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Fun fact of the day! Masquerade (paperback) has approximately 300 pages. I read the book in 5 hours, which means I read on average a page a minute! Cool huh?

Anyways, Masquerade is the second installment of the Blue Bloods series by Melissa De La Cruz. This was my second or third time reading the book and the shocking parts where no longer shocking, but I’ll try and do this review as objectively as possible, noting that I have read it before, but also what a new reader would expect.

I’m not going to make a character chart for this book because only one new character was introduced (his character profile will be provided at the end of my review). If you’re confused or have questions about the characters, please check out my review of Blue Bloods before moving on.

Spoilers begin now.

The book begins with Schuyler on the hunt for her Grandfather in Venice. After a long and wild goose chase she eventually finds him, but he says he can’t help her. She returns to NY empty handed and slightly discouraged. Meanwhile, preparations for the annual 400 Ball (a vampire exclusive event) are underway and Mimi Force decides to hold an even more exclusive after party. Bliss Llewellyn is having even more dangerous black outs and was rescued by a mysterious stranger (whom she thinks is Dylan) from the bottom of a lake. Schuyler attends the ball in a dress her mother, Alegra, had worn and is easily the most beautiful girl in attendance, making even the illustrious Mimi Force jealous... (Read More)