I'm not even going to critique this book like I normally would. Why bother? This book is horrible on many levels, but WHO CARES because I loved it anyways. Never before has the term guilty pleasure been so accurately illustrated as in this book. It's basically vampire chick lit. Granted the characters are a little younger than your average chick lit book, but not really, because Edward is actually like 300 years old. Which maybe makes it a little less shameful that I have a mini crush on him? Maybe? Probably not. Sigh.
I’m so embarrassed by my love for this book. I think it maybe all boils down to the romance factor? It’s so ridiculously romantic and I am a total sucker for romance. There’s a lot of moody staring at each other and the sexual tension is thicker than the fog in Forks with him all, “I love you so much but I’m a vampire and can’t get too close for fear that I’ll suck your blood!” And maybe most importantly, he carries her like a princess on more than one occasion. Ever since I was a teenager, I’ve had a huge crush on the idea of a guy carrying me “like a princess”. Photo illustration of said technique:
I ask Jeff to do it all the time and he relents maybe once a year but then totally wrecks it by moaning and groaning about how I’m breaking his back. Oh Real Life, how I hate thee.
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I know, hey? SO embarassing! And even though I'm all, There's no way I'd rush out to read the next ones but if they fall into my lap I wont say no, I DEFinitely put my name on the queue for 'New Moon' (or whatever the next one is, says my studious nonchalance).
Moody staring at each other indeed.
Yeah, I completely agree with you- total guilty pleasure reading. I read the series in under a week. It may be a record since I have a 20 month old at home. Want me to send you the other ones :)
Hahahaha...I totally agree with you and LOVE your review. It's sooo completely bad and awful it's so good. And I understand that carrying like a princess...I've always wanted that too. Which is probably one of the reasons why I married my husband...he's a good half a foot taller than me and can do it (he complains too).
I have such a crush on Edward! And sexual tension between the mortal and the immortal is so intense. Love it! Twilight may have been my favorite book in the series, with Breaking Dawn a close second. I love the whole mystery surrounding Edward and how much of a hero he is to her. There is an actor that I always envision when I think of Edward. His name is John Paul LaVoisier. Totally what I envision Edward to look like. Happy reading!
I loved this series of books too - I read them so fast, and have a mega crush on Edward (is that weird!?)
You should read Stephenie Meyers' book called The Host. It is a little weird at first, but after about 100 pages I was obsessively reading the book!
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