Misguided Angel (Blue Bloods 5) by Melissa de la Cruz

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After inheriting the dark Van Alen Legacy, Schuyler fled 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 five remaining gates that guard the earth from Lucifer, lord of the Silver... read more

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Misguided Angel starts from where The Van Alen Legacy finished off. The opening pages see Jack and Schuyler, plotting their escape from the European Coven. Originally the Europeans gave the young lovers sanctuary from the New York coven, who want to see Jack killed after he abandoned his bonded mate to be with Schuyler instead, but the pair soon realised that they were prisoners rather than guests. Needing to complete their mission to find the Gate of Promise, Jack and Schuyler make a daring escape. This storyline takes up the first third of the book.
Next the focus switches to Mimi, Jack’s abandoned twin, in New York. Mimi is now in charge of the coven, hence the coven’s drive to see Jack dead, but she soon finds herself with more problems in the form of a leaked YouTube video of a kidnapped vampire. The cover-up of the vampire video is easy enough but locating the missing vampire before she’s killed by her abductors proves more difficult. This storyline takes up the second third of the book.
The final third of the book introduces a new character, Deming Chen. Deming is a Venator from the Chinese coven, tasked with finding the party responsible for the vampire kidnapping when it begins to look like an inside job. Deming is the Angel of Mercy and has some unique powers and attributes that make her an ideal investigator. It appears she will be part of further novels, exploring a new storyline involving an evil plot hatched by humans and demons.
Overall Misguided Angel has something of an “inbetweener” feel. Its purpose appears to be to bridge the gap between the events of the previous book and whatever happens in the next book of this series. Jack and Schuyler’s storyline is disappointingly brief. Mimi’s part of the story does a little work to further her character development but ultimately is more of an introduction to Deming’s part of the story. Deming’s part of the story is just a vehicle to reveal the new threat to the fallen angels.

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Schuyler Van Alen: Lead character, half blood. Daughter of Allegra Van Alen (Gabrielle) and a human. She loves her forbidden lover, Jack.
Benjamin (Jack) Force: Mimi's twin brother and ex-lover; Blue Blood. In his past life he was Abadon, the Angel of Destruction.
Madeline (Mimi) Force: (Azrael, Angel of Death); Jack's twin sister and ex-lover; Blue Blood. She wants to kill Jack. Regent of the New York Covern.
Charles Force: (Michael, Pure of Heart); Jack and Mimi's "Father".
Lawrence Van Alen: Schuylers dead grandfather, was an Enmortal.
Ghedi: A young African priest who helps Schuyler and Jack in Florence. Part of the Petruvian Order
Oliver Hazard-Perry: Schuyler's best friend and Conduit. Works in the Repository.
Lucifer: lord of the Silverbloods, also know as the Morning Star.
Ted Lennox: Was partner's with Kingsley and Mimi when they went on a quest to find Jordan, Sam's twin brother.
Deming Chen: A "truth seeker" venator from China, has a twin sister.
Paul Rayburn: Senior at Duchesne
Sam Lennox: A venator, has a twin brother.
Stuart Rhodes: A senior at Duchesne, Blue Blood.
Jamie Kip: Blue blood who goes to Duchesne
Kingsley Martin: A truthseeker/venator, Enmortal.
Victoria Taylor: Blue blood who goes to Duchesne
Father Baldessarre: A father for the Petruvian Order
Andreas: A venator from the 15th Century in Florence.
Evan Howe: A familiar for Victoria Taylor, also goes to Duchesne

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“It is better to trust and experience betrayal, then to remain skeptical of everything and everyone your entire life.Your open heart is a gift.”
Benjamin (Jack) Force
“I find it is those closest to us that also usually wish us dead.”
Deming Chen
“So... all roads lead to Hell.”
Madeline (Mimi) Force

Setting & Locations edit see section history

Genoa: A coastal town Schuyler and Jack agreed to meet up at after escaping the pirate boat.
New York

First Sentence edit see section history

There were seven of us at the inception of the order.

Table of Contents edit see section history

I. Schuyler Van Alen and the Gate of Promise

1. The Cinque Terre
2. The Getaway
3. Into the Deep
4. Driftwood
5. Breaking Bread
6. Motherless Boys
7. The Trail
8. Wildflowers
9. Ambush
10. Hidden
11. Hellsmouth
12. The Symbol
13. Angel Time

II. Mimi Force, Regent of the Coven

14. Vipers' Nest
15. Seen Your Video
16. The Conspiracy
17. Recruit
18. The Usual Suspects
19. Venators' Quarters
20. The Blood House
21. The Regis Doctrine
22. Cabbages and Vines
23. The Pub
24. The Vanity of Mrs. Armstrong Flood
25. Crescent Moon

III. Deming Chen, Mercy-Killer

26. An Angel Descends
27. The New Girl
28. Dark Angel
29. New Rules
30. The Girlfriend Role
31. House Party
32. Interrogation
33. A Tale of Two Friends
34. Bond Less
35. The Second Victim
36. Background Checks
37. The House of Records
38. Confessions
39. Puppetmaster
40. Deathwalk

IV. Forks in the Road

41. The Petruvian Order (Schuyler)
42. The Road to Hell (Mimi)
43. Hunter and Hunted (Deming)

Glossary edit see section history

Blue Bloods: Almost all vampires that feed off of the Red-Bloods
Red Bloods: humans.

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 5 of 9 in Blue Bloods. (standard series)

Preceded by The Van Alen Legacy, and followed by Lost in Time.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

Melissa de la Cruz (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Hyperion Books for Children
Country: USA
Publication Date: October 2010
ISBN: 1423121287
Page Count: 265

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Library of Congress: PZ7.D36967 Mi 2010
Dewey: <Fic>

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Reading Level: Young Adults

Recommended for age +16.

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Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › Mythology › Children's Books
Books › Teens › Literature & Fiction › Love & Romance
Books › Children's Books › Literature › Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths

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