Novellas are an anomily in the world of literature, they just don't seem to fit anywhere. To be honest I think it might be generous to call the laterst Blue Bloods "book" (as the author terms it) from Melissa de la Cruz even a novella. I've read longer short stories. The Blue Bloods series is strange (and not just because of the vampires) because I always really enjoy reading the stories while I'm reading them and then once I finish I can't really remember what they're about. They're fluff, but usually fluff doesn't slide away so quickly. Regardless this particular novella was straightforward enough that anyone with even a passing knowledge of the series and its characters.The first vignette featuring the long suffering Oliver, best friend and long unrequited lover of the series heroine Schuyler is a little random. I felt a bit cheated because it was clearly a thinly veiled promotion for her new series coming out next summer The Witches of East End. Secondly after suffering through Oliver's angst for half a dozen books now it was more than a tad unbelievable that he would be cured of his tortured affliction with magic scrambled eggs and sex with a witch. Just Saying.
The second story deals with the mysterious Allegra, Schuyler's archangel mother recently risen from her self imposed coma. There are a lot of unanswered questions in the series about her and her relationship with Schuyler's father. THis story actually raises more questions than it answers, sure we see a young, stereotypical love story emerge. We see that Allegra's twin/soulmate Charles is a creepy weirdo, and a premonition is thrown in for good measure but overall I'm not really sure what the point of this one was.
THe third of the stories was clearly the one fans were waiting for, the illicit bonding of our Blue Bloods Romeo and Juliet. It was sappy, far fetched, and over the top, precisely what you would expect. It certainly cemented that this was much more about the love than the fangs. The results of this no-no bonding (see: eternal wedding) will be much more interesting. I guess I'll have to wait for the next books and hope at least a few heads roll.
