The Twilight Saga - by Stephenie Meyer
The Twilight Saga tells the story of a 17 year old girl, Bella Swan. She becomes a transplant into a small town, after spending most of her life in the ‘big city,’ Phoenix, Arizona. Mature beyond her years, but socially inept, the idea of moving to a ‘everyone knows everyone’ town didn’t exactly appeal to Bella, but family dynamics made it a necessity. She resigns herself to helping manage her new home, with her police chief father Charlie Swan, and slowly make her way through what is sure to be a dull life.
Then school starts. Bella is magnetically attracted to an incredibly attractive group of students, the Cullen family. One Cullen in particular; Edward. This isn’t a story of love at first sight, but one of building, burning attraction that turns into a brilliant love story. Oh yeah, those Cullens? They’re vampires.
The series, now in it’s third book (Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse), has filled a void in young adult fiction that has existed since the conclusion of the Harry Potter series. Technically a book for young females (it’s often found in the young adult section in book stores, hovering the mid line between female and unisex), there is plenty of action and adventure to keep males and full grown adults entertained as well. My interest was held hostage; I flipped all 1,800+ pages in one week.
Like Harry Potter, there was no attempt made at maintaining believability; these are pure fantasy books, mixed with elements of romance. Or the other way around, depending on how you choose to see it. Your enjoyment of the series will heavily depend on your ability to suspend your disbelief, and get lost in the story. And it’s very easy to get lost.
The fourth and final installment, along with a movie, will be coming to market late summer/early fall. Now is an excellent time to get caught up! Strongly recommended.
–Demi Nicks
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March 6th, 2008 at 7:41 pm
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