Twilight Series

I am hooked on this AWESOME series of books by Stephenie Meyer. I first found out about this series by chance. For some reason I went into the store Hot Topic (which I never go into) and I saw this shirt hanging up on the wall of this pretty girl and very handsome boy with just the word Twilight underneath it.........

I had to find out what this was so I asked the young girl at the counter and she just looked at me like I had lost my mind.....duh, I was supposed to know. Anyway, long story short, she told me that it was a movie based on a series of books by Stephenie Meyer and that they were the rage right now.

I went home and googled it and saw that it was about a vampire and the girl who falls in love with him. I went to Wal-Mart that night and bought the book. It has been a long time since I have stayed up late reading a book, let me tell you.

They say this book is for young girls, but this older woman got hooked instantly. Yes the main character Bella is in high school but their story (Bella & Edward) is so complex that it is not really a high school romance. I kept telling my sister about this book and she got hooked on it instantly too.

Twilight - Introduced to Bella & Edward and other key players. This is the book that started it all!!

I finished this book in two days with its 500 pages and all. I would not talk on the phone nor to anyone at work, I spent every waking moment reading this book.

"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. Slowly, never moving
his eyes from mine, he leaned toward me. Then abruptly, but very gently, he
rested his cold cheek against the hollow at the base of my throat."

Over time, Edward and Bella fall in love. Their foremost problem is that to Edward, Bella's scent is a hundred times more potent than any other human's, making Edward struggle to resist his desire to kill her. However, despite this, Edward and Bella manage to stay together safely for a time.

begins with Bella being upset by her 18th birthday, because it will make
her "older" than the permanently 17-year-old Edward. During her birthday party Bella gets a paper cut, and his brother Jasper's instinctive hunger for Bella's
blood reminds Edward of the danger their relationship puts her in. In a misguided attempt to protect Bella, he convinces her that he does not love her anymore and moves away with his family, leaving her heartbroken and depressed.
This is the 2nd book in the series............Read this one in two days too.

broken ribbon represents choice, as in the book Bella must choose between her love for vampire Edward Cullen,
and her friendship/love with werewolf Jacob Black. Meyer also stated that the ribbon represents the idea that Bella can't break away completely from her human life.

begins with the revelation that Seattle is being plagued by a string of unsolved murders, which Edward suspects to be the cause of a newborn vampire that is unable to control its thirst. Edward and Bella fill out college applications, while Bella explains to Edward her desire to see Jacob, her werewolf friend, again.

and last but not least..............

Divided into three "books", all but Book 2 are told from the perspective of Bella Swan, with the second being told from the point of view of Jacob Black. Breaking Dawn is a reference to the beginning of Bella's life as a vampire. The cover is a metaphor for Bella's progression throughout the entire saga; she began as the physically weakest player on the board, the pawn, but ended up the strongest, the queen.

This book finishes the series and I was very sad when I reached the last page............