Mailyn says...
The Genre
Vampire fiction, Young Adults, Urban Fantasy, horror, romance
The Plot
From Amazon:
"As Shakespeare knew, love burns high when thwarted by obstacles. In Twilight, an exquisite fantasy by Stephenie Meyer, readers discover a pair of lovers who are supremely star-crossed. Bella adores beautiful Edward, and he returns her love. But Edward is having a hard time controlling the blood lust she arouses in him, because--he's a vampire. At any moment, the intensity of their passion could drive him to kill her, and he agonizes over the danger. But, Bella would rather be dead than part from Edward, so she risks her life to stay near him, and the novel burns with the erotic tension of their dangerous and necessarily chaste relationship."
The Review
Let me just start by saying that Stephanie Meyers, I LOVE YOU!
I LUUUUUUUUV YOU!!!!!!
Now, be forewarned that I am still on a VERY Twilight high so I a)may not be coherent much and b)can't come up for air long enough to form any coherent thoughts.
I barely slept last night because I wanted to get online NOW to find anything and everything I could on this series. Yes, it's a series. No, it's not a trilogy. If you go on the author's site you will see that she plans more books.
Why is this so good? A few things.
The vampires are different. TOTALLY different. They don't have fangs but very sharp teeth. They can go out during the day but don't do it when it's sunny. There is a good reason for this but I can't give it away or it will spoil some of the plot. They aren't house-broken. These vampires have trouble, let me rephrase that, they have TROUBLE when it comes to human blood. Although the good vamps don't drink humans it's like a drug to them. Meaning they could snap at any moment and start killing people. Think of the good guys as recovering alcoholics or recovering heroine addicts. The scent of human blood calls to them pretty much 24/7 so being around humans (since the ones that pass as teenagers do go to high school) is an everyday test of their self-control.
Some of them have gotten pretty good at keeping under control but, unfortunately for Edward, Bella's blood calls to him like nobody else's ever has.
That's one of the things that I loved about this book. The relationship between Bella and Edward isn't as "solid" or secure as most those you find in other vampire romance books. Unlike most vampire heroes, Edward has to struggle (and believe me that isn't even a strong enough word) to keep from eating her. She could set him off at any moment by a simple gesture or whatnot so they really have to work at it and earn their peace together. Easier said than done.
The book DOES start of rather slow, at least for me, but I kept reminding myself there MUST be a pretty good reason why so many people loved it so I kept reading. I wasn't disappointed...much.
Bella truly is a TSTL heroine. I will say it again, Bella is TSTL. the funny thing is, she doesn't get on your nerves much. I actually liked her for most of the novel. Even on her major TSTL moments I still didn't hate her as much as I should have considering my aversion to TSTL heroines. She didn't ruin the book for me and that speaks volumes for the vampires and the plot. Usually a TSTL heroine kills the book for me. The one exception to this rule was Laura Kinsale's Flowers From the Strom. Much like that book, the vampires, Edward and his love for Bella, and the plot carried this for me. They passed the test with flying colors. Honestly, I even liked Bella most of the time.
The Verdict
It should be obvious I love this book. Immediately after finishing it I called EVERY SINGLE Barnes & Nobles within a 2-hour radius so I could go and pick up the book. It was 8 pm. I would have gone anywhere but nobody had the book. They were all out. I almost didn't go to sleep I was so frustrated so I went online to try and find out everything I could about the sequel New Moon. Apparently it doesn't disappoint [unless you are waiting for an all-out romance, but more on that in the Spoiler section below] and it seems this is turning out to be one helluva series.
It gets a 5 out of 5 in my book.
Kailana says...
This month started out good, but I have gotten rather lax in my blogging. I have been lax in my reading too. I hardly read when I have time off work because there are so many other things I want to do. Anyways, I recently finished Twilight by Stephanie Meyer. It is a young adult book that I know a lot of people in the blogger community have read at one point or time, and if they haven't, they should! I thought it was very enjoyable!
From the flap:
I'd never given much thought to how I would die- I'd had reason enought in the last few months - but even if I had, I would not have imagined it like this... Surely it was a good way to die, in the place of something else, someone I loved. Noble, even. That ought to count for something.
