Meyer, Stephanie. New Moon. New York City: Little, Brown and company, 2006. 563 pages. (Vampire/Romance/Thriller)Bella Swan is ready to give up her human life to be with Edward Cullen. She dreams of belonging to his family, of becoming a vampire. All of those dreams are crushed when Edward leaves her forever. It will be as if I never existed. Dazed, the months fly by as she floats through them, numb and broken, until Jacob Black comes into her life. Her personal sun. He helps to ease the pain of the wounds he left behind. Bella clutches onto him as the pain eases, but only in his presence. Without him near, she is empty. Slowly she begins to laugh again, following him on dangerous missions. She happily goes along with every dangerous idea of his, for every time she does something life threatening, she can hear Edward’s furious voice in her head. Only then can she think of him without the pain. Only when her personal sun begins to fade does she realize something is wrong. Jake doesn’t return her calls, won’t see her, abandons her. When she does see him, he is cold, so longer warming her with his presence. In his absence, Bella is restless, so she decides to do something he promised he would do with her. Cliff diving. Atop the cliff, she inches closer to the edge, warming herself with his furious voice. And she jumps. At the bottom of the cliff, she is submerged in icy water, and loses any wishes to ever again resurface. She sees his face, and that is enough for her. The decision to jump could cost Bella her life, though she won’t die from drowning. If the end comes for her, it will be in Edward’s arms.
My fourth time reading this book, it is the time I have most enjoyed it. It has always been my least favorite book in the series, for the simple reason that Edward is absent for most of the book. But now as I have read it again, I am beginning to see the ingeniousness of this plot. Also, I see what an important character Jacob proves himself to be in this book. I think Edward had to leave sometime in this series because Bella seemed too helpless when he had always been there. But after he left, she proved herself to be quite a strong character. I have always been more of an Edward fan than a Jacob fan, but Jacob is becoming more prominent in my mind each time I read this series. This book definitely took a while for me to get warmed up to, but I can now truly appreciate it.
Reviewed By: DancingPenguin96
My fourth time reading this book, it is the time I have most enjoyed it. It has always been my least favorite book in the series, for the simple reason that Edward is absent for most of the book. But now as I have read it again, I am beginning to see the ingeniousness of this plot. Also, I see what an important character Jacob proves himself to be in this book. I think Edward had to leave sometime in this series because Bella seemed too helpless when he had always been there. But after he left, she proved herself to be quite a strong character. I have always been more of an Edward fan than a Jacob fan, but Jacob is becoming more prominent in my mind each time I read this series. This book definitely took a while for me to get warmed up to, but I can now truly appreciate it.
Reviewed By: DancingPenguin96
