I read the entire series. Sure it's an okay story, but the only reason so many people are interested in it is because the main character is essentially an empty shell. Anyone can be Bella, we can all put ourselves in her place. She lacks character development which is something I find extremely important in any novel and she is a horrible example for teen girls. No one should base their entire life around a guy, especially as a teenager, it's sending young girls the wrong message about dating and relationships. Also, if you actually do some research, the relationship between Bella and Edward is an abusive relationship, not in the physical sense but in the emotional and mental sense.
I'm not going to outright say this book is terrible because I did read it, the quality of the writing isn't very good. not too descriptive, and somewhat childish. But I suppose it is directed towards preteens. I wouldn't reccomend it to anyone unless they were looking for an easy one or two sitting read to kill time or had difficulties reading. I wasn't excited enough about the characters to continue reading the series and as soon as I put it down it was gone from my mind. I know I've read a good book when the stories and characters stick with me for a while after reading, or if I just can't put it down. For me, this did neither.
Terribly written. Short simple sentences. I know two year olds that have greater vocabulary than is demonstrated in this book! The ridiculousness of the "love story" in this book actually made me angry! I read it while stranded in a small airport for 26 hours with nothing else to do and I still mourn the loss of the time it took me to read it!
I love this series!!! It's such a fun, uplifting, easy read. I couldn't put it down and read it in just a couple days. The book is way better than the movies as well...much more detail to everything. I just need to find my own Edward lol
This is absolutely, 100%, the most atrocious waste of time, ever. I admit I'm a lit snob... but there is good young adult fiction out there.... this is not a good example of that, or of good writing. The popularity of these book among adults appals me... the characters are unappealing and uninteresting. I apologize for the negativity of my review, but I honestly cannot find anything positive to say about this one.
I loved every book in this series. I read the whole series twice in a row to make sure I didn't miss anything. It is something that will always stay with me.
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