When Isabella Swan moves to the gloomy town of Forks and meets the mysterious, alluring Edward Cullen, her life takes a thrilling and terrifying turn. With his porcelain skin, golden eyes, mesmerizing voice, and supernatural gifts, Edward is both irresistible and impenetrable. Up until now, he has managed to keep his true identity hidden, but Bella is determined to uncover his dark secret.
What Bella doesn't realize is the closer she gets to him, the more she is putting herself and those around her at risk. And, if might be too late to turn back...
Deeply seductive and extraordinarily suspenseful, Twilight will have readers riveted right until the last page is turned.
I have been reading a lot of the vampireish novels this year. This is one of my favourites. It is a more natural setting to vampire life. The vampires live relatively like everyday people. At least this band of vampires do. Bella and Edward meet at school, it is a year where the eternal 17-year-old and his 4 brothers and sisters decide to go down the school route this year. They are outcast, both by choice and how the school responds to their eccentric natures. But Bella and Edward find themselves drawn to each other from the very start.
This is their story, and it is more than a vampire story. It is a story of adolescent life, where you are coming from two very different backgrounds and have to make things work. They a very interesting relationship from the start. I mean, it is hard to be a mortal with a vampire because, well, although these particular vampires try not to suck human blood, they can not help wanting to sometimes. It leads this story into interesting angles.
It is enjoyable to read, and I cannot wait until the sequel is released in a few weeks. It will be interesting to see where this story goes from here. I have also been told that if the story does well, it is going to be a series! I hope the sequels are as good as this first one!
4.5/5
18 comments:
i absolutly love it too!!!
a teacher recommended it to me and i just love it!especially the sneak peek to new moon!oh i am so anxious to get new moon and then the next one and so on...I really hope it becomes a series.i just love how at first they hate,then the are deeply in love.but im a fraid to read new moon because i dont want edward to leave=(if you can tell me when the book after new moon comes out please tell me.post a comment about it!thanks!!!
I LUUUUURRVVVVVE this book! My friend let me borrow her copy and I wouldn't give it back. Best EVER!!! New Moon, however is just as good. If you liked this one, you NEED to read New Moon. And Eclipse, once that coes out.
I CAN'T STOP READING IT. I STAYED UP TO 3 IN THE MORNING READING IT AND DREAMED OF IT THE REST OF THE NIGHT. I JUST READ THE SNEEK PEAK OF NEW MOON AND IT FEELS LIKE I AM JUMPING OUT OF MY SEAT AT WORK. I FOUND ONE BOOK AT BARNES AND NOBLE. EVEN THOUGH IT IS WAY CHEEPER ONLINE I THINK I WILL HAVE TO SPEND THE MONEY CAUSE I HAVE TO HAVE IT NOW. ITS LIKE A DRUG. I THINK SHE IS MY NEW FAVORITE AUTHOR!!!!!!!!!!!!
Seriously! One of the best books I've read in the last few years. There is just something about it that grabs you immediately. I have since recommended this to friends and my sister and they all LOVE it. A+
Personally, I thought New Moon was a slight letdown, but I can't wait for Eclipse.
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I seriously loved this book that I saw first on here and then heard constantly from Holly and Izzy about...thanks for getting them hooked on it so that they can get me hooked on it.
I LOVED IT!
I read alot of books! I'm eighteen and I have been writing since I can remember. This book is the most AMAZING book in the world. When I read this book I seriously felt depressed because I wasn't Bella. You could tell Edward loved her so much! Then I was even more depressed because I didn't know there was a sequel!!!! But now I am SO happy because I know there is one and more coming after that. I HIGHLY recomend this book to ANYONE!!!!I love you Stephanie Meyers! You are AMAZING!!!
ohhhhh my gosh!!!!
this was one of the best books i have ever read, i love, love, LOVE harry potter and this one comes pretty close, i just love how suspenseful it is, i couldn't believe how amazing it was, the first time i read it i barely slept, and after i finished it i just had to read it again, i ended up reding it about 4 times when i finally stopped. i just cant wait till eclipse comes out but i live in Canada so i probably cant read it for a long time. sigh. but as soon as it comes out im going to get it!!!! please stephanie, keep writing!!!!!if you stop then i am probably going to be sooo sad:((i might even cry), but one of the reasons i love this book is because of edward, and i saw the guys you were thinking of putting in the movie and i think you should put in jackson rathbone he is georgeous and i think that he is the one that looks the most to me like edward( in my head) but i so hope you make a movie. im sure it will be awesome!!PLEASE KEEP WRITING! I LOVE THE BOOKS!!:):)
OMG!! this book is so amazing, even though its been out a while now i just read it about a week ago, along with the seccong book "New Moon" deffently a great book, i sujest you go find it! if you loved the first one you should enjoy this one!! i was just recently on stephenie meyer's website and reading about her new projects, on one of the new projects "Breaking Dawn" she has the first chapter posted, you should go now and read it!! you'll see why i love it once you check it out!
