Books I'm Thankful For...

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The series that I'm most grateful for would be THE TWILIGHT SAGA by Stephenie Meyer. 

Why? Maybe these aren't the best books in the world, but to me they were still some of the most entertaining books I ever read.  I was lucky enough to read them just before the movies and before they became so popular.  And uninfluenced I loved them.  Now that I'm more well read, I see what others don't like it them, but I'm still so grateful Stephenie Meyer wrote them.  They got me big into reading again, especially into young-adult.  And not only that...they kind of inspired me to start writing.

What books are you most grateful for?

Book Review: TWILIGHT

Title: TWILIGHT
Author: Stephenie Meyer
Other Books By Author:
NEW MOON, ECLIPSE, BREAKING DAWN
My Rating: 5/5--Incredible! Loved it!
Plot in One Word: Vampires
Good if...you're un-biased to all the Twilight media

Isabella Swan's move to Forks, a small, perpetually rainy town in Washington, could have been the most boring move she ever made. But once she meets the mysterious and alluring Edward Cullen, Isabella's life takes a thrilling and terrifying turn. Up until now, Edward has managed to keep his vampire identity a secret in the small community he lives in, but now nobody is safe, especially Isabella, the person Edward holds most dear. The lovers find themselves balanced precariously on the point of a knife-between desire and danger.Deeply romantic and extraordinarily suspenseful, Twilight captures the struggle between defying our instincts and satisfying our desires. This is a love story with bite.

What I Think...So in Ireland I visited a book store here and I found these beautiful copies of Twilight.  I bought the first book even though I already have a copy.  The cover was just too pretty to pass up.  And since I have lots of free time, I have been re-reading it.  This was my third (maybe fourth, can't remember) time re-reading and the reason I'm reviewing it now is because it was very different this time around.  Maybe I've read it too much, have heard too many options from too many people, seen the movie.  Or maybe it's because now I've started writing myself, reviewing lots of teen books, and reading way more.  What I'm trying to say is that I found more flaws this time around.  Bella was a little whiny.  Edward wasn't so charming.  And I don't think I can still call it my favorite-ever-book.  (Maybe Wings is now.)  But even if that was the case, I still love Twilight.  I'm still a huge fan.  I'm still going to read every other book Stephenie Meyer will ever publish for the rest of my life.  I just recommend not over reading any of them.

Book Review: THE SHORT SECOND LIFE OF BREE TANNER

Title: The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner
Author: Stephenie Meyer
Rating:
Good if...you're a Twilight/Stephenie Meyer fan.

Summary (Amazon):
Fans of The Twilight Saga will be enthralled by this riveting story of Bree Tanner, a character first introduced in Eclipse, and the darker side of the newborn vampire world she inhabits. In another irresistible combination of danger, mystery, and romance, Stephenie Meyer tells the devastating story of Bree and the newborn army as they prepare to close in on Bella Swan and the Cullens, following their encounter to its unforgettable conclusion.

What I thought (very mild spoilers):

Okay so right away you know two things about this. 1. It's short, 192 pages. 2. It's going to end with Bree dead since we all read Eclipse and already know that. --So basically I have mixed feelings towards this books. 60 pages in I was thinking I love this. 150 pages in I was thinking I hate this. First of all I love Stephenie Meyer's writing. It's easy and it sucks you in. I hang on her every word. And I liked Bree. I wished things could have been different for her. But what really infuriated me was Diego. I really liked him. (He's Bree's love interest or I should say possible love interest.) And he disappeared about half way in, with not much later explanation, and after that the rest of the story fell apart for me. I just wished it could have been about 200 pages longer, more of a love story developed between Bree and Diego, and Bree living at the end. Basically a whole new novel, unrelated to Twilight (but still in the same Vampire world) would have pleased me. But it is what is. And I enjoyed it enough to say if you're a fan of Twilight you might want to check it out. (Not really worth buying though.) The biggest hope I got from this short story was that perhaps Stephenie Meyer will have more stories come from her vampire world in the future.

Oh and apparently Edward Cullen is a redhead (as Bree described him). I missed that one when reading Twilight. Huh?