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?

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Today I was doing some searches for other blogs about books, and I came across Girls Just Reading that features three friends and their book reviews and such. I wasn't really surprised to see a post about the Deathly Hallowsmovie being split into two parts, but since this is the first place I read it, I want to give them credit. I can't say I was surprised because I've been slowly listening to my favorite Harry Potter podcast: Mugglecast where they've been discussing this very topic for a while now.

Additional news obtained from Mugglenet:

1. David Yates will direct Deathly Hallows. He also directd Order of the Phoenix.
2. Deathly Hallows part 1 will be released Nov 2010.
3. Deathly Hallows part 2 will be released May 2011.
4. JK Rowling is "cool" with the split.

I'm not quite sure how I feel about this. I've been listening to Mugglecast debate it for weeks now, but I have yet to form a concrete opinion. What I would love to see is a very long movie with nothing missing, but that's not what movies from books are about. It's a different medium.

I just hope they are at least 2 hours each. I would hate for it to be split only for each movie to be 90 mins.

What do you think? Are you glad Deathly Hallowswill be split into two movies. Where do you think the split will take place? (I've only read DH once, so I can't really remember the whole story line.)

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