Book Reviews: Twilight series, Stephenie Meyer

A tale of star-crossed lovers is one that we are quite familiar with- except in the case of Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight series where a human and vampire are the controversial couple. To be honest, I first learned of Twilight from the media hype over the same-titled film that was released in November 2008. Scenes from the movie alongside footage of screaming teenage fans waiting on line for the midnight premiere made me curious, so I picked up the 500 page novel to see exactly what the big deal was. My life has never been the same.

This first book of the highly acclaimed four part series tells the story of Bella Swan’s decision to move to Forks, Washington, to live with her dad Chief Charlie Swan after her mother remarries. She expects to die of boredom and depression in the sleepy, rainy town, but is shocked to find herself part of the in-crowd at Forks High, a far cry from being virtually unnoticed all those years in sunny Arizona. Yet, despite all the guys who vie for her attention, she only has eyes for Edward Cullen and the rest of his beautiful, though socially outcast family. The only problem is that Edward cannot stand to be near Bella and makes this point very well known to her.

Confused by his obvious hatred for her, Bella tries to avoid him while also attempting to find out more about the mystery surrounding him. Her natural klutzy tendencies make the former all but impossible when Edward steps in to save her from an out of control car and then a group of strangers who corner her in a dark alleyway. She eventually guesses his secret- that he is a vampire- and admits much to his surprise that she does not fear him. He manages to control his thirst for her blood as they fall madly in love. Bella’s bad luck prevents this from being a happily ever after scenario when she becomes the target of an evil tracking vampire who will stop at nothing to kill her. When he does ultimately corner her alone, she has accepted that she will die, but of course that’s when Edward and his family arrive in the nick of time to rescue her. The story ends with the two at an impasse as she tries to persuade Edward to transform her so that they can be together, and she will no longer be a risk to anyone. Although he is willing to move heaven and earth for her, he does not want to cut her life short, promising in the final scene that he will never leave her.

I anticipated that I would roll my eyes A LOT while reading considering the supernatural subject

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