Fall in love with the addictive, suspenseful love story between a teenage girl and a vampire with the book that sparked a "literary phenomenon" and redefined romance for a generation (New York Times).
Isabella 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, Isabella'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 Isabella, the person Edward holds most dear. The lovers find themselves balanced precariously on the point of a knife -- between desire and danger.
Deeply romantic and extraordinarily suspenseful, Twilight captures the struggle between defying our instincts and satisfying our desires. This is a love story with bite. It's here! #1 bestselling author Stephenie Meyer makes a triumphant return to the world of Twilight with the highly anticipated companion, Midnight Sun the iconic love story of Bella and Edward told from the vampire's point of view. "People do not want to just read Meyer's books; they want to climb inside them and live there." -- Time "A literary phenomenon." -- The New York Times
I really wanted to like this book. I like vampire stories and I wanted to be really into a series so I could look forward to future books in a series.
But I didn't.
The book isn't horrible. I understand why people like it. If I come across the future books in my library or get a chance to read them for free I probably would. I think it's great that these books are encouraging more young people to read. I credit a lot of my "success" in school to reading when I was younger.
My major complaints about the book (without spoilers):
Bella. I couldn't stand her. I kept hoping that I would like her personality more as the book went on, but I really didn't. She was a bummer and it's rough when the main character is a bummer.
Certain things seemed glazed over. It was like she took such a long time setting up the beginning that she needed to cram all of this stuff into a small number of pages.
The end. The end really killed it for me, more than I thought it would.
Maybe I would've liked this book better if I was younger, which is the target audience.
