Twilight (The Twilight Saga, Book 1)

Price: $6.04

December 07, 2009.
Good, but short, and lacking.
Rating: 4First off, let me say that if you read this, you need to read at least Books 2 & 3 or the first book won't make sense as to where the plotline is going & how she ended the book.
I was really able to get right in to this book & read it straight through in one sitting. It had the pull that made it feel near impossible to put the book down at the end of any of the chapters to take a break. The end of each chapter ended on such a note as to make you highly curious about what was about to happen. I'm 24, so I'm outside the YA rating, but still found it to be a good read. However, some word choices just didn't fit with the rating or the book in general; they took away from the book and made it seem childish, which didn't suit any of the characters. Quite possibly the worst offender was "sparkle".
In any case, the book was a good read. I thought the characters were well thought out and well portrayed through the words. Each character's story was rolled out such that it paves the way for their involvements in the future books. The only major thing I found lacking was that the book seemed a little short for all of the information that was crammed into it. It seemed like there wasn't enough time to get a feel for the characters when there was so much other information being thrown in to support future storylines. Beefing up the novel enough to give a good balance to both character development and information passage would have made for more depth in the novel.
The end of the book was good, but at the same time very abrupt. We finally get to where we're getting some decent plotline with the characters (sadly it was nearly the end of the book when this happened, rather than opening slowly over the course of the whole book) and suddenly Edward is tossed right out of the picture. It was done in a way that didn't really sync up right because of how it was done. It really does make it easier to hate the book, especially if you don't read at least Books 2 & 3 (which are much more mature than the first). While this book was good, it really had a feel that it was aimed for very young teens, almost pre-teen age range, rather than young adult in general. I have to say, I didn't buy book #2 because the end of book #1 made me feel compelled to (via good plotline). It was actually the opposite. The end of book #1 had me so confused and annoyed as to why it ended the way it did, that I bought #2 just to find out what she was thinking, and where she could possibly be taking the plotline that it could be anywhere near interesting without one of the (major) main characters.
December 07, 2009.
Twilight - Book 1.
Rating: 5I saw the movie and could hardly wait to read the book. I wasn't disappointed either, the book was even better than the movie. I would recommend it to any fantasy reader.
December 07, 2009.
You gotta read it!!.
Rating: 5This book is so amazing!Even though he is just a book character and now a character in a movie you fall totally and completely in L-O-V-E love with Edward Cullen. When he is described you just wish he truly exsisted. you want to be with him you want him to touch you fall in love with you. Stephenie Meyer wrote this amazing story!!!!
December 07, 2009.
Twilight.
Rating: 5I LOVE THIS BOOK. Well, actually, I love the entire series. I have read Twilight 4 times. It was such a great read, that it only took me a day and a half to read the entire book. (if that) I couldn't put it down. I purchased the other three Books maybe 2 weeks later. It took me a week to read the other 3. I loved them all. You really can't get one, and not get the others. I almost didn't get New Moon because of some bad reviewes. I'm glad I chose to see for myself. It's all about personal preference. So.... If you're a romantic at heart, and you have an open mind.... then you'll love them ALL. If you're a skeptic, and need complete and utter realism... you may have problems. It just depends. I love Love.... and everything that it entails... the Good... and the Bad. So, this was the perfect series for me.
December 07, 2009.
Love it!.
Rating: 5I've read the book twice already...this was a just for fun purchase...and yes, I'm going to read it a third time.