Twilight product reviews

This is one of those satisfying books where you don't have to think, you don't have a chance to put it down, you finish it screaming "NO! You can't end it like that dammit!" and then dutifully head down to your nearest book store to get the next three.

Oddly enough, I was introduced to this series before the hype... in fact, before the third book was released. My brother had been reading it on the recommendation of his US girlfriend and really enjoyed it (unlike the stereotype, not all guys who like this book are gay).

I am a huge sucker for romance and so I fell in love with this book's male lead, Edward, almost the moment I met him. Bella, on the other hand, was tolerable but vaguely annoying (though I can't help wondering whether I was just jealous).

The great thing about the way Stephanie Meyer has created the vampires in this book is that they seem completely plausible. As if vampirism is a funny disease that affects a very small percentage of the population and Bella is proving that she can love Edward despite his disability - which is sort of like falling in love with a manic serial killer and trusting them not to murder you - thank goodness Edward is 'vegetarian'.

There is plenty of humor in the telling of this tale and each page leads smoothly onto the next until you wonder where the day went. I can fully understand why everyone seems to love this series. It's not deep or particularly meaningful and I know I am not going to find the perfect one hundred year old man in the body of a hot seventeen year old any time soon... but somehow, I leave this book feeling like Bella's journey was my own and I get to keep just a little of their romance and perfection for myself.

Twilight is a very readable young romance story with a difference - 17 yr old girl (Bella) meets 100+ yr old vampire (Edward), of course they fall in love...

Bella is moving back to a dreary little town to live with her father. Expecting to be a wretched misfit at the local school, she is surprised to find some friends, but perplexed about the pale attractive boy who seems to instantly hate her...(we all know where this is heading).

High marks to Stephenie Meyer for creating a story that made me kick my shoes off, curl up in a compfortable chair and go cover to cover in one sitting (no, I didn't get anything else accomplished that day). Just as well it was such an easy fast read though, as the whinging of Bella Swan is probably only out done by that of Luke Skywalker, but that is another story...

Although there were times I found Bella's character somewhat shallow and irritating, and the basis of Edwards attraction to her rather simplistically primal, the story moves along at a satisfying pace and presents some interesting characters and situations.

All in all, I found this to be a worthwhile and fun read, with some quite amusing moments.

To sum it up;
Bella moves to a small town, she hates it there. She makes friends quickly at her new school (the boys think she's a big hit). All except the one boy who catches her attention, Edward Cullen.
At first he makes her feel as though he hates her but she soon realises he is trying to protect her from what he and his family are (Vampires).
Edward sees Bella as delicate, someone that needs protecting from him and everything else bad in the world. Unfortunately for him Bella is clumsy, and attracts all forms of danger.

The story gains momentum after they realise they love each other, and spirals out of control from there. It is full of desire, danger, passion, love and friendship.

It is a fantastic read for all females from teens to adults. Extremely well written and everything in it is described in a way that you can picture the people and places.
You get drawn into the book and the lines between fantasy and fiction get blurred. I literally could not put it down until I finished it. As soon as I had finished it I was at the shop buying the rest of the series.