Post by Charlynn on Dec 17, 2010 14:09:52 GMT -5
Revelations
Yesterday, curious, I visited Melissa de la Cruz's website. I wanted to know when her next Blue Bloods novel would be published (December 28th - Bloody Valentine for those who are curious), I wanted to know if there were any plans to turn the books into some sort of production, either movie or television, and I wanted to see if how many books she had planned for the series (unknown at this point). In my browsing, I discovered that Cruz has outlined the novels so that, with every three books, there is a major payoff. Well, Revelations is the third in the series. Fitting with this payoff rule, it contained an immense amount of information, its title well-deserved.
As threatened, Charles saw his adoption of Schuyler through, and she was taken from her grandfather and made to live with the Forces. Though life in their home wasn't a happy experience for her, it did bring her ever closer to the man she loved: Jack. They started to meet in secret behind everyone's back, and he promised her that, despite the fact that his bonding with Mimi was growing ever closer, he was determined to find a way to be with her instead. Meanwhile, Dylan, who has returned, is just as disturbed as before, and Bliss struggles with both her feelings for him and what to do to help him. Eventually, she turns to her father for help, but Forsyth is keeping many secrets. Is he even the right person to turn to?
Things spin out of control when Lawrence, in Brazil to handle a threat, fails to get into with Schuyler. She is worried about him, and this only escalates when she learns that the Conclave is following him to Rio. Deciding to go there herself, she, in turn, is followed by Oliver who has just given her an ultimatum: him or Jack. On top of all of this, Michael's sword is missing, Bliss believes that she is also Allegra's daughter and is having strange visions, and, through Conclave documents, it is revealed that Bliss' sister Jordan is not what she appears to be. It all culminates with two fights to the death - both Schuyler and Mimi experiencing their first taste of battle. Traitors are revealed, secrets are exposed, and even more secrets are kept hidden.
Once more, I enjoyed Cruz's work. Revelations had everything that its title promised. And I still hate Mimi. Then, there is also the love triangle... or would that more accurately be a love square... that was firmly set up in this third installation. Jack and Mimi are twins who are meant to be bonded, but Jack loves Schuyler. Schuyler loves Jack, but she made her conduit her familiar, and Oliver loves her. While she loves him, too, its in a best friend sense and not in a romantic one... or is it? Without revealing HOW these entanglements play out, I have to address my feelings towards them. First of all, I have never been a fan of pre-determined, written in stone relationships. I think it's always more fascinating when lovers flaunt what is supposed to be and follow their hearts. With that in mind (and recalling my intense dislike for Mimi), it should come as no shock that I want Schuyler with Jack. Add to this the fact that I also believe that friendship and romantic love should never mix when one party does not feel the same as the other, and this leaves Oliver out in the cold, too. Maybe I'm wrong to think this way. Maybe I should prefer the safe, calm, beautiful love that Ollie could offer his vampire best friend, but I don't. I, like Schuyler, prefer the dark, the damaged, the doomed. Tragedy is beautiful. Heartache is exquisite. And pining is passion. With this in mind, is it any wonder that I want Jack and Schuyler together?
But that's me. How do other readers feel about this complicated romantic entanglement? Who do you want to be together? I'd love to hear some other opinions, so drop me a line, please. :-) Be back soon with book four!
Yesterday, curious, I visited Melissa de la Cruz's website. I wanted to know when her next Blue Bloods novel would be published (December 28th - Bloody Valentine for those who are curious), I wanted to know if there were any plans to turn the books into some sort of production, either movie or television, and I wanted to see if how many books she had planned for the series (unknown at this point). In my browsing, I discovered that Cruz has outlined the novels so that, with every three books, there is a major payoff. Well, Revelations is the third in the series. Fitting with this payoff rule, it contained an immense amount of information, its title well-deserved.
As threatened, Charles saw his adoption of Schuyler through, and she was taken from her grandfather and made to live with the Forces. Though life in their home wasn't a happy experience for her, it did bring her ever closer to the man she loved: Jack. They started to meet in secret behind everyone's back, and he promised her that, despite the fact that his bonding with Mimi was growing ever closer, he was determined to find a way to be with her instead. Meanwhile, Dylan, who has returned, is just as disturbed as before, and Bliss struggles with both her feelings for him and what to do to help him. Eventually, she turns to her father for help, but Forsyth is keeping many secrets. Is he even the right person to turn to?
Things spin out of control when Lawrence, in Brazil to handle a threat, fails to get into with Schuyler. She is worried about him, and this only escalates when she learns that the Conclave is following him to Rio. Deciding to go there herself, she, in turn, is followed by Oliver who has just given her an ultimatum: him or Jack. On top of all of this, Michael's sword is missing, Bliss believes that she is also Allegra's daughter and is having strange visions, and, through Conclave documents, it is revealed that Bliss' sister Jordan is not what she appears to be. It all culminates with two fights to the death - both Schuyler and Mimi experiencing their first taste of battle. Traitors are revealed, secrets are exposed, and even more secrets are kept hidden.
Once more, I enjoyed Cruz's work. Revelations had everything that its title promised. And I still hate Mimi. Then, there is also the love triangle... or would that more accurately be a love square... that was firmly set up in this third installation. Jack and Mimi are twins who are meant to be bonded, but Jack loves Schuyler. Schuyler loves Jack, but she made her conduit her familiar, and Oliver loves her. While she loves him, too, its in a best friend sense and not in a romantic one... or is it? Without revealing HOW these entanglements play out, I have to address my feelings towards them. First of all, I have never been a fan of pre-determined, written in stone relationships. I think it's always more fascinating when lovers flaunt what is supposed to be and follow their hearts. With that in mind (and recalling my intense dislike for Mimi), it should come as no shock that I want Schuyler with Jack. Add to this the fact that I also believe that friendship and romantic love should never mix when one party does not feel the same as the other, and this leaves Oliver out in the cold, too. Maybe I'm wrong to think this way. Maybe I should prefer the safe, calm, beautiful love that Ollie could offer his vampire best friend, but I don't. I, like Schuyler, prefer the dark, the damaged, the doomed. Tragedy is beautiful. Heartache is exquisite. And pining is passion. With this in mind, is it any wonder that I want Jack and Schuyler together?
But that's me. How do other readers feel about this complicated romantic entanglement? Who do you want to be together? I'd love to hear some other opinions, so drop me a line, please. :-) Be back soon with book four!