When Isabella Swan moves to the gloomy town of Forks and meets the mysterious, alluring Edward Cullen, her life takes a thrilling and terrifying turn. with his porcelain skin, golden eyes, mesmerizing voice, and supernatural gifts, Edward is both irresistable and impentrible. 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 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...
If there’s any wonder why Twilight is on almost every bestseller list there is, sample this:
“Softly he brushed my cheek, then held my face between his marble hands. ‘Be very still,’ he whispered, as if I wasn’t already frozen. Slowly, never moving his eyes from mine, he leaned toward me. Then abruptly, but very gently, he rested his cold cheek against the hollow at the base of my throat.”
Though this isn’t what you would call overtly sensual, it’s the almost PG-13 variety of subtle sensuality that works better than the most well-written, in-your-face erotica.
Twilight is the doomed love story of the very human Isabella Swan and vegetarian vampire Edward Cullen. Bella is an awkward seventeen-year-old who moves from sunny Phoenix to gloomy Forks to live with her father. Her comically dismal and sarcastic narratives, of rainy Forks and her embarrassing new found popularity as the big city girl are a hilarious, entertaining start to the book.
Bella’s early interactions with Edward, the youngest of the blood-drinking Cullen family, are intriguing, even confusing. Perfection personified, Edward is impossibly attractive, strong, and even has a special gift, the ability to read minds. Except for Bella’s, which makes for interesting conversation between the two.
Meyer’s descriptive prose is simple, yet compelling. Bella’s character is well-developed, and it would be hard not to fall headlong for dreamboat Edward. Having said that, her interpretation of vampires is just too glossy. They have all the pros and none of the cons, except for their (duh!) all-consuming thirst for blood. She even adds her own (unfortunate) twist—they “sparkle like diamonds” in the sunlight instead of shrivelling up and dying.
The story does drag its feet at times—the timid but tumultuous romance takes place over the first three quarters of the book, and it’s only in the last five chapters or so that the evil vamps show up, giving the plot a real punch. But, like she demonstrates towards the end, Meyer sure can get the many pages of the book turning when she wants.
This book and the sequels—Eclipse, New Moon and Breaking Dawn—are spellbinding. And when you finish, I'm sure you'll be waiting in line, right beside me, for Midnight Sun, a narration of Twilight from Edward’s perspective, that’s due next.
And here's the trailer.
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