Twilight (The Twilight Saga, Book 1)

Twilight (The Twilight Saga, Book 1)

A good summer read

I downloaded this to my kindle because I miss having a Harry Potter book to read, and the hype for these books seems to be escalating in anticipation of the movie. Definitely no Harry Potter, but a good summer read. Not notably original, but original enough to keep me reading straight through the first 3 books, and ready to order the 4th. The characters were engaging enough to keep me caring about the outcomes. And as a mom of 3 daughters, the moral undertones make this a safe read for any teen. That said, I think the author could have pulled back a bit on one thing. I found the constant references to Edward Cullen's ice cold skin to be distracting. I appreciate a flawed hero. But his particular flaw, in it's obsessive detail was creepy, and almost made me root for the best friend Jacob to end up with the heroine. After all, we have all watched Buffy. We KNOW that vampires are cold. Do we need to be reminded over and over? I was able to overlook this distraction however, and appreciate a truly well-written book. Did it live up to the hype? Maybe so!

Ahhhhhh-Mazing

If you are looking for a full thrown romance mixed in with creativity and legend, this is perfect. Fantastically written this book is NOT easy to put down. I reccomend this book to all looking for a good book for the summer. So kick off your shoes, sit in your easy chair, and enhale this shocking breakthrough in modern-day books.

A grown-ups review of Twilight

As an adult fan of Harry Potter genre books, I thought I would check out Twilight because I had heard good things about it. For the most part, I enjoyed it because Stephanie Meyer definitely has a way of drawing you into her characters in a compelling way. However, much of her talent was wasted on endless discussion of Edmund's supermodel looks and smoldering topaz eyes - a little too romance novel for my taste. There were a lot of interesting characters introduced and I would have liked to have been able to get into their heads as in depth as Bella's; the first 75% of the book could have been condensed down to the first 30% easily without taking anything away from it. The book was defintely written specifically to adolescent girls, alienating boys and adults that enjoy the Harry Potter and Artemis Fowl style adventures.

From a mom of two...who had nothing to do.

Let me preface this review by saying when I heard about this series from my sister (an elementary school teacher) I thought it sounded like a dumb teenage novel... another Buffy the Vampire Slayer if you will. In reading the synopsis of it being a teen in love with a vampire and how their worlds colide I thought "blah, blah, blah....nothing new there". However, after reading the first 4 chapters I was HOOKED. And I mean serious addicted to the series. Mind you I've read a lot of books in my time (Lit. minor in college, plus everything else I read on my own) and while this is not, by any means, a classical piece off lituerature, it is very engaging for the female reader (though I have read some high school guys like it too). True, deep love, Romeo and Juliet love, desires and longings that can't be fulfilled... or can they? Once I was hooked, I read all three books in 4 days...and pre ordered the 4th. The laundry piled up, the kids had to ask me to make lunch twice, and I stayed up way too late some nights (seriously, I finished book 3 in 6 hours). Make no mistake housewives... this will have you wishing yur husband was Edward Cullen and wondering why you married anything less! Enjoy a good, clean romantic saga that keeps you wondering what will happen next and how they will stay together with so much against their undying love... well, at least for one of them.

I must admit, better than I expected...

Okay. So I took this out at my local library (not willing to waste money on a book I was sure I would hate) and started reading, rather warily. Frankly, I wanted to see what all the fuss was about. I'm 21, so it's not as if I'm some goggly-eyed teen--but I guess I've always been a bit of a romantic--although I hate romance novels. I'm more of a Jane Austen, "Mr. Darcy is my ideal of perfection" kinda girl. Anyway, moving on to the point of this review: I enjoyed it. Immensely. I love it when a book takes me away from the world for a bit, and this one delivered. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy books that have more depth and substance to them as well--books that expose the plights of humanity, etc., but sometimes you just need a bit of fluff! Admit it. And this is actually better than fluff, or at least, it's first class, beautifully written fluff. Please do read it, if you are a romantic in ANY sense of the word. If you're not, then I would advise you to abstain. In conclusion, I didn't want it to end--and that means an author has done his/her job very, very well. I also admit, though abashadly, that I am now an undercover lover of Edward Cullen. Although I guess this review outed me.

Keyword : adventure