Having noticed how popular the series by Stephenie Meyer--beginning with Twilight--has become, I took home the book last week. Sometimes when something is really popular with a lot of people, I get this sort of rebellious attitude about liking it...and when I first started reading Twilight, I thought, "What's the big deal about this book?"
I had read three chapters and set it aside for a few days, and then yesterday picked it up....and ended up not being able to put it down for 4-5 hours until I finished it!
Twilight tells the story of Bella, who moves to a small town in Washington state, and meets a very unusual boy, Edward Cullen. While you know, from the book's jacket and hype that Edward is a vampire, the book is still really suspenseful as you wait for her to find out....and see how this will affect her.
One of the great strengths of this novel is the author's ability to heighten the romantic tension throughout the book...while still maintaining an innocence true to Bella's age and experience.
Twilight--which is followed by New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn (which won't be out until at least the fall of 2008)--is currently being made into a movie. It is hard to imagine characters living up to the level of beauty that the author uses to describe the Cullen family.
