Inver Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 (edited) Going on recommendations on here, I have bought Twilight for my 16 year old neice for Xmas. She likes fantasy type read (or at least she did). Don't think she has tried anything like this though. I would just like to say that my neice thoroughly enjoyed Twilight and has bought the other two in the series and will be buying the 4th in paperback when it comes out....thanks you guys for getting her back into her reading again. Edited February 18, 2009 by Inver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bethany725 Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Yey for your niece!! Good for her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexiepiper Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Glad to hear it Inver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollaig Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 TwilightTwilightTwilightTwilightTWILIGHTTWILIGHTTWILIGHTTWILIGHT *brain explodes* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexiepiper Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Ahh you know you love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravenwood Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Seem to be developing something of a minor obsession - just read Midnight Sun when I should really have been working! Love the bit in the first biology lesson where Edward is plotting how to kill as few people as possible! I must be warped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Seem to be developing something of a minor obsession - just read Midnight Sun when I should really have been working! Love the bit in the first biology lesson where Edward is plotting how to kill as few people as possible! I must be warped What's this?! I haven't joined the fanatics in reading Midnight Sun yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanC_84 Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 What's this?! I haven't joined the fanatics in reading Midnight Sun yet. Having read it I would kind of suggest you don't. It is pretty horrible how it just ends. I know I wished after finishing her partial draft that I hadn't read it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookBee8 Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 I wasn't overly impressed with Midnight Sun. I know it was only a draft but I didn't like the idea at all really. I didn't like knowing Edward's every thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentborn Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 hi everyone im new to this forum and love reading i have just finished the twilight collection by stephenie meyer and i can honstly say i really enjoyed the books. twilight itself i was enthralled with however i didnt enoy book number 2 as much and by book 3 i was ready to slap bella sensless i figured if your really in true love with someone you wouldnt flit from Jacob to Edward back to Jacob the way she did and at points i was very frustrated i think i only continued to read as i wanted to know the outcome and the fact i had possibly fell for the character Edward i have also read the midnight sun draft and although the writing leaves much to be desired i love the thought of the book itself the idea of twilight being written from Edwards perspective rather than bella's seems much more appealing to me im currently reading "the host" by Stephenie Meyer and as of yet im having trouble to get into it , ive not been sucked into this novel and im finding it very easy to put down which in my opinion usually dictates whether its a good book or not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Hey there, welcome to the forum. *sighs* Another one that fell for Edward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kookiex Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 I am currently reading Breaking Dawn and I have to say that at the beginning i thought like "Yeah. Jacob and his werewolf pack troubles. When will the lame thoughts of all of them especially of Jacob and Leah end which are like supah boooring?" Now I'm at the point when Bella sees her Baby for the first time and i find it much more interesting. But yeah, the first book was just the best of the four. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookBee8 Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 I didn't mind Jacob's section of Breaking Dawn too much. It was in New Moon and Eclipse that I didn't like him. Stupid boy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kookiex Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 And now that he imprinted on the baby. oh drama. I just don't like him. At the beginning when he occured it was okay but then it was just too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marron Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 I love the books. But I only read book 1 and 2. I think, book 2 is very sad. And I like Alice very much ^^ She ist so... crazy xD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kate Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Here is my review: Synopsis: When 17 year old Isabella Swan moves to Forks, Washington to live with her father she expects that her new life will be as dull as the town. But in spite of her awkward manner and low expectations, she finds that her new classmates are drawn to this pale, dark-haired new girl in town. But not, it seems, the Cullen family. These five adopted brothers and sisters obviously prefer their own company and will make no exception for Bella. Bella is convinced that Edward Cullen in particular hates her, but she feels a strange attraction to him, although his hostility makes her feel almost physically ill. He seems determined to push her away until, that is, he saves her life from an out of control car. Bella will soon discover that there is a very good reason for Edward's coldness. He, and his family, are vampires and he knows how dangerous it is for others to get too close. I