A slow start
Vampires, werewolves, and romance — and a heap of teen angst. A couple of my friends recommended Twilight to me last fall, and one even loaned me her copy of the book. I started reading it in October, but never got very far. It seemed slow, and too “young adult fiction” for me. It didn’t grab me like the Harry Potter stories had, so I set it aside.
Remember what it felt like to be seventeen?
Well, in April, I was convinced to try it again. I made it through the relatively slow first couple of chapters, getting to know the characters, and becoming accustomed to Stephenie Meyer’s writing style. Little by little, I became emotionally attached to the main character, Bella Swan, because Meyer does an excellent job of reminding me what it felt like to be seventeen. The self-consciousness, anxiety, emotion, and will-he-notice-me-today butterflies…
Impossibly in love
As Bella became entwined in the mysterious life of her crush, Edward Cullen (an irresistibly beautiful, and dangerous vampire), so did I. By the halfway point in Twilight, I was completely hooked on the story, and I couldn’t put the book down. Once the action started, it was genuinely exciting, and it didn’t stop until the end. It was like the first half had been a long, slow ascent on a roller coaster, and the second half was the screaming fast, twisty-loopy part. As soon as I was done, I wanted to go again! So I went right out and bought New Moon, the second book.
New Moon seemed to follow the same slow-start-fast-finish pattern that Twilight had. I finished that off in about a week, and I’m waiting for my favorite Man In Brown to deliver Eclipse today. I’m completely in love with Edward, the powerful, gentle, protective, beautiful vampire. And the way Meyer describes him, it seems to make perfect sense that Bella would want to be with him forever, no matter what…
The fourth and final book, Breaking Dawn, will be released in August, and I have already pre-ordered it.
Waiting impatiently for the movie
Twilight, the movie, will be released in December 2008 November 21, 2008, and I am so excited! I can hardly wait to see the amazing story of vampires, werewolves, legend, and magic, come to life on the screen. This photo is of Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, who play Edward (vampire) and Bella (human). Aren’t they gorgeous?!
You have all summer to get caught up if you start reading now… Cheers!
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Natalie 05.30.08 at 7:07 pm
Welcome aboard the Twilight train
The only gripe I have is how Bella seems so melodramatic at times. Like a Jane Austen character, which doesn’t really fit in this century. I think she needs to chill a bit. Besides that, I’m in love with them, too. And I’m really sad that the movie comes out two days after I’m due! I swear if I’m still pregnant on Dec 12, I’m going to that movie!
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GeekMom 05.31.08 at 10:34 am
@Natalie: Congratulations! Even if you have the baby before the movie comes out, maybe you can get out for a couple of hours while it’s in the theater. You’ll need a little break, right? And I know what you mean about Bella. Meyer did a great job of reminding me what it felt like to be mopey and emotional at times. For a while there, I felt like he had really dumped ME. Glad I’m not 17 anymore!
Jennifer 06.04.08 at 10:55 am
That was a great review. I am also a mom a wrote about this series on my blog about parents and teens but hadn’t read the books http://connectwithyourteens.blogspot.com/2008/05/twilight-hot-teen-book-series-by.html
I bought the first book, but haven’t had time to read it, spending way too much time online. I might do a followup and link to this post for a mom’s review.
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Cheryl 06.22.08 at 9:09 pm
I hope that Robert and Kristen sign up for playing Bella and Edward through all the movies that may be released. I restarted reading the books again but this time knowing exactly what the characters look like. For that matter, I hope all the characters remain the same actors. That is what makes great movies like Indiana Jones, Star Wars, Back to the Future………
A 08.18.08 at 7:55 am
The day it comes out has changed, its the 21st November now, the bella in the picture above doesn’t look like human bella i think because this might be how she is going to look as a vampire
Stephane Sandoval 08.19.08 at 1:10 pm
I’m so excited for the movie to come out I’m in love with all the books that have come out and my congratulations to Stephanie Meyes she made one of the most amazing books I have ever read
Brigette 08.22.08 at 8:49 am
I think I really am in luv wit this series!
Kellie 08.25.08 at 3:35 am
I’m happy to hear that I wasn’t the only person who’d been “molasses on a cold day slow” about finally getting around to reading these books. For monthes and monthes now I’d had several people telling me to read them. I kept thinking…I’m 30 years old, this is a book for teens. I love vampire books though and had said I’d get to them eventually. Finally my friend handed me Twilight one day and I gave it a try. I had myself so enthralled with the world that Stephenie Meyer wrote that I was finished with the first three books of the saga in less than a week! (I like to read but, this may have been a new record even for me and I’ve been informed by my fiance’ that I’ve an addiction for them! LOL) Now I’m almost finished with the fourth and though it is a bit different I can’t wait to turn the pages. So now in the middle of a move 4 states north of FL (Shudder) I’m busy packing and salivating to read more Breaking Dawn!!! LOL Oh and by the way…Nov. 21st can not arrive expedientiously enough!!! The cast is all just as pretty as they should be!
Just wanted to blab…boy did I! LOL Sorry can’t help gushing on this one!
beka 08.25.08 at 3:54 am
I think that I’m addicted to this TWILIGHT SAGA!!! Omg I want Edward to be real!! d(^-^)b hehe bite me =]P
adriana 08.28.08 at 1:27 pm
oh my god love that storyy
zuleima 09.08.08 at 2:44 pm
never in a million years i thought i would love books like the way i love this series man i cant wasit until the movie comes out in theatres.
Rebecca 09.10.08 at 1:44 am
I was a bit put off when my sister told me the story line, but once I got going in the book - I couldn’t stop! I read them all in a matter of days which was a great feat since I have two young kids. I love the series and I can’t wait for the movie to come out!
twilight! 09.20.08 at 4:36 pm
NATALIE!!! goo news you can see the movie since it now comes out NOVEMBER 21!!!!!! woooohooooo
coongrats on your little bundle of joy that will be coming soon!!
Mys 09.23.08 at 12:34 am
i love this series as well. so glad that they made it into a movie.
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doris 10.13.08 at 1:54 pm
oh my gosh i love this book and all the series i cant wiat intill the movie comes out..
Alicein 10.14.08 at 7:57 pm
omg!!!!!!! i am soooo adicted to this book!!i totally cannot wait for “Midnight Sun” !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!it’s like a drug that makes me go crazy without it. I might just die for waiting so long for the fifth book. Did u no that the fifth book is in Edward’s perspective?!!!! it’s the coolest thing since the beginning of time!!!!
Alicia 10.26.08 at 7:34 pm
ok so i’m not a mom. but i did fall in live with edward cause he just wants bella to be happy, he is a selfless lover, and a protector. I have read the books over and over agian because ican not get over how he just wants her to be happy. I have also fallen for jacob but not for the same reasons. I have fallen for him cause he can protcet bella from herself and he could keep her warm in more human ways than possible and edward can’t. JAcob may be selfish but bella is too in a way that cna’t be described. She is inlove with jacob to but in a different way than edward. She has made up her mind in the 4th book but in some way she still wants jacob to be happy she siad it herself he was her personal sun but now he is her daughters personal sun. i stick to my comments and say i’m on edwards team but also on jacobs . so just call me switzerland.