Friday, April 24, 2009

Twilight Series by Stephanie Meyer

I don't believe I took such a long break from blogging. But the good thing is I didn't take a break from reading.

Since I make a list of books I read, I just counted number of books I have read since my last post here (Dec 2007): 128! Wow, that's not bad :-)

The latest books I read were the Twilight series. I know, its a Young Adult's book! but the story is so...grappling that I finished all four books in 2 weeks.

Few Things I liked about the first book:
My Rating: 9/10

Edward, Edward, Edward!The way Stephanie describes him from Bella's perspective: his beautiful features,his talents and chivalrous attitude, oh, you just can't help falling in love with him!

The first book opens the world where vampires, werewolves and humans live together. Nothing is what you believe it is, things can change any moment and then, Bella falls in love with Edward, the vampire. And story rolls forward.

Bella feels clumsy in front of these swift vampires and you can relate to her, she feels ordinary in comparison to these beautiful creatures and you sigh, 'yeah, that's true..'. Slowly and steadily, Stephanie takes you in this fantastical world where everything is chimerical: vampires and human in love, impossible! And off course, there are villain vampires who try to come in their way. But like every good story, it all ends well!phew...!

Twilight is simply and yet beautifully written. The descriptions of Forks leave you feeling like you can almost smell the damp air and hear the rain falling on the roof.

On to second book: New moon

My Rating: 7/10
Edward is gone because he doesn't want to trouble Bella with his 'vampireness'. How silly! So this book is about Bella, Jacob and how she survives without Edward and brings him back in her life! Since there is no handsome Edward to swoon you, this is not one of my favorite books. But well, I was intrigued enough to move on to next book, to be close to Edward again :-)




On to the last one: Breaking Dawn

My Rating: 9.5/10

Breaking Dawn is the fourth and final novel in Stephanie Meyer’s hugely popular Twilight saga and I found this book, the best in the series. Its all about Jacob, Edward and Bella and ahem..., their kid!
and of course by now, you would know that Bella would turn into a vampire someday. And I was so into it; it was like my own journey from being a human being to becoming a vampire! It was intriguing reading about her new states and the special powers she had and finally, when she became as beautiful as other vampires, I felt proud of her! weird, isn't it?
Stephanie has done a good job by dedicating chapters from Jacob's and Bella's point of view. That way, I can relate to both of them.

The only thing I didn't like about the book is the book cover, why chess pieces??? and yeah, the book is weighty too with 750 pages but don't worry, it doesn't feel like a long read.

All in all, a great series to read if you like supernatural stuff and light reading. Oh, Stephanie is also writing a new book from Edward's perspective...hmmm..I think it would be great to read!


Here's the summary of the books from the book jacket:

Twilight: Stephanie Meyer's thrilling debut novel is a love story with a bite. In this suspenseful and sensual tale, 17-year-old Isabella moves to a small town in Washington State and gets more excitement than she bargained for when she falls for an enigmatic classmate -- who happens to be a vampire. Filled with fantastic mystery and romance, it's a heart-stopping novel that captures the struggle between defying our instincts and satisfying our desires.

Breaking Dawn: To be irrevocably in love with a vampire is both a fantasy and a nightmare woven into a dangerously heightened reality for Bella Swan. Pulled in one direction by her intense passion for Edward Cullen, and in another by her profound connection to werewolf Jacob Black, she has endured a tumultuous year of temptation, loss and strife to reach the ultimate turning point. Her imminent choice, to either join the dark but seductive world of immortals or pursue a fully human life, has become the thread from which the fate of two tribes hangs.

Now that Bella has made her decision, a startling chain of unprecedented events is about to unfold with potentially devastating and unfathomable consequences. Just when the frayed strands of Bella’s life – first discovered in Twilight, then scattered and torn in New Moon and Eclipse – seem ready to heal and knit together, could they be destroyed… forever?