was nervous to read this book due to the fame surrounding it, but actually, I loved it. I was gripped from the start. All the characters affected me. It took me little more than a day to read it. The story was exciting and breath-taking. I loved how Meyer went against the grain of traditional vampire characteristics, and there were no coffins or garlic in the book. The writing was fluid and gripping. The story is easy tofollow and engaging. The story follows Bella as she moves to Forks to live with her Dad. Not the most popular girl in Phoenix, she is surprised by the reaction she gets in this new town. Except, there is one family who avoid her, theCullins . Yet they are the most intriguing, especially Edward, who is Bella's lab partner. He stays away from her, making her think he only has feelings of hate for her, until a van skids on ice and nearly kills her. He saves her and then disappears. She doesn't understand, so takes up her own investigation into Edward and his family. This leads her into a world of love, fear, blood, fantasy and excitement. I really connected with Bella; her hate for gym and her clumsiness, and of course her intrigue. It was genuine and easy to believe. And I think I fell in love with Edward too. He was gorgeous, and his love and protection of Bella was beautiful. Hard not to be drawn into that world. Although essentially a vampire story, it is also a high school love story, and actually believable. This is a book aimed at young people, but I recommend everyone to read it. I don't have a bad word against it. This is the first in a four-part series, and I can't wait for the next installment. One of the best books I have read so far this year. 10/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookBee8 Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Nice review . Despite it's obvious flaws, I gave Twilight 10/10 too as I just loved it so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Nice review . Despite it's obvious flaws, I gave Twilight 10/10 too as I just loved it so much. Ditto Bookbee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kell Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 I recently read this series and enjoyed it as a nice bit of predictabe fluff that didn't take too much concentration (which was exactly what I needed since I don't have much reading time!). Twilight New Moon Eclipse Breaking Dawn I thought Eclipse was the best of the bunch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanC_84 Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 I recently read this series and enjoyed it as a nice bit of predictabe fluff that didn't take too much concentration (which was exactly what I needed since I don't have much reading time!). Twilight New Moon Eclipse Breaking Dawn I thought Eclipse was the best of the bunch. I liked Eclipse the best as well. Definately the most action in that one. I think it and Twilight were definately the two best in the series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookBee8 Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Order for me was : Eclipse, Twilight, Breaking Dawn and New Moon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanC_84 Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Order for me was : Eclipse, Twilight, Breaking Dawn and New Moon. Yeah, that is mine as well. I read them so fast that it was difficult to really think about the books in between, but looking back I realise that I really, really didn't like New Moon. It wasn't so much because Edward wasn't in it, I just think she massively overdid it in that book. It just became ridiculous IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookBee8 Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Really? For me, I just thought New Moon was sooo slow paced and I wasn't overly fond of Jacob's character until Breaking Dawn. I loved him in Breaking Dawn. I actually really liked New Moon to begin with though. I loved that one of the Cullens finally slipped from perfection and snapped. Jasper, obviously. When that happened, I thought the whole book was going to be similar but nope. Really looking forward to that scene in the movie. And the scenes in Italy, they should be interesting. If they get it right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanC_84 Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Really? For me, I just thought New Moon was sooo slow paced and I wasn't overly fond of Jacob's character until Breaking Dawn. I loved him in Breaking Dawn. I actually really liked New Moon to begin with though. I loved that one of the Cullens finally slipped from perfection and snapped. Jasper, obviously. When that happened, I thought the whole book was going to be similar but nope. Yeah the pace hurt as well. I just thought the whole "Bella is incredibly miserable because Edward left" went on for about a million pages too long. Half way through that part I just wanted to call her up and say "yeah, we get it, she is not happy". It was just too much I thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimmy619 Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 (edited) Twilight and Eclipse were my favourites. I spent about 400 pages in New Moon waiting for Edward to come back. Not really sure about breaking dawn - I think that it all went a bit weird! In the earlier books, before Bella became immortal, the desciptions used to describe her relationship with Edward were really magical (probably not the right word!). In breaking dawn, they just seemed a bit stale if that makes sense to anyone?! I would have also liked it if more was made of it when Bella first became immortal - we had been waiting for 3 books for it to happen and it ended up being a bit anti-climatic. I know the whole book was really based arounf the Don't get me wrong, I liked all 4 books, but I only loved 3 of the books..... Edited March 12, 2009 by Nici Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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