3 Stars
Okay, I felt like I needed to review all of these books. I first read Twilight the week it came out when I was a junior in high school. I loved it. I had loved vampires from the beginning and am not a bandwagon-jumper-oner. I'll admit, they sparkle? That's odd, but I'll deal. I really enjoyed the book and told everyone to read it. Then I came back and read it again this past summer. Oh my.
It hurts me when people compare Stephenie Meyer's writing to J.K. Rowling's. One word: NO. Her idea is very interesting, but I kind of feel like she ripped off Buffy (which I've loved for ages). I don't think I would have had as much of an issue reading it if ever other sentence wasn't Bella going on about how much she loves Edward and how handsome he is and how sad she is that they can't get it on. But book Bella is better than movie Bella, so that's something.
This is, essentially, a book for a high school girl. That's probably why I loved it so much then. I grew up, that's about it. There are books that you can never get too old for, such as Harry Potter, but I feel I can grow out of these books. I wish there was some more depth to the writing. There are moments where I go "Yes! She did it!" But then it disappears. I wish it was more consistent. Maybe it was all the hype that killed it for me, since I really loved it at the beginning, I don't know.
Overall it wasn't awful, but not my favorite, anymore. Maybe if I need to not think too much while I'm reading, I'll go back.
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