Right now I'm not sure if Jen has had a chance to start reading Twilight, but now that I'm starting Eclipse (book 3), I want to write my thoughts on Twilight before I forget what the book is about.
** Spoiler Alert **
Bella reluctantly moves in with her Dad in Forks, WA. Forks is the opposite in almost every way from Phoenix, Bella's home town. Forks is cool, rainy and almost always cloudy. But that's a good thing... for Vampires. Yes, there is a Vampire family living in town, and contrary to other Vampire myths, these Vampires can go out during the day... just not in sunlight.
Bella makes some new friends, but she is intrigued by the Cullen family with their pale skin, beautiful appearance, and lack of appetite. The student population is oblivious to the Cullen famlily, but Bella is intrigued. She eventually falls in love with Edward Cullen, and despite the fact that his instinct is to kill her, he can't quite give up her company. So, the unlikely couple is formed.
The drama really starts when another vampire clan walks into the Cullen's baseball game. Victoria, James, and Laurent can't understand why the Cullen's don't kill Bella and that they are protecting her.
I don't want to give away the ending, but James is relentless in his quest to kill Bella.
I really enjoyed this book. Despite the thickness of the book, I zipped through it very quickly. I really didn't know much about the book other than it was being compared to Harry Potter. Silly me read the first chapter of Eclipse (Book 3) first, and found out about two of the main characters (Edward and Jacob) way too soon. Now that I'm finally starting Eclipse, I can't wait to find out how the story ends.
Jessica: Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
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Well, I just finished Twilight. I liked the book, but I didn't love it. It was a pretty fast read and I'm sure I'll read the rest of the series... eventually.
I was having trouble putting my thoughts together, so my sister and I brain-stormed about pluses and minuses of the book:
Pluses:
1. A different take on vampires
2. Bella is an endearing character that you can't help but like thru all her flaws.
3. She builds true friendships.
4. Bella wants to be "turned" not due to a crappy life, but to be with Edward.
Minuses:
1. Edward and Bella's relationship seems to progress way too fast.
2. As an adult reading the book, there's some skeptism about the love between a teenager and an old vampire. And that Edwards love for Bella wasn't satisfactorily explained.
3. The first 2/3 of the story was all setting up the series... describing the town, introducing the characters, laying the foundation for Bella and Edward, and so on. I understand that it's needed. But for a "vampire story", I think I would have liked a little more action early on.
So what is it about this series that you like? Dislike?