Review: Misguided Angel by Melissa De La Cruz

Title: Misguided Angels

Author: Melissa De La Cruz

Pages: 265
Publisher: Hyperion

Reading Level: Young Adult

Publish Date: October 26, 2010.

Cover Rating: 

Rating: .5

After inheriting the dark Van Alen Legacy, Schuyler flees to Florence with her forbidden love, Jack. Now the two of them must embark on the mission Schuyler was destined to complete: to find and protect the seven gates that guard earth from Lucifer, lord of the Silverbloods...

While Mimi has been elected Regent of a crumbling coven. Struggling with her heartache over the loss of Kingsley...as a new threat intagles the Vampires as they get abducted and their captors plan to burn them alive online…for all the world to see. As the Blue Blood enclave weakens yet further, fate leads Schuyler closer to a terrifying crossroads. After inheriting the dark Van Alen Legacy, Schuyler has a choice that will determine the destiny of all vampires.

Taschima's POV:

The story starts like this: We are in Europe with Schuyler and Jack and they are being held captive by the European coven. They are planning their escape, and it doesn't seem so easy. While on the other side of the hemisphere we have a new ruler of the New York coven, none else than Mimi Force. New York must really be in a pickle. The latest? A vampire has been kidnapped and the kidnappers have threatened to burn her alive, and you want to know how they found out? Through a YouTube video. Since this is happening they send our for some help, which is how Deming Chen comes in, she is the Angel of Mercy, and the detective who is trying to solve the case.

I think I pretty much got it all. This book is divided into three stories, that of Jack and Schuyler, that of Mimi Force, and, strangely, that of Deming Chan. My main complaints about the book:

• Too short (265 pages)
• Its a bridge.
• Since it was divided into three parts we get to see so little of Schuyler and Jack! I loved Mimi's part, and it was interesting to meet the new character, but Schuyler is the main protagonist, what happened?

But even though all this things bother the hell out of me, I still liked the book, mainly because I like the characters. I have no idea where it is all going. The book seems at times so confusing it bothers me. And at other times I was so busy trying to piece the pieces together that I got turned off the story. I mean, what is going on? I forgot half the characters by now, and in the back of my mind there is a little voice telling me that I have forgotten about an specially important character, Schuyler's sister perhaps? Where was she?

I think re reading the books before going into this one would be wise. There are a large amount of characters in this story so, some get left behind... I can't wait for Bloody Valentine, I am really curious to know where all this is going. 

Waiting on Wednesday!!!

Published March 8th 2011 by EgmontUSA

"The Millgrove talent show has the same performances as any other small town — a cheesy ventriloquist, off-key karaoke singers, and bad dance routines. But after Kyle Straker is hypnotized as part of his friend’s mysterious new act, Millgrove will never be the same again. 


When Kyle and the other volunteers awaken, the entire audience, the entire town, and possibly the entire world, is frozen still. Telephones, radios, televisions, and computers no longer work— only a strange language flashes across the screens. When everybody 
suddenly wakes up, it becomes clear that they have changed—and that Kyle is now an outsider, one of the 0.4. 


Is Kyle still under hypnosis, or is this chilling new world real? Will he awaken from a dream to roars of laughter, or is there something much more sinister happening? 


One of the last of his kind, Kyle records his story on a series of cassette tapes, describing the shift, and what it means for the future of mankind."

Published January 25th 2011 by EgmontUSA

"Princess and heir to the throne of Thorvaldor, Nalia knows her role in life. But everything changes when she learns, just after her sixteenth birthday, that she is a false princess–a stand-in for the real Nalia, who has been hidden away for her protection. Cast out with little more than the clothes on her back, the girl now called Sinda must leave behind the city, her best friend, Kiernan, and the only life she’s ever known. 

While struggling with her new peasant life, Sinda discovers that magic runs through her veins–long-suppressed, dangerous magic that she must learn to control. Returning to the city to seek answers, she instead uncovers a secret that could change the course of Thorvaldor’s history forever. "


I hope you liked both of those summaries, I sure did! The first one sounds very interesting, dystopian style, and the second one (though totally different) sounds just so interesting! Being someone all of your life and then having that identity taken away from you... Great. 


Well, enjoy both of them!

Cover Revealed!

Wow... *.* Kawaii! It is just so cute! This series is a spin off from the Evermore series and it concentrates on Ever's little dead sister Riley (which is a more enjoyable character in my perspective and less of a screw up... for now anyways) who is trying to find her way in the after life. Other than Riley we also have other very cool characters like her sometimes geeky friend Bodhi and the more than just a dog Buttercup.

The first book in this series is called Radiance and you can read my review of said book HERE.

Again, awww so cute a cover! It goes with the theme of the first cover, and it dosn't downsize on the awesomeness of it. I like the purple and the orange, I like that both Riley and Buttercup are in the cover, and I like that I have no idea who that strange girl in the cover really is. What is thje significance of the circle? Maybe the girl is leaving paradise and maybe Riley is trying to help her not become a lost soul? I guess we'll find out soon enough.

The second book, SHIMMER, will be in stores on March 15, 2011, with DREAMSCAPE to follow later in the year.

Have a good one!