Twilight Series by Stephenie Meyer

I'm probably one of the last people to get into this book series or know much about it at all. As much of a book lover that I am, I don't usually stay atop of new children or YA books. I probably saw the books on the shelves at Walmart, but I was only in the kid's book section only to get the latest Harry Potter book. And truth be told, it was because of Harry Potter that I first heard about this Twilight Series.

I admit I was slightly obsessed with all things Harry Potter. OK, I really wasn't that bad. I didn't have a robe or even go to a midnight release party for any of the books, but I did check out the Mugglenet site and listen to the Mugglecaster's HP podcasts. Once Deathly Hallows was released and discussed ad naseum, the podcasters started mentioning the Twilight Series. The plot wasn't discussed (at the point I stopped listening), just that there was a new series that they might get into.

So... 6-7 months later, I finally decide to pick up the book and read a chapter or two while at the book store. Apparently, I did not know the order because now that I'm reading New Moon (Book 2), I think it was Eclipse (Book 3) that I picked up. But that's OK, because it was enough for me to purchase Twilight (Book 1) which I devoured.

I am going to hold off a bit for my review of Twilight because my partner in crime, Jen, has finally got on board with me and this series, so I want her to read it first.

I don't want anyone to spoil it for me or other readers, but I am interested in how you learned about this series. Were you a Harry Potter fan first? Do you think the series is geared towards girls or will boys be as into it as they were into HP?