~Someone who loves Twilight!!
I GOT SOO INTO IT I READ TWILIGHT AND NEW MOON IN ONE DAY! IVE READ BOTH OF THEM AT LEAST 3 TIMES! I CANT WAIT WAIT WAIT UNTIL ELISPE COMES OUT! ILL BE FIRST TO GET IT@ STEAPHNIE IS SO GOOD AT MAKING FICTION SEEM REAL NEVR STOP WRITING OR I WILL NEVER READ AGAIN
I TOTALLY LOVED THE BOOKS. WE WENT TO THE TEXAS LIBRARY ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE JUST TO MEET HER. IT WAS SO EXCITING. wE HAVE OUR OWN LITTLE BOOK CLUB FOR IT. I PUT ON A SHIRT THAT SAID "THEY FIGHT. PARIS FALLS." MRS. MEYER TOLD ME NOT TO SAY ANYTHING BAD ABOUT JACOB!! WE EVEN TOOK A PIC WITH HER!!!
this book is soooooo amazing. i never wanted it to end.i read the whole book in like 3days..im in love wiff it!!!!
i cant wait to read new moon
and im really jelous to the poster above mine lol
~Twilight lover~
I had to google to figure out what TSTL meant, but I suppose I agree. But I liked her, despite her silliness :)
I am SO lucky I ever got a chance to read the book, because my school said I was to young, enen though it is teenage level, and they were not supposed to have it in their library because it was about vampires:(. I have read both books, and I cried at the end of New Moon, I REALLY didn't want a cliff hanger, but that just makes me want 'Eclipse' even more. Those are the best books I have ever read!
Stephenie Meyer has got to be one of the most briliant writters of my generation! SHE ROCKS!! Her books are beyond amazing. I wasn't sure about it at first, but once I got my hands on it there was no way to put it down. I started reading it around 7 p.m. and didn't put it down until I was finished at about 6 a.m. When I got a copy of New Moon I could hardly eat all day and my emotions went wild nearly mirroring Bella's in the book. It was a little creepy but one heck of an experience. Now I wait for Eclipse. I told all of my friends about the series and now 6 more people have fallen in love with Stephenie Meyer's books. We are even going on a road trip together to get copies of Eclipse. I applaude Stephenie for her works and I hope she does decide to print Midnight Sun(Edward's version of Twilight). EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!! I can't wait!
OMG! I LUUUUUUUUUV YOU OMG IS THIS REALLY STEPHANIE MEYER!? OMG OMG OMG> eh... kbye
The twilight series is the besttt series everrrr!! i thought i loved harry potter, then one day i was just lookin thru my school library and i came across twilight... (this was literally 4 days ago and ive already read new moon and eclipse within those four days) and i read the book.
the descriptions, the feeling, the emotions, just every little thing every little word in the book grabbed me. I could nottt stop reading it for the life of me. I dont think ive ever been so obsessed about a series of books in my life.
the characters stephenie portrays, and just the all around exciting danger of vampires she describes just makes me wish they were real. ahh i would give anything to be bitten by edward cullen at this point in time. ANYTHING!
I ABSOLUTELY LOVEEEEEE THE TWILIGHT SERIES. I CANT WAIT FOR MIDNIGHT SUN. (edwards point of view.. godd shes a genious!)
I LOVE STEPHENIE MEYERS!
In the movie Bella really annoyed me, I found she huffed a lot, almost after every sentence. It just got on my nerves although apart from that I think she is a good Bella.
Did anyone know that Edward Cullen has a page on wikipedia. Read the whole series and loved it had to find out everything. Yes i'm sorta obssessed. GO to stepheniemeyer.com and check out midnight sun on the twilight series page. Its incomplete and a rough draft but an awesome book about Edward's point of view in twilight
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