In retrospect,  I expected too much because of the book cover and summary description.  Oh well.

Definitely, check out: Annette Klause’s Blood and Chocolate, Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight series, Melissa De La Cruz’s Blue Blood series, Ellen Schreiber’s Vampire Kisses, and Melissa Marr’s Wicked Lovely (which I haven’t read yet but I am very excited about it because of what I’ve heard).

Blue Blood: Masquerade by Melissa De La Cruz

Masquerade is the second book in the Blue Blood series. I thoroughly enjoyed this book – it was a quick and engaging read.  The story begins with young Schulyer Van Alen, a half-blood vampire in Italy searching for her grandfather.  She is still trying to solve the mysteries of the Silver Bloods. There are some twist and turns in the story – we learn more about the story of twins Jack and Mimi Force, which is a little weird.  Schuyler’s relationship with best friend, Oliver takes an interesting turn. Also, we still get the brief synopsis of incidences from the past –very intriguing. I am looking forward to the next book.  I want to see how the characters interact with each new development.  Oh yes, I love the settings: NYC (my hometown), private school and the fashion industry (very cool). This story is just pure fun —nothing too substantial.  Definitely read Blue Blood.  Recommended.