The Twilight Saga
Author: Stephanie Meyer
Publisher: Little, Brown, and Company
Synopsis:
When Bella Swan moves into her father's house in Forks, Washington, she is not happy. She'd rather be in sunny Phoenix than Forks, where it is almost constantly raining.
On Bella's first day at her new high school, she notices a strange family of 5 adopted siblings that all look strangely similar to each other -- the Cullens.
Later, Bella is invited to a party where an old family friend, Jacob Black, tells her legends about "the cold ones" (vampires). She begins to notice that the Cullens look and act similar to the legends, and finally Edward admits the truth: the Cullens are vampires.
After spending more time with Edward, Bella ends up falling in love with him. Throughout the course of the whole series, there are various vampires that feel the need to kill Bella (probably for her smell, which is even more enticing than most humans).
Later, Bella is invited to a party where an old family friend, Jacob Black, tells her legends about "the cold ones" (vampires). She begins to notice that the Cullens look and act similar to the legends, and finally Edward admits the truth: the Cullens are vampires.
After spending more time with Edward, Bella ends up falling in love with him. Throughout the course of the whole series, there are various vampires that feel the need to kill Bella (probably for her smell, which is even more enticing than most humans).
My thoughts:
Going into it, I thought Twilight was going to be the worst book I've ever read (it wasn't). It wasn't the best book I've read either. In the battle scenes in this book, I felt like it was just like "I sat in my kitchen, knowing that people were dying out there" and then it was just very anticlimactic because the characters spent all this time waiting for a battle and barely anything happened.
I also didn't like the character of Edward. He was just too overprotective of Bella -- literally kidnapping her when he went out of town for a weekend so she wouldn't get hurt. And he also feels that he needs to do "what's best for Bella" even if it really isn't (this happens in New Moon, the second book).
So overall, I feel that the plot idea of this series was a really good one, however it was not the best it could have been. I think that teens and adults would like this book, although again if someone younger wants to read it, they should be aware that there are some mature themes and ideas in this book (mostly in the later books). There is not that much swearing, however.
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars.
What did you think about Twilight if you've read it?
I also didn't like the character of Edward. He was just too overprotective of Bella -- literally kidnapping her when he went out of town for a weekend so she wouldn't get hurt. And he also feels that he needs to do "what's best for Bella" even if it really isn't (this happens in New Moon, the second book).
So overall, I feel that the plot idea of this series was a really good one, however it was not the best it could have been. I think that teens and adults would like this book, although again if someone younger wants to read it, they should be aware that there are some mature themes and ideas in this book (mostly in the later books). There is not that much swearing, however.
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars.
What did you think about Twilight if you've read it?
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