Monday, April 14, 2008

Twilight

Meyer, Stephenie. Twilight. 2005. New York: Little, Brown and Company.

When Isabella Swan moved from the sunny city of Phoenix to the gloomy and rainy town of Forks to be with her father, she had no idea of how her future was going to change. On her first day at her new school she noticed a group of kids, the Cullens, and how beautiful yet secluded they were from the rest of the students. She was immediately drawn to one of them, Edward. She was fascinated by his beauty and elusiveness. It took him a while to begin talking to her, but from that moment on it was destiny that these two young lovers be together, but there were complications. It turns out that Edward is a vampire that was born in Chicago in 1901. He was dying of the Spanish Influenza when Carlisle found him in a hospital. Carlisle a vampire himmself, saved him from death by biting him and changing him to one of his own kind. He did the same with four other young kids and they soon became a family together. The Cullens were a special group of vampires because they all had agreed not to harm any humans, for the blood that they were required to get in order to survive. When Isabella learned of their secret, she accepted them and soon became a part of their pack. Everything was going great until one night they went to a field to play ball and another group of vampires caught her scent and decided they wanted to devour her. The Cullens immediately try to protect Isabella and they knew they would do anything they could to protect Edward's new love.

Twilight is the first book in Stephenie Meyer's series. This series is captivating right from the first page. Every reader will frantically turn the page dying to know what the future holds for this young couple. Although this gothic story about vampires and werewolves is strictly fantasy, the reader will no doubt be drawn into the highly believable characters and setting. Meyer creates strong, realistic qualities in each of the characters that superbly flows throughout the entire series. It is possible to know what each character feels, thinks, and sees so well that the reader will feel as if they are a part of the story themselves. The bond that forms between Edward and Bella is so real and so powerful that people will wish they could feel this themselves in their own lives. Although this book is 544 pages long, once beginning the first page you will never want the story to end. It will be a race to the library to get your hands on the next book. This book's intended audience is Young Adult, but older fans of vampire stories will fall in love with this series. This book is highly recommended for any young adult or older library.

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