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Friday, May 23, 2008

Twilight


Meyer, Stephenie. Twilight. NY: Time Warner Book Group, 2005. 498 pages. (Fantasy Series / Vampires)

The main characters in Twilight are Bella Swan, Edward Cullen, James and his cult of Laurent and Victoria, the rest of the Cullen family; Carlisle, Esme, Emmet, Rosalie, Alice, and Jasper, and Charlie Swan. In this book, Bella Swan moves to the boring town of Forks, Washington where she meets the mysterious and handsome Cullen Family. She has class with Edward Cullen, the most handsome man she has ever laid eyes on, and finds that he seems to be repulsed by her. After he saves her from a tremendously horrifying fate, Bella gets suspicious and takes a upmost interest in him. After she finds herself saved from yet another terrible fate thanks to Edward, she finds out that he has an unimaginable secret. He and his family are all well over one hundred and, even crazier than that, they’re all vampires! Rosalie has nothing but hatred toward Bella, but the rest of the Cullen family welcomes her warmly. Soon Bella becomes like one of the family and goes to one of their thunderous baseball games. But, it turns out to not be a game at all. Other vampires hear them play and take interest in them, and one of them catches Bella’s scent. They manage to keep her safe until they leave, but they soon learn that one of them is a determined tracker, and that he will stop at nothing to catch Bella. No one knows what will happen to her, but they are soon going to find out, and it may not be all happy news for them……

This was the most amazing book that I have ever read. The romance between Bella and Edward was wonderfully funny and beautifully written. The action sequences were thrilling and exciting, and I never once wanted to put the book down. If I had to choose one word to describe this book it would be admirable. It would be that because every part of the book was well written, and it was a hard to put down, easily enjoyable book. I have read all of the other books in the soon to be four book series and they are all just as good if not better. I would most definitely recommend these books to everybody who wants to read the best books of all time.

Reviewed by: So1cc5er