So you ask why I am so excited for Thanksgiving this year?? One word------"TWILIGHT"! Now I am not a reader. I would rather go to the gynecologist then sit down and read a book. But on August 7, 2008 while on vacation that opinion changed. That is the day I picked up and started reading "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer. August 8, 2008 I had finished "Twilight" and picked up her second book in the series "New Moon". Well you can guess what happened---August 9, 2008 I was finished and picked up the third book "Eclipse". Yep you can see the pattern--On August 10, 2008 while on my way home from vacation I picked up her final book in the series "Breaking Dawn". It was official---I was a complete mess and Twilight addict. Everything ceased to exist until I finished that fourth book.
My family believed I had been taken over by aliens because I could not put these books down. I could not stay off the internet either. I just had to get my daily fix of anything Twilight. To catch even one glimpse of the upcoming movie on Youtube sent a fire thru me---pitiful huh?? Well I am proud to say I am a Twilight Mom and completly aDDicted!
Well here is the skinny on "Twilight". Bella Swan is a 17 year old girl that has moved from Phonenix, Arizona to live with her father in Forks, Washington (um-where???). Quickly she is intrigued with the Cullen family and in particular Edward Cullen. Edward appears to be 17 but in reality is a vampire that is over 100 years old. The book tells the story of their forbidden love, conflicts that arise from their relationship and an encounter with evil vampires that are opposite from the Cullen clan (the Cullen's don't kill people only animals---how nice of them).
Twilight is a great read that largely targets the young adult female market but has found a devoted fan base thru all ages and genders. If you are not a reader like me give it a shot. Pick up a copy of Twilight by Stephenie Meyer, get a hot cup of coffee or tea and relax into a great story of love and romance. Oh and don't forget to follow it up with the other books in the series and mark your calendar for November 21st----That is the official release date for the movie "Twilight"!!! Thanksgiving can not get here fast enough.
I am a friend of the writer, and she is right...she IS addicted! We are thinking of having an intervention! Just kidding. Her enthusiasm makes me excited to see this movie too!
Carrie's comments and reactions to the book are spot on. I am a reading specialist in a school district in Houston. I had heard of the series and several of my teenage students were reading it. When I recently visited Carrie, she told me how obsessed she had become with the series. I gave the book a second thought, for me, an almost middle-aged woman. I was able to check out the book at 9am one day at school. By 5pm the same day I had read 250 pages. I couldn't stop reading or obsessing about the story. I finished the book the same night and am on the hunt for the next in the series. For me the book lets you experience all emotions, at the same time. I consider myself an adult reader and a refined one at that. My tastes range from romantics, to chiclets, politics and current affairs as well as classics. I never have read a book that has taken such a hold of me and my emotions. I highly recommend the series, you won't be disappointed!
It's like they put crack on the pages of those books! I read through them in no time and I want to go read them all again before the movie comes out!
I loved twilight it was the best movie ive seen and i would watch it over and over again if i could!!!