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title: Twilight

author: Stephenie Meyer

pages: 498

published: 2005

genre: young adult paranormal romance

first line: I'd never given much thought to how I would die-though I'd had reason enough in the last few months-but even if I had, I would not have imagined it like this.

rated: 4 out of 5






Ahhhhhh....Twilight. There's a little of everything I enjoy in this story. Vampires, romance, rainy days.


I thought it was about time for a re-read of one of my favorite books.



17 year old Bella Swan moves to a small town called Forks in Washington to live with her father Charlie. Bella is socially awkward, sometimes moody and unsure of herself.
When she meets the mysterious and achingly beautiful Edward Cullen, she is instantly taken by him.




As usual when I re-read a favorite book, I pick up on little details that may have escaped my attention the first time around. For instance, I never liked Bella in the series but she didn't start to annoy me until the second book. Upon re-reading Twilight, she annoyed me right away. She's very defensive, childish and way too clingy with Edward.

So why do I love this book, though I dislike one of the central characters? Edward Cullen.

He's gorgeous, rich and aloof. I like how Edward has that dangerous edge to him as well.



For me Twilight is a fun, romantic read, not too be taken to seriously or analyzed too deeply, but definitely enjoyed. It's pretty much one of my guilty pleasures. I am a Twilight fan and I will openly admit it. I like vampires who sparkle in the sunlight and have honey colored eyes dammit.

And for the record, Robert Pattinson does not look anything like the Edward I envision while reading the book. The Edward I envision is divine.




I enjoy reading Bella describe Edwards beauty page after page. Here's just a few ways she describes him:

I was in danger of being distracted by his livid glorious face. It was like trying to stare down a destroying angel.

-pp. 65

or how about:

He was too perfect, I realized with a piercing stab of despair. There was no way this godlike creature could be meant for me.

-pp.256

ok, this had me giggling like a teenager with a schoolgirl crush:

"The blush on your cheeks is lovely," he murmured. He gently freed his other hand. My hands fell limply into my lap. Softly he brushed my cheek, then held my face between his marble hands.


"Be very still," he whispered, as if I wasn't already frozen.

-pp. 275

One of my favorite scenes in the book is when Edward takes Bella hiking in the woods on a rare sunny day and reveals that he glistens in the sunlight.

Edward in the sunlight was shocking. I couldn't get used to it, though I'd been staring at him all afternoon. His skin, white despite the faint flush from yesterday's hunting trip, literally sparkled, like thousands of tiny diamonds were embedded in the surface. He lay perfectly still in the grass, his shirt open over his sculpted, incandescent chest, his scintillating arms bare. His glistening, pale lavender lids were shut, though of course he didn't sleep.


-pp. 260

So there you have it. Twilight remains one of my favorite reads. I like the romance between Edward and Bella. I also like the Edward's vampire family as well as the idea that they don't harm humans. Meyer touches on some of their backgrounds and how they came to be vampires and I always found that to be an interesting part of the series.




I'm glad I re-read it and probably will again someday. I should also say that I enjoyed the first three books in the series, but was dissapointed by the fourth and final installment.

title: New Moon

genre: drama, fantasy, romance

release date: November 20 2009

rated: 4 stars out of 5




I went on opening night with a few of my girlfriends to watch the second installment of the Twilight films. I survived the long lines and the screeching teeny boppers and am here to tell the tale.


In this second film, it's Bella's birthday and as she celebrates at the Cullens home, she has an accident and hurts herself, bleeding badly. After she is almost killed by the vampire Jasper, Edward decides to have his family leave town and leave Bella (for her own good of course). So Bella becomes depressed, and starts hanging out with Jacob Black. She also realizes that whenever she does something dangerous, she has visions of Edward. So of course, she decides to become an adrenaline junkie, so she can see him. She also finds out that Jacob is a werewolf.
Edward, on the other hand, becomes misinformed and thinks that Bella has died. So he goes to Italy, to sacrifice himself to the Volturi, who are the vampire mafia, if you will. Alice comes back and tells Bella that since Edward thinks she is dead, he's going to kill himself. Bella then heads out to Italy with Alice to stop him.



I'm a fan of the Twilight books, mostly the first three, being that I didn't enjoy the fourth installment too much. I thought the first Twilight film was kind of cheesy with bad acting. I must say, this second movie was better. The special effects were much better in this one. I was really looking forward to seeing the wolves, which did look really good. Some of the scenes were great, like when the werewolves are chasing Vittoria through the woods. Another scene that was really well done is when Edward fights one of the Volturi.

In this scene below, Bella finally finds Edward in Italy.





I also like how they portrayed Bella's depression after Edward leaves her. They just show her sitting in a chair in her room as the months go by. Not that I agree with the thought of a teenager being severely depressed for several months after her boyfriend leaves her, but I thought they did a good job translating it on screen.







I think Jacob Black fans really have some eye candy in store for them, he's shirtless for about the second half of the film. What are they feeding this boy?





All in all, I enjoyed New Moon, much more than I expected to.

The Twilight film is finally coming out in theaters...OMG OMG OMG!

I'm a huge fan of the books, well, the first 3 books anyway.

I've been waiting for this film, it looks so good.








When I first saw the cast, I wasn't too sure if I liked the actors. Edward is so perfect in the books, it would be hard to cast him anyway. But I think they did a good job casting Robert Pattinson as Edward.



However, I think the girl cast as Bella, Kristen Stewart, is way too pretty for the part. In the books, everyone kind of pales in comparison to Edward and the Cullens' beauty.






Here's a pic of the Cullens family.








I don't like crowds, so I won't be running out to watch it right away, I figure I'll wait a week or two before I go see it. How about you? Have you read the book? Any plans to see the film?




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