ISBN: 0316015849
From the School Library Journal:
This is one of the most fantastic young adult books that I have read in a very, very long time. It read smoothly without being juvenile, and it handled teen issues (mainly, first love and parental divorce) in a realistic and genuine way. While most would label it as a Romance, I didn't find it too romantic, and thus too unrealistic.
Ms. Meyer managed to create real, beautiful and multi-faceted characters. Her dialog is excellent, and not choppy and her world-building is next to none. To be honest, the cover of this book is what first attracted me, and I am glad that I picked it up.
New Moon, a sequel to Twilight has been released early, and is now available. Chapters lists it as hardcover, but for $15, so I have a feeling it might actually be in Trade format (which is what Twilight is). I'll definitely be swinging around my bookstore this month to pick it up!
I would recommend this book to people (especially girls, although boys will enjoy it too) aged 15 and up, due to violence and possible frightening scenes.
The cover:
From the School Library Journal:
Headstrong, sun-loving, 17-year-old Bella declines her mom's invitation to move to Florida, and instead reluctantly opts to move to her dad's cabin in the dreary, rainy town of Forks, WA. She becomes intrigued with Edward Cullen, a distant, stylish, and disarmingly handsome senior, who is also a vampire. When he reveals that his specific clan hunts wildlife instead of humans, Bella deduces that she is safe from his blood-sucking instincts and therefore free to fall hopelessly in love with him. The feeling is mutual, and the resulting volatile romance smolders as they attempt to hide Edward's identity from her family and the rest of the school. Meyer adds an eerie new twist to the mismatched, star-crossed lovers theme: predator falls for prey, human falls for vampire. This tension strips away any pretense readers may have about the everyday teen romance novel, and kissing, touching, and talking take on an entirely new meaning when one small mistake could be life-threatening. Bella and Edward's struggle to make their relationship work becomes a struggle for survival, especially when vampires from an outside clan infiltrate the Cullen territory and head straight for her. As a result, the novel's danger-factor skyrockets as the excitement of secret love and hushed affection morphs into a terrifying race to stay alive. Realistic, subtle, succinct, and easy to follow, Twilight will have readers dying to sink their teeth into it.
This is one of the most fantastic young adult books that I have read in a very, very long time. It read smoothly without being juvenile, and it handled teen issues (mainly, first love and parental divorce) in a realistic and genuine way. While most would label it as a Romance, I didn't find it too romantic, and thus too unrealistic.
Ms. Meyer managed to create real, beautiful and multi-faceted characters. Her dialog is excellent, and not choppy and her world-building is next to none. To be honest, the cover of this book is what first attracted me, and I am glad that I picked it up.
New Moon, a sequel to Twilight has been released early, and is now available. Chapters lists it as hardcover, but for $15, so I have a feeling it might actually be in Trade format (which is what Twilight is). I'll definitely be swinging around my bookstore this month to pick it up!
I would recommend this book to people (especially girls, although boys will enjoy it too) aged 15 and up, due to violence and possible frightening scenes.
The cover:
3 Comments:
It truly is a hardcover. I've been skulking around chapters waiting for the paperback.
Crap. That's no fair. I totally wanted to get it.
I really enjoyed this book as well. I breezed right through it (a sure sign I'm enjoying it because I have the attention span of a gnat).
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