Melissa de la Cruz: books

Melissa de la Cruz is a popular American writer. Her books in fantasy style enjoy undoubted popularity, and the story called "The Island of the Lost" was even screened under the sonorous name "Heirs". Melissa also writes books on vampire themes, so popular today, arguing that her bloodsuckers are just an allegory, because she gives her characters humanity in words and deeds.

Biography of Melissa de la Cruz

Melissa de la Cruz is a native of the Philippines. The girl was born in the city of Manila in July 1971. After 14 years, her family decided to move to America. In the city of San Francisco, in which the couple settled with her daughter, the girl graduated from the school for Catholics. After that, she moved to New York and entered Columbia University at the Faculty of English and Art History.

Melissa is known for her extensive knowledge of fashion, so she often participates in fashion shows. This topic also slips in the books - the writer always describes in detail the clothes and the image of her characters. It is worth noting that, thanks to his knowledge and taste, Melissa makes the characters' images interesting and colorful.

Melissa de la Cruz seriously engaged in writing in adulthood. The first published book had an interesting title "Cats Meow." It was published when Melissa was already 30 years old. Later, from her pen, came a whole series, telling about the vampires, which brought her the popularity and love of readers, especially among the younger generation.

Popular books of the writer

The "Blue Blood" saga (Melissa de la Cruz, after the first book was written, became popular) tells of vampire aristocrats living in the modern noisy and crowded New York. The heroine of the novel studies in the specialized school Duchene (the Russian translation somewhat distorted the name, and it sounds like Duchesne). Most of the students in this institution are vampires. But suddenly, their peaceful existence comes to an end - strange creatures are coming in, taking away from their vampires their gift given to everyone since birth. Only grandfather Schuyler, Teddy the Undying, can save the vampire family from extinction, and the girl goes to Venice. She will have to pass many tests on the way to victory.

The "Blue Blood" saga consists of 8 books. They all talk about the adventures of the young Schuyler, who in the process of revealing the plot will find true love. "Blue Blood" is written for teenagers. I must say that the readers were delighted with her.

Another series of books, The Family of Bosham, consists of 3 parts and tells about the life of ordinary women living in the small American town of Long Island. But in reality, Johanna and her daughters, Ingrid and Freya, are ancient beings called witches or even Valkyries. Their city is suddenly endangered, because it is at the junction of the two worlds, and the witches are doing everything possible to restore his quiet life. On the motives of the book was shot a series called "Witches of the East End". Melissa acted as a screenwriter during the filming.

Other works of the author

Melissa de la Cruz, whose books are deservedly popular among the younger generation, also wrote several independent novels. Among them: "Kiss of Eternity" - a collection of stories about vampires, as well as books "Heart of Horror" and "Ashley". In addition, the first book from the series "Icing" has already been written.

Melissa also created two books about the offspring of fairy tale criminals called "Heirs". The first book was already filmed in 2015, and in 2017 the second part of this story will be released. In the "Heirs" took part young American actors who independently cope with the vocal side of the film. The picture is full of songs, dances and adventures of four friends.

Conclusion

The main feature of Melissa's books is a dynamic plot and a certain fairy-tale. She writes mostly about teenagers and teenagers, although her works resonate in the hearts of older readers.