“And
so the Lion fell in love with the Lamb.”
(Twilight: 274)
Twilight is a young adult
romance and fantasy novel by Stephanie Meyer. It is the story of two
star-crossed lovers that have a breathtaking relationship.
I enjoyed this book a lot. It
kept me hooked after every page. I really liked the metaphors the author uses
and the development of both the story and the characters’ personality.
Twilight has been nominated
to ALA Best Books for Young Adults and awarded with New York Times Editor’s Choice,
New York Times Best Seller, and First on Amazon’s “Best of the Decade…So Far”.
If you liked A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba
Bray, The Silver Kiss and Blood and Chocolate by Annete Curtis
Klause, and Uglies by Scott Westerfeld, you might want to try this book.
These books are similar, but Twilight
has an intense romance with a little mystery to it.
Twilight reminded me of
Romeo and Juliet because of their passionate love. I also liked the metaphor
the author uses with the situations and conflicts that occur in the plot. Above
all, it is very interesting how the characters are developed in the story and
how they change with the situations that are presented onto them.
“Propelled by suspense and
romance in equal parts [this story] will keep readers madly flipping the pages
of Meyer’s tantalizing debut.”
The story is about Isabella
Swan (know as Bella), who decides to leave the sunny Phoenix, Arizona for the
rainy Forks, Washington to live with her father, who with she spent her early
summers with her because of her parent’s divorce. Bella makes this decision to
let her mom travel with her new husband, Phil, a minor league baseball player.
Bella never had too many friends, but in her new high school she is quickly
accepted.
At first, Bella thinks Forks
is boring, rainy and too green. The exception is the mysterious, beautiful, and
enigmatic Edward Cullen, who sits next to her in biology class. His family is
described as inhumanly beautiful since they have a very reserved reputation.
Her first encounter with Edward made her think that he hates her, but doesn’t
understand why. This makes Bella unable to stop thinking about him and his
actions. Through careful observation, she discovers that Edward is not normal.
There is something special about him. She even makes theories about him to explain
his supernatural behavior.
Some readers have become
addicted to Twilight.
“I wasn't
interesting. And he was. Interesting . . . and brilliant . . . and mysterious .
. . and perfect . . .
and beautiful . ... and possibly able to lift full-sized vans with one hand.”
and beautiful . ... and possibly able to lift full-sized vans with one hand.”
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