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Books : New Moon (The Twilight Saga, Book 2)
Rating: 
- More drama - Boring
Having read most of Ann Rice's books, I experienced how the Vampire books got from good and erotic to verbose and boring.
Ms. Stephanie Meyer is unfortunately the later version of Ms. Rice.
I believe that the audience Ms. Meyer is witting for is high school girls, which might explain her poor performance.
Bella's story takes off from the first book. After causing havoc in Edwards family over her human blood, Edward decides to break up with Bella. We go on for what seems to be an eternity on how sad she is.
She then makes friends with Jacob Black who turns into a werewolf. As it is the custom, werewolves protect the reservation from vampires. Bella figures out that Jacob is a werewolf and befriends the pack.
She starts doing daring things because she hears Edward's voice every time she's in danger. The werewolves save her from a vampire named Laurent who was going to kill her. But there is another Vampire, Victoria who has vowed to kill Bella.
The werewolves then use Bella as bait to kill Victoria, but one day as Bella is waiting for Jacob, she decides to jump off the diving cliff the werewolves had showed her.
Alice has a vision and tells Edward that Bella committed suicide. Edward goes off to Volterra, Italy to get killed, because he can't bare the thought of living without Bella (I swear, there is more drama than in a bad soap), so Alice and Bella have to go to Italy to stop Edward from having the Voltari family (vampire royalty) kill him.
After more drama, Edward is saved and Bella is torn because she has two sworn enemies--Jacob the werewolf and Edward the vampire--as his best friend and boyfriend.
More drama.
Again the book is too long (over 550 pages) and disappointing. I don't know if I will be able to read the third sequel."
Rating: - Like reading two separate books
I read Twilight and wasn't really impressed but I'm continuing on with the series. Reading New Moon was like reading one book for a while and then turning the page to find a different book in its place.
We start off with Edward leaving and then Bella getting closer to Jacob. Edward is cold with hard strength (always described "like ice" and "like marble"), Jacob is hot and strong (always described "like a rock"). Edward glorifies in his own perfection and is too serious with little substance, Jacob takes it easy, laughs often, and has useful skills and hobbies. I do not understand what Bella sees in Edward when Jacob is so much better. Who wants to cuddle up with cold marble when they can have warm and cuddly?
And I do not understand what they both see in Bella. She has little substance. And she says she's not worth of Edward so often that I believed it too. Why are they a couple?
The plot jump was ridiculous. They're in Forks, hunting Victoria (who's hunting Bella) and then suddenly they're escaping Volturi in Italy to save Edward. The two plot lines didn't go together well. I was also put off at the end when Bella says she wants to be a vampire and live with Edward forever but she doesn't want to get married to do it. How does that make sense?
This book, along with Twilight, feels like Meyers wants to tell a vampire romance story but can't settle on a good enough plot. There needs to be a smoother weaving of story lines. If you're going to read the series, get it from the library. And keep in mind there are better vampire series out there.
Rating:
- Couldn't put it down!
As a sequel I wasn't really sure how much I would like this book. But it went far and beyond any expectations I had for it. I ended up not being able to put it down. I felt for Bella through her ups and downs. I'm not a teen, but I love these books!
Rating:
- Twilight.. LOVED IT! from my 12 year old daughter
great book, I read it so fast and couldn't wait to get my hands on the 2nd book!
Rating: - I love this series!!
This series is amazing. I fell in love with Edward right along with Bella. It keeps you on your toes and wanting to read more!! You won't be able to put it down!
- More drama - BoringHaving read most of Ann Rice's books, I experienced how the Vampire books got from good and erotic to verbose and boring.
Ms. Stephanie Meyer is unfortunately the later version of Ms. Rice.
I believe that the audience Ms. Meyer is witting for is high school girls, which might explain her poor performance.
Bella's story takes off from the first book. After causing havoc in Edwards family over her human blood, Edward decides to break up with Bella. We go on for what seems to be an eternity on how sad she is.
She then makes friends with Jacob Black who turns into a werewolf. As it is the custom, werewolves protect the reservation from vampires. Bella figures out that Jacob is a werewolf and befriends the pack.
She starts doing daring things because she hears Edward's voice every time she's in danger. The werewolves save her from a vampire named Laurent who was going to kill her. But there is another Vampire, Victoria who has vowed to kill Bella.
The werewolves then use Bella as bait to kill Victoria, but one day as Bella is waiting for Jacob, she decides to jump off the diving cliff the werewolves had showed her.
Alice has a vision and tells Edward that Bella committed suicide. Edward goes off to Volterra, Italy to get killed, because he can't bare the thought of living without Bella (I swear, there is more drama than in a bad soap), so Alice and Bella have to go to Italy to stop Edward from having the Voltari family (vampire royalty) kill him.
After more drama, Edward is saved and Bella is torn because she has two sworn enemies--Jacob the werewolf and Edward the vampire--as his best friend and boyfriend.
More drama.
Again the book is too long (over 550 pages) and disappointing. I don't know if I will be able to read the third sequel."
Rating:
- Like reading two separate booksI read Twilight and wasn't really impressed but I'm continuing on with the series. Reading New Moon was like reading one book for a while and then turning the page to find a different book in its place.
We start off with Edward leaving and then Bella getting closer to Jacob. Edward is cold with hard strength (always described "like ice" and "like marble"), Jacob is hot and strong (always described "like a rock"). Edward glorifies in his own perfection and is too serious with little substance, Jacob takes it easy, laughs often, and has useful skills and hobbies. I do not understand what Bella sees in Edward when Jacob is so much better. Who wants to cuddle up with cold marble when they can have warm and cuddly?
And I do not understand what they both see in Bella. She has little substance. And she says she's not worth of Edward so often that I believed it too. Why are they a couple?
The plot jump was ridiculous. They're in Forks, hunting Victoria (who's hunting Bella) and then suddenly they're escaping Volturi in Italy to save Edward. The two plot lines didn't go together well. I was also put off at the end when Bella says she wants to be a vampire and live with Edward forever but she doesn't want to get married to do it. How does that make sense?
This book, along with Twilight, feels like Meyers wants to tell a vampire romance story but can't settle on a good enough plot. There needs to be a smoother weaving of story lines. If you're going to read the series, get it from the library. And keep in mind there are better vampire series out there.
Rating:
- Couldn't put it down!As a sequel I wasn't really sure how much I would like this book. But it went far and beyond any expectations I had for it. I ended up not being able to put it down. I felt for Bella through her ups and downs. I'm not a teen, but I love these books!
Rating:
- Twilight.. LOVED IT! from my 12 year old daughtergreat book, I read it so fast and couldn't wait to get my hands on the 2nd book!
Rating:
- I love this series!!This series is amazing. I fell in love with Edward right along with Bella. It keeps you on your toes and wanting to read more!! You won't be able to put it down!