Okay, so I know I am late, way late, though you should have known it was going to happen eventually. LOL I do however have my next post in the works, so you should get that one on Wednesday as promised. Here is my first review.
Twilight
by Stephanie Meyer
Young Adult (my opinion is age 16 & up)
ISBN 0316015849
Pages: 544
Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers
www.StephenieMeyer.com
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Book Blurb: From Hard Cover Edition
Bella Swan’s move to Forks, a small, perpetually rainy town in Washington, could have been the most boring move she ever made. But once she meets the mysterious and alluring Edward Cullen, Bella’s life takes a thrilling and terrifying turn. Up until now, Edward has managed to keep his vampire identity a secret in the small community he lives in, but now nobody is safe, especially Bella, the person Edward holds most dear.
My Review and Thoughts:
I read this back in February after much reluctance. I’m not really a young adult reader, but so many people were reading it I figured it couldn’t be all that bad…right? I will admit that I have read and LOVED some YA books in the past, Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause and Eccentric Circles by Rebecca Lickliss (which is out of print), but this one I just liked. So, heads up, with all you Twilight Saga fans out there, young and old, this review may or may not go over well, but as promised, I will always be honest.
This book was simply cute. Yes, just cute. This is in essence, Edward’s book. An introduction of all, but mostly about Edward and who he is and the “development” of him and Bella’s “relationship.” Trust, I will hit on my little quotes there.
At 17, Bella’s age and the age portrayed by the Cullen teens, I wasn’t, thankfully, quite as blind and gun hoe as Bella, but I was there once in my life. It’s a love at first sight kinda book which always walks a thin line with being cheesy to me. This was honestly the only thing I didn’t like about this book. Bella was ready to give up her life to a 100 plus year old boy she barely knew and to hell with everyone else. If you could see me, you would see me rolling my eyes and gagging. THIS is the reason I would not let my teen under 16 read it and even then it would depend on how mature said teen is.
Moving on. Outside of that, I think Stephanie Meyer did an AWESOME job on the development of the Cullen’s. Carlisle’s background and how he started his coven, which is different then other covens, which you learn about later. How he didn’t want to be alone and found Esme, though I don’t recall her story too much. Huh? Though you don’t get much back-story on Rosalie and Emmett, other then Rosalie not really wanting to be a vampire, I like the two of them still and how they are a matched pair to be married. I think they balance each other well. You don’t get much of anything on Jasper and when I originally sat down to write this review, I couldn’t even remember his name. I do think it an interesting twist that he seems so timid and withdrawn yet he is the “calmer” of the family. The one who takes away anxiety and stress, no matter how big or small…or so it seemed. Now, Alice, I liked a lot and I think they nailed her perfectly in the movie. Her story was very cool, though they left all the good stuff on it out in the movie. In the book, James told Alice’s story as the one that got away…and I will leave it at that. *wink wink* The Cullen’s really did form a real tight knit family and for the “common” vampire, that was kinda cool—though I could DEFINITELY live WITHOUT the glitter. Again, rolling my eyes.
The relationship between Bella and Edward develop nicely—outside her being in love from the time he said hello. They got to know each other and spent time with one another, the ways teens and any relationship really should be developed. That was cute. Thankfully, it wasn’t all perfect. This is when we meet James and the red-eyed coven. This was the monkey wrench this mushy love story needed.
They enter innocently and then James, a tracker, gets wind of the human pet (pet is my term, I think she was called lunch or food in the book), Bella, and all hell breaks loose. James is on a mission to have the Cullen’s newest family “member” (no she is not turned into a vamp) and will not stop until he does, which does not end well for him. Lets just say 7 against 2 ain’t a fair fight, though 1 of the 2 does live to see another day, read that another book.
Over all I enjoyed it and would recommend it to others though caution parents with younger impressionable children…especially girls…to read it themselves first and make that call. If it is a toss between the book and the movie, though the movie was good, I would vote for the book, there is more detail and a better story.
Happy Reading…
Twilight
by Stephanie Meyer
Young Adult (my opinion is age 16 & up)
ISBN 0316015849
Pages: 544
Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers
www.StephenieMeyer.com
RECYCLE
Book Blurb: From Hard Cover Edition
Bella Swan’s move to Forks, a small, perpetually rainy town in Washington, could have been the most boring move she ever made. But once she meets the mysterious and alluring Edward Cullen, Bella’s life takes a thrilling and terrifying turn. Up until now, Edward has managed to keep his vampire identity a secret in the small community he lives in, but now nobody is safe, especially Bella, the person Edward holds most dear.
My Review and Thoughts:
I read this back in February after much reluctance. I’m not really a young adult reader, but so many people were reading it I figured it couldn’t be all that bad…right? I will admit that I have read and LOVED some YA books in the past, Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause and Eccentric Circles by Rebecca Lickliss (which is out of print), but this one I just liked. So, heads up, with all you Twilight Saga fans out there, young and old, this review may or may not go over well, but as promised, I will always be honest.
This book was simply cute. Yes, just cute. This is in essence, Edward’s book. An introduction of all, but mostly about Edward and who he is and the “development” of him and Bella’s “relationship.” Trust, I will hit on my little quotes there.
At 17, Bella’s age and the age portrayed by the Cullen teens, I wasn’t, thankfully, quite as blind and gun hoe as Bella, but I was there once in my life. It’s a love at first sight kinda book which always walks a thin line with being cheesy to me. This was honestly the only thing I didn’t like about this book. Bella was ready to give up her life to a 100 plus year old boy she barely knew and to hell with everyone else. If you could see me, you would see me rolling my eyes and gagging. THIS is the reason I would not let my teen under 16 read it and even then it would depend on how mature said teen is.
Moving on. Outside of that, I think Stephanie Meyer did an AWESOME job on the development of the Cullen’s. Carlisle’s background and how he started his coven, which is different then other covens, which you learn about later. How he didn’t want to be alone and found Esme, though I don’t recall her story too much. Huh? Though you don’t get much back-story on Rosalie and Emmett, other then Rosalie not really wanting to be a vampire, I like the two of them still and how they are a matched pair to be married. I think they balance each other well. You don’t get much of anything on Jasper and when I originally sat down to write this review, I couldn’t even remember his name. I do think it an interesting twist that he seems so timid and withdrawn yet he is the “calmer” of the family. The one who takes away anxiety and stress, no matter how big or small…or so it seemed. Now, Alice, I liked a lot and I think they nailed her perfectly in the movie. Her story was very cool, though they left all the good stuff on it out in the movie. In the book, James told Alice’s story as the one that got away…and I will leave it at that. *wink wink* The Cullen’s really did form a real tight knit family and for the “common” vampire, that was kinda cool—though I could DEFINITELY live WITHOUT the glitter. Again, rolling my eyes.
The relationship between Bella and Edward develop nicely—outside her being in love from the time he said hello. They got to know each other and spent time with one another, the ways teens and any relationship really should be developed. That was cute. Thankfully, it wasn’t all perfect. This is when we meet James and the red-eyed coven. This was the monkey wrench this mushy love story needed.
They enter innocently and then James, a tracker, gets wind of the human pet (pet is my term, I think she was called lunch or food in the book), Bella, and all hell breaks loose. James is on a mission to have the Cullen’s newest family “member” (no she is not turned into a vamp) and will not stop until he does, which does not end well for him. Lets just say 7 against 2 ain’t a fair fight, though 1 of the 2 does live to see another day, read that another book.
Over all I enjoyed it and would recommend it to others though caution parents with younger impressionable children…especially girls…to read it themselves first and make that call. If it is a toss between the book and the movie, though the movie was good, I would vote for the book, there is more detail and a better story.
Happy Reading…
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