Twilight series

Twilight series by Stephanie Meyer

I was home sick and I happened to catch the first Twilight movie on cable. Movies made from books are a huge annoyance for me. But I was slightly interested in this one. The Twilight franchise is such a phenomenon. I wanted to see what all the fuss was about! While I didn’t really like the movie…it did make me want to revisit the books and remember what I liked about them.

I picked up “Twlight” and read it over a weekend. I love the relationship Meyer creates between Edward and Bella. They have a special chemistry and that was the one thing that was also apparent in the movie. Then I moved to “New Moon” and I like this one a little less. It is a whole book of angst. The redeeming quality, that kept me reading, is getting to know the Jacob character more.  Next up is Eclipse—this one loses me. The part that I hate is when Bella is now “in love” with Jacob, too. That pushed me over the edge to BLAH by ruining the special chemistry I mention above. Breaking Dawn is a decent wrap up to the series. And I thank the author for WRAPPING up and not just continuing to write the same story over and over.

Meyer was a creative new voice in the vampire genre. Many have imitated her, but few have been able to create something as long lasting.  That was what I enjoyed more in the series—the uniqueness.