“If you loved The Vampire Diaries, you should read Melissa de la Cruz’s Blue Bloods.” That’s what this Buzzfeed article says, so I got Blue Bloods to see what all the fuss was about. My final verdict? It reads more like Gossip Girl, if you ask me.
The star of Blue Bloods is Schuyler Van Alen, a 15-year-old girl who prefers dark, baggy clothing over pearls and short skirts and doesn’t fit in at her prestigious Manhattan private school. Wow, image that, how original.
It’s not long before Schuyler catches the eye of Jack Force, the hottest and most popular boy at school. Then Schuyler learns she’s a member of an ancient, elite vampire group that’s been around since early settlers landed at Plymouth Rock. She might even be tied to the notorious disappearance of the settlers at Roanoke.
As Schuyler and her vampire classmates come into their own as new vampires, or “Blue Bloods,” she starts remembering various moments from her past lives, some of which feature Jack Force. Schuyler also tries to figure out who’s slaughtering other vampires at school, and why.
I’ve been a big fan of vampire novels my entire life. I’ve read the original unabridged version of Bram Stoker’s Dracula about 10 times, then got stuck on L.J. Smith’s Vampire Diaries series (the original series from the early 1990s, not the new ghostwritten garbage), then Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles. I feel like I’m pretty well versed in vampire lore, and get annoyed with new vampire rules that get introduced into every new vampire series that comes out.
Yes, I know, vampires are fictional and authors can write vampires however they want. But every vampire book is accompanied by the author’s explanation of their own rules, which gets old after awhile. It gets difficult to track vampire rules for every series and author, but okay, I’ll stop complaining.
Is the premise of Blue Bloods intriguing? A little, because in this series, all the vampire souls are recycled through different bodies and can retain their memories over centuries. This series isn’t for me, but this series has become pretty successful! It’s worth trying if you love vampire lore.
There are 9 books in the Blue Bloods series. Wow! Other books by Melissa de la Cruz include:
- The Headmaster’s List (2023)
- Snow & Poison (2023)
- The Five Stages of Courting Dalisay Ramos (2024)
- When Stars Align (2025)
What do you think about this series? Do you think it’s as good as Vampire Diaries?
Last Updated on November 23, 2025 by Sarah Ann
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