Review - Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

Title: Twilight

Author: Stephenie Meyer

Series: Twilight #1

Pages: 498

Release Date: September 6th 2006

Format: Paperback

Buy it: Amazon

Add it: Goodreads

Synopsis: 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.

In the first book of the Twilight Saga, internationally bestselling author Stephenie Meyer introduces Bella Swan and Edward Cullen, a pair of star-crossed lovers whose forbidden relationship ripens against the backdrop of small-town suspicion and a mysterious coven of vampires. This is a love story with bite.

My Review: Obviously I have seen the films before I read the books and I have to say that neither of them lived up to the hype I was hearing.

Bella goes to live with her dad in a small town named Forks where it rains more than it does where I live. Bella’s dad Charlie (she actually calls him Charlie, I would never have been able to get away with calling my dad by his given name) is the police chief and is hardly home due to work and when he is home he like his own company which is due to having lived on his own for so long.

On her first day at school she makes new friends and is intrigued by the pretty and pale family the Cullens, she has a class with the handsome Edward Cullen and he acts all weird towards her and she doesn’t understand what she did wrong, then he goes missing for a few days and when he comes back he is all happy and friendly towards her.

Throughout the story Bella is more curious about Edward and even looks into the story that a friend Jake tells her about the ‘Cold Ones’.

When Bella finds out that Edward and his whole family are ‘vegetarian’ Vampires she is okay with this, she doesn’t freak out or want to kill him, or get away from him and never see him again, she becomes more attracted to him and wants be become just like him. The only thing that seems to bother her is that Rosalie doesn’t like her and Jasper acts weird around her.

Towards the end Bella hangs out with the Cullens while they play baseball and they end up running to another Vampire clan, these people aren’t like the Cullen’s who feed off animals they feed off humans and want Bella.

Alice and Jasper take Bella away while the others stay in Forks to try and stop the other Vampires and to protect Charlie only James manages to get Bella away from Alice and Jasper and tries to kill her.

In the end Edward and the Cullen’s save the day and save Bella and kill James.

Bella is so miserable and boring that I really thought that the Cullen’s should have just let James and Victoria have her.

Currently Reading: New Moon by Stephenie Meyer

Read in 2019: 26/30

To Read in September

To keep up with my Goodreads challenge of 30 I only need to read 2 books to read this month.

Just because I have set these 2 books for this month that does not mean that I will finish all of the books on the list as I do beta reading and College.

This month I have picked:

1. Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyers
2. A New Witch in Town (the Other Side of the Moon) by Dani Corlee

To Read in August

To keep up with my Goodreads challenge of 30 I have picked 3 books to read this month.

Just because I have set these books for this month that does not mean that I will finish all of the books on the list as I do beta reading.

This month I have picked:

1. Eclipse by Stephanie Meyer
2. A New Witch in Town (Not to Mention the Cat) by Dani Corlee
3. Fly me to the Moon by Alyson Noel

To Read in June

To keep up with my Goodreads challenge of 30 I have picked 2 books to read this month.

Just because I have set these 2 books for this month that does not mean that I will finish all of the books on the list as I do beta reading and I have College.

This month I have picked:

1. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J. K. Rowling
2. Twilight by Stephanie Meyer

Top 10 Tuesday

This weeks top 10 is top 10 books to TV or Movies adaptations

1. Twilight Saga - Stephanie Meyer 
2. Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling 
3. My Sisters Keeper - Jodi Picoult 
4. Nikki Heat series - Richard Castle 
5. The Vampire Diaries - L. J. Smith 
6. Snow White and the Huntsman - Lily Blake
7. The Worst Witch - Jill Murphy
8. The Sleepover Club - Rose Impey
9. Romeo and Juliet - William Shakespeare
10. The Hunger Games - Susanne Collins

I haven't read half of these but I have seen the TV series or the movies and the books are on my to read eventually list if I haven't read them yet.

Top 10 Tuesday

This weeks topic is Top 10 Books I had to buy but are still on my shelf unread:

1. Echo - Alyson Noel
2. Karma Club - Jessica Brody
3. Cinder - Marissa Meyer
4. Evernight Series - Claudia Gray
5. Die for Me - Amy Plum
6. The Emerald Atlas - John Stephens
7. The Vampire Diaries (all) - L. J. Smith
8. Slated + Fractured - Teri Terry
9. Twilight Saga - Stephenie Meyer
10. The Hunger Games series - Susanne Collins

Out of all theses I have read Evernight (the book not the series)

Top 10 Tuesday

This weeks topic is Top 10 books I feel everyone but me have read:

1. Harry Potter series - J. K. Rowling
2. Twilight Series - Stephenie Meyer
3. The Hunger Games - Susanne Collins
4. Fifty Shades - E. L. James
5. Beautiful Creatures - Kami Garcia
6. Lunar Chronicles - Marissa Meyer
7. The Morganville Vampires - Rachel Caine
8. Fractured - Teri Terry
9. Fallen - Lauren Kate
10. Hush, Hush - Becca Fitzpatrick

Desert Island Books

I got this of my cousins blog it was a lot of fun and I’d love to know what you would take to a desert island. Please leave comments and let me know!

A book that you have read before and would like to re-read?

My Sisters Keeper by Jodi Picoult

This book was the book that got me back into reading again and it was amazing. I have a huge to read pile and I started uni today so I wont have much time for reading.

A book you have never read but would like to read

Twilight 

I know, I know, I should have read it already but I look at all them pages and think oh my god. I also haven't read them yet because I have seen the films and I don't want to be disappointed in the films because the books are better or the other way round.

A childhood book you would want

Charlotte's Webb

A series that you would like to have

The Immortal Series by Alyson Noel or The Wintercraft Series by Jenna Burtenshaw

I love both series for different reasons so if I was stuck on a desert island I would like to have either of these series

Random selection

Jessica Brody's 52 Reasons to Hate my Father

I have just finished reading this book and I loved it I couldn't put it down

To Be Read December

This month I plan to read the following books:

1. Fated - Alyson Noel
2. Echo - Alyson Noel
3. Unsaid Things - Mcfly
4. Camelot's Cousin - David. R. Stokes (review book)

As the last few months I have planned to read books but I never ended up getting round to reading them because of uni this month is different I have half of December off uni so I will have more time to read and won't have to go uni or do work and stuff instead.

55 Book Questions

Found this on my cousins book blog :) Feel free to do it yourselves and link me to it in the comments! 

1. Favourite childhood book? — The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carles and My naughty Little Sister by Dorothy Edwards

2. What are you reading right now? — Everlasting by Alyson Noel

3. What books do you have on request at the library? — None.

4. Bad book habit? —Buying too many books and never reading them.

5. What do you currently have checked out at the library? — None.

6. Do you have an e-reader? — I have a Kindle.

7. Do you prefer to read one book at a time or several at once? — One book at a time.

8. Have your reading habits changed since starting a blog? — Yes I have been reading more books by authors I had never read before.

9. Least favourite book you read this year (so far)? – Waiting for Eros by Rosemary Laurey

10. Favourite book you’ve read this year? — Wintercraft: Legacy by Jenna Burtenshaw

11. How often do you read out of your comfort zone? — Rarely

12. What is your reading comfort zone? — Young Adult. 

13. Can you read on the bus? — Yes.

14. Favourite place to read? — In the house.

15. What is your policy on book lending? —I don’t mind lending my books as long as they don’t fold the pages or break the spine haha.

16. Do you ever dog-ear books? — Never.

17. Do you ever write in the margins of your books? —No never.

18. Not even with text books? — Nope

19. What is your favourite language to read in? — English it’s the only language I know.

20. What makes you love a book? — How the characters help me get lost in the book.

21. What will inspire you to recommend a book? — Because I loved it and I think they will love it just as much as me.

22. Favorite genre? — YA

23. Genre you rarely read (but wish you did)? — Science Fiction

24. Favourite biography? — I’ve only read Miles to go by Miley Cyrus

25. Have you ever read a self-help book? — Nope

26. Favourite cookbook? — Don’t read them

27. Most inspirational book you’ve read this year (fiction or non-fiction)? — None yet

28. Favourite reading snack? — Crisps

29. Name a case in which hype ruined your reading experience. — Harry Potter I’m honestly not a fan.

30. How often do you agree with critics about a book? —I don’t read what others think of a book before I read it.

31. How do you feel about giving bad/negative reviews? — I'm honest if I didn't like the book then that’s what I put in my review.

32. If you could read in a foreign language, which language would you choose? —Spanish, Italian or French probably

33. Most intimidating book you’ve ever read? — Can’t think of any

34. Most intimidating book you’re too nervous to begin? – The Twilight Saga. I want to read them but I don’t want to be disappointed when I do.

35. Favourite Poet? — Not a poetry fan.

36. How many books do you usually have checked out of the library at any given time? — Two or Three.

37. How often have you returned books to the library unread? — Most of the time. I usually have one that I never get to finish.

38. Favourite fictional character? — Damen from Alyson Noels Immortal Series.

39. Favourite fictional villain? — Silas Dane from Jenna Burtenshaw’s Wintercraft Series.

40. Books I’m most likely to bring on vacation? — Anything. All books are good, no matter where you are.

41. The longest I’ve gone without reading. — A month or two.

42. Name a book that you could/would not finish. — Everlasting by Alyson Noel. I've started a few times and haven't finished but I want to, it's just the last book in the series and I don’t want it to end.

43. What distracts you easily when you’re reading? —It’s not a what, it’s a who.

44. Favourite film adaptation of a novel? — Alice In Wonderland (Johnny Depp version)

45. Most disappointing film adaptation? — The Witches by Roald Dahl. The book was so much better than the film.

46. The most money I’ve ever spent in the bookstore at one time? —I don't know around £25

47. How often do you skim a book before reading it? — I don't.

48. What would cause you to stop reading a book half-way through? — If a book in a series that I’m reading turns up or comes out while I’m reading something else.

49. Do you like to keep your books organized? — Alphabetical order by title (but if it’s a series there all together)

50. Do you prefer to keep books or give them away once you’ve read them? — I keep them unless they are really bad and I have only found two books in the last 4 years that I didn’t enjoy at all.

51. Are there any books you’ve been avoiding? — Yes I have been avoiding Everlasting by Alyson Noel like the plague.

52. Name a book that made you angry. — Most of Alyson Noels Immortal Series (they made me angry for the fact that they didn’t end the way I wanted them to)

53. A book you didn’t expect to like but did? — Heat Wave by Richard Castle

54. A book that you expected to like but didn’t? — Ash by Malinda Lo

55. Favourite guilt-free, pleasure reading? – Anything by Enid Blyton or Roald Dahl never to old to read them. 

Top 10 Tuesday

My Top 10 Tuesday's topic this week is:

Top 10 books I'd recommend as a good beach read

1. Heat Wave - Richard Castle (review here)
2. My Sisters Keeper - Jodi Picoult
3. Facing up to Fatherhood - Miranda Lee (review here)
4. Cruel Summer - Alyson Noel
5. 52 Reasons to Hate My Father - Jessica Brody (review here)
6. Wintercraft - Jenna Burtenshaw (review here)
7. Evernight - Claudia Gray (review here)
8. Switched - Amanda Hocking
9. Twilight - Stephanie Meyer
10. The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins

What books would you recommend as a good beach read?

In My Mailbox September 2012

This month I bought a few books because I had to save my money to get some books for university.

Books I bought this month:

1. 52 Reasons to Hate my Father - Jessica Brody
2. Tempest - Julie Cross
3. The Other Queen - Philippa Gregory
4. The Other Boleyn Girl - Philippa Gregory
5. The Constant Princess - Philippa Gregory
6. Secrets of the Tudor Court - Darcey Bonnette

Books I bought for kindle:

I bought a lot of books for the kindle but I am only going to list the series I got for it.

1. The Hunger Games series - Susan Collins
2. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo series - Stieg Larsson
3. The Harry Potter Collection - J. K. Rowling
4. The Twilight Saga (including Bree Tanner) - Stephanie Meyer
5. Meredith Gentry series - Laurell K. Hammilton
6. Anita Blake series - Laurell K. Hammilton
7. Nikki Heat (first 2 in the series) - Richard Castle
8. What Katy Did - Susan Coolidge
9. The Vampire Chronicles - Anne Rice
10. The Chronicles of Narnia - C. S. Lewis
11. A Series of Unfortunate Events - Lemony Snicket

A few not in series

1. 3 Jodi Picoult books
2. Some Jane Austen
3. Some Charlotte, Ann, Emily Bronte

No Time To Read :(

I'm so tired of not having the time to read more books like I used to. Since joining the access course in September I have read 2 proper books and 4 of 6 Worst Witch books, I would have read 5/6 proper books by now if I wasn't at college. I also have that many books that it is hard to decide what I wanna read next plus there are that many books out there that I wanna read and I don't yet have lol.

Anyway I'm reading Night Star by Alyson Noel at the minute still but its taking forever to read, I think it has something to with the fact that I know its almost over and I'm not ready to say bye to Ever and Damon yet lol.

I plan on finishing Night Star and Everlasting before I go back to college on January 3rd because Dreamland by Alyson Noel (Riley Bloom Series) comes on January 5th then I can read dreamland and then maybe the Twilight saga or reread the first two Wintercraft books before Wintercraft: Legacy by Jenna Burtenshaw comes out on May 10th or maybe even both lol but I cant see me having time to read both as my college work load is just going to get worst when I go back and I have to read Pride and Prejudice during the Easter Holidays haha.

I also have about 10 books that I need to review yet so the first few months of 2012 will be mega busy for me.

I'm think I'm going to have go through all my books and sort them into three piles. Pile one) Books I want to read as soon as possible. Pile two) Books I wanna read when I'm done with Pile one and Pile Three) Books for if I have nothing else to read and for someone who is buying books all the time it will be impossible for me to run out of books and if I do I can just read my mums or my cousins haha or buy some more.

Plus I also decided to start reading The Vampire Stalker by Allison Van Diepen so far not impressed I really hope it gets better.

Currently Reading: Night Star - Alyson Noel
Currently Reading: The Vampire Stalker - Allison Van Diepen
