Melissa de la Cruz is a popular American writer. Her fantasy-style books are undoubtedly popular, and a story called "Island of the Lost" was even filmed under the sonorous title of "Heirs." Melissa also writes books on vampire themes, so popular today, claiming that her bloodsuckers are just an allegory, because she gives her heroes 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 their daughter, the girl graduated from a Catholic school. After that, she moved to New York and entered Columbia University at the Faculty of English Language and Art History.
Melissa is known for her wide knowledge in the field of fashion, so she often participates in fashion shows. This topic also slips in books - the writer always describes in detail the clothes and the image of her characters. It is worth noting that, thanks to her knowledge and taste, Melissa makes the characters' images interesting and colorful.
Melissa de la Cruz seriously took up writing in adulthood. The first published book had an interesting title, “Cat Meow.” She was published when Melissa was already 30 years old. Later, a whole series about vampires came out from under her pen, which brought her the popularity and love of readers, especially among the younger generation.
Popular writer books
The Blue Blood saga (Melissa de la Cruz became popular after writing the first book) talks about vampire aristocrats living in modern, noisy and crowded New York. The heroine of the novel is studying at a specialized school Duchenne (the Russian translation has 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 announced, taking away from the vampires their gift, given to everyone from the moment of birth. Only Schuyler’s grandfather, Teddy the Undying One, can save the vampire family from extinction, and the girl goes to Venice. She has to go through many tests on the way to victory.
The Blue Blood saga consists of 8 books. All of them tell about the adventures of young Schuyler, who, in the process of revealing the plot, will find true love. Blue Blood is written for teens. I must say that the readers were delighted with her.
Another series of books, The Beauchamp Family, consists of 3 parts and talks about the lives of ordinary women living in the small American town of Long Island. But in reality, Joanna and her daughters, Ingrid and Freya, are ancient creatures called witches or even Valkyries. Their city is suddenly in danger, because it is at the junction of two worlds, and the witches are doing everything possible to return to him a quiet life. Based on the book, a series called "East End Witches" was filmed. Melissa acted as a screenwriter during the filming.
Other works of the author
Melissa de la Cruz, whose books are well-known among the younger generation, also wrote several independent novels. Among them: “Kiss of Eternity” - a collection of stories about vampires, as well as the books “Heart of Horror” and “Ashley”. In addition, the first book from the Icing series has already been written.
Melissa also created two books about the offspring of fairy-tale criminals called The Heirs. The first book was already filmed in 2015, and in 2017 the second part of this story will be released. The “Heirs” was attended by 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.
