The Twilight Saga….I don’t know where to begin….Overall, I enjoyed the series (so far). Individually, I was definitely not convinced after reading “Twilight.” After I saw the movie (which was awful), I remembered liking the book so much more than I actually did.
Having said that, after more than a year, I finally gave the rest of the series a chance.
“Twilight” was typically slow moving and focused entirely on Bella and Edward’s high school romance for 500 pages followed by 50 pages of action. Edward Cullen, never the typical high school boy – likely because he has lived for decades already and obviously because he is a vampire, and his family live in the forest of Forks, Washington to escape notice of humans. Bella moves to Forks to live with her father from Arizona midway through her junior year of high school and that is where it all begins. “Twilight” is mostly a sappy teenage love story.
Then, as if vampires weren’t enough, as we move on to “New Moon” and “Eclipse” a new element is introduced… werewolves and much more fighting and overall just more intriguing action. These two books are my favorite right now. Much more drama and much less sap.
Though I can’t say that this series isn’t entirely too predictable despite the neverending twists and turns, it does capture me. (I hate to admit it after I stood by hating the first book so much) I am currently reading the final book, “Breaking Dawn,” and will be sure to update this post when I am finished….Should be in the next couple days at the rate I am reading through these….
Journey of a Thousand Words 