"There are three things I am quite sure.
First, Edward was a vampire.
Second, a part of him thirsted for my blood.
And thirdly, I am totally and hopelessly in love with him."
Summary
Bella Swan moves from Phoenix, Arizona to live with her father in Forks, Washington to allow her mother to travel with her new husband, a minor league baseball player. After moving to Forks, Bella finds herself involuntarily drawn to a mysterious, handsome boy, Edward Cullen. She eventually learns that he is a member of a vampire family who drinks animal blood rather than human blood. Edward and Bella fall in love, while James, a sadistic vampire from another coven, is drawn to hunt down Bella. Edward and the other Cullens defend Bella. She escapes to Phoenix, Arizona, where she is tricked into confronting James, who tries to kill her. Will Edward arrive in time to save her?
A dangerous love, you can get ahead?
Genre
The Twilight series falls under the genre of young adult, fantasy, and romance, though Meyer categorized her first book, Twilight, as "suspense romance horror comedy". However, she states that she considers her books as "romance more than anything else".
Stephenie Meyer
Stephenie
Meyer was born in Hartford, Connecticut, to Stephen and Candy Morgan.
She grew up in Phoenix, Arizona, with five siblings: Seth, Emily, Jacob,
Paul, and Heidi. She attended Chaparral High School in Scottsdale,
Arizona. She then attended Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah,
where she received a B.A. in English in 1997. Meyer met her husband
Christiaan when she was 4 years old in Arizona, and married him in 1994
when they were both 21. Together they have three sons: Gabe, Seth, and
Eli. Christiaan, formerly an auditor, has now retired to take care of
the children.
How Twilight born?
Meyer
says the concept for Twilight That Came to her in a dream on June 2,
2003. The dream was About a human girl and a vampire who was in love
with her But thirsted for her blood.Based On this dream, Meyer wrote the
draft of what is now Chapter 13 of the book. In a matter of three
months she had her dream Transformed Into a complete novel, though she
claims she never Intended That to publish Twilight and writing for her
own WAS enjoyment. Her sister's response to the book was enthusiastic
and she persuaded Meyer to send the manuscript to literary agencies.
The Review
"Forget any vampire romance you have read before, Twilight is so unique it is almost like it’s in its own genre. The book is marketed at Young Adult readers but it has the ability to cross age barriers and will satisfy both teenagers and adults alike.
The story is told in first person from the perspective of Bella, so the reader only ever know what she knows, making Edward and his family a mystery that is slowly unravelled through out the book. Even by the end of the book I was still thirsting for more of the Cullen family back story - hopefully their characters might be developed further in future books.
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.
The romance between Edward and Bella is both touching and compelling. There is a melancholic feel to their impossible love, yet at the same time they both are unwilling to give up hope that their relationship is not doomed. The book reaches a fever pitch of excitement as the romance between Bella and Edward turns into a frantic race to stay alive.
I have heard Twilight described as “a vampire story for people who don’t like vampire stories” and I think I would agree with that. This book really has something for everyone. Young adult readers, vampire fans or romance readers will all find Twilight to be an appealing story."
*New Moon - The next of the series
*Breking Dawn - The last of the series
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