Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

Twilight is the story of Bella Swan, the seventeen-year-old daughter of divorced parents. She leaves her mother and her home-town, Phoenix, and moves to rainy Forks, Washington, to live with her father.

There, she meets Edward Cullen, a mysterious and beautiful boy who she soon falls in love with. Too late, she discovers he’s a vampire. The book details their relationship and and adventures.

The concept of this book was both intriguing and original. I was drawn in immediately by the author’s well-written, first-person narrative. However, the beginning is the high point. The middle lags, bogged down by Bella’s worshipful infatuation with Edward’s physical beauty, poorly supplemented by plot or realistic character development. I had difficulty visualizing Edward and Bella and understanding their attraction to each other.

Before I could fully relate to the characters, the book ended in a whirl of activity. Even though the sudden blurb of action was refreshing, it came across as thrown together instead of well thought out.

With better editing, Twilight could have fulfilled the starry-eyed reviews I’ve heard from my friends.
Unfortunately, it will remain a lightweight fantasy romance high on emotion but low on content.

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