Bloody Valentine is a collection of three short stories focusing on some of the main characters in Melissa de la Cruz’s critically acclaimed Blue Bloods series. The first story focuses on Oliver Hazard-Perry. Still reeling from letting Schulyler Van Alen go, Oliver is lost. As a human familiar, he is doomed to never love another but Schuyler for his entire life. Then he meets a bartender named Freya who sees into his very soul and Oliver begins to hope that maybe, with Freya’s help, he can move past the pain and finally heal. But Freya is not just a bartender, and a future with Oliver is not at all what she has planned.

In the second tale, we go back in time to the 1980s and discover how Schulyler’s parents met and fell in love. The final story picks up where Misguided Angel left off. Jack and Schuyler are desperately trying to avoid the Venators who are hot on their trail just long enough to complete their bonding ceremony. They know they have little time together before he must return to New York City and she must fulfill her grandfather’s legacy. When her best friend, Oliver, is kidnapped on his way to their bonding ceremony, Schuyler and Jack are forced to put their bonding on hold to save Oliver’s life.

If you haven’t read the Blue Blood series, while these short stories can stand on their own, you may find them a little confusing. For those who have read the series, they are wonderful filler until the next book, Lost in Time, is released in October 2011. Finally we get a glimpse of the romance between Allegra, Schuyler’s mother, and her human familiar. And fans of Oliver will love the first story that introduces us to one of the characters in Ms. De la Cruz’s new series Witches of East End due out this summer. Bloody Valentine is a quick, enjoyable read and an absolute must for fans of the Blue Blood series.

Book Stats:

• Reading level: Young Adult
• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Hyperion Book CH (December 28, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1423134494
• ISBN-13: 978-1423134497

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