“About three things I was absolutely positive. First, Edward was a vampire. Second, there was a part of him – and I didn’t know how dominant that part might be – that thirsted for my blood. And third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him. When Isabella Swan moves to the gloomy town of Forks and meets the mysterious, alluring Edward Cullen, her life takes a trilling and terrifying turn. With his porcelain skin, golden eyes, mesmerizing voice, and supernatural gifts, Edward is both irresistible and impenetrable. Up until now, he has managed to keep his true identity hidden, but Bella is determined to uncover his dark secret. What Bella doesn’t realize is that the closer she gets to him, the more she is putting herself and those around her at risk. And it might be too late to turn back…”
What is the book about?
Isabella Swan moves to
Forks, where her Dad lives, and meets a mysterious and perfect boy named Edward
Cullen. He seems to hate her at first, clearly wanting nothing to do with her,
even though Bella didn’t do anything wrong. Bella is determined to find out
more about him and uncover his dark secret. After discovering his true
identity, Bella grows closer to Edward, developing a strong relationship with
him. Bella doesn’t realise that as she grows closer to Edward and his family,
she is putting herself and those around her in danger. She isn’t scared of who
Edward really is, and doesn’t see the risks of being with him until it is too
late.
What were your initial thoughts on the book?
I didn’t choose to purchase the book from a library or bookshop like all my other book, I was asked if I wanted to read it and I never turn down a book
offer. The front cover isn’t necessarily appealing, but the picture is really pretty
and red is a very aye catching colour. If I had been told to choose a book, I don’t
think that I would have chosen this one as it wasn’t really my type of book. I don’t
tend to read romance books however some of the books I have read before have
had bits of romance, some a bit longer but this was certainly the one with the
most. Although it was different, none of the romantic bits made be love the
book any less and once I started reading, it was really hard to put it down.
Who was your favourite character and why?
My favourite character
in Twilight was Bella because she wasn’t afraid to take some risks and do the
things that no one else would ever do, hanging with a family of vampires every day
is not something someone normal would do. I also really liked how much she
cared about her family and friends; she would do anything for them and put
their needs before hers no matter what. Her bravery and kindness was really
tested in the book and I think that how she dealt with the constant life or
death position she was in was one of the most powerful reasons affecting my
choice. I do think that Bella had a few flaws and that there were some things
that made me doubt her common sense. Bella didn’t want anyone she loved to get
hurt and she didn’t want to drag her mum or dad into any of her dangerous situations
yet she still kept hanging around with a family of vampires, it really made me
consider what she was thinking. However I understood that no matter how much
she wanted to protect her parents, she still loved Edward and wanted to stay
with him.
What was your favourite part of the book and
why?
I liked the whole book
but my favourite part was the end few chapters especially chapter 22, Hide-and-Seek.
I liked chapter 22 because it is the part where I was on the edge of my seat
and where the story was at its most intense point. It was surprise to have such
a big change and have the enemy so close to winning the battle; I was so
desperate to read on and find out what happened that when I started reading that
I had to go back because I had skipped some of it. I have read many books where
the hero or main character has been cornered but there had always been a spark
of hope, a missing piece that jumped in to save the day but having the chapter
end like that was a huge shock. I knew immediately that nothing too bad could
happened because the main character never dies but I was prepared for a twist,
as I have read a few book where the main character has “died” but then come
back to life by some strange miracle and, Twilight being a book with vampires, made
me think nothing was impossible. I love the parts of a book with all the action
and adventure and this was clearly one of them.
What was your overall impression of the book?
Overall the book was
just as extraordinary as all the books I have ever loved before. I don’t think
that it exceeds my favourite book but it was very close and I’m sure that once
I read the rest of the books I will begin to love this book much more. One
thing that I really like about the book was the cover. Initially I wasn’t sold
on the idea of reading the book and the cover didn’t really help convince me,
but after reading the book I saw the cover in a different light. I think that
it is really effective to use red for this book because the colour red is
generally associated with love yet also danger, which is a clear foreshadowing
of what the book is going to be about. I looked ahead and saw that all the
other books in this series have some red in the cover so I am really intrigued
to know what happens in those. Stephenie Meyer also used other really affective
ways to make me want to read the book. One that really stuck out was how the chapters
were arranged, most of them ended with cliff-hangers. Although I am not really
a fan of cliff-hangers at the end of books, having them at the end of chapters
is a whole different story. They make a huge difference because if you are
reading and something suddenly happens but it is carried on in the next chapter
then you have no choice but to keep reading, unless you don’t really want to
find out. The only bad thing about the cliff-hangers and I think the whole book
is that if you have no time left to read then you have to put the book down at
a very intense part of the book, and, in my experience it is impossible. I tend
to read at night, before bed, so when I have to stop because it is really late
I get really annoyed because it is always at a really good bit. Another thing that
is also good and bad about Twilight is that I had to keep a dictionary handy at
all times because a few of the words in the book were a bit difficult to
understand. It was very frustrating but I did learn some new words which may be
helpful at some time. I think that the book was great and nothing bad really
affected my love for it, I can’t wait to read the 2nd book.
Would you recommend this book?
This book was amazing
and I don’t know how anyone could not love it the second they open the cover so
I would recommend this book without a doubt. I think that it would be most
suitable for children 15 and up as it does include complicated language.
Summarise the book in one sentence. (Verdict)
The most thrilling and
action-packed vampire romance novel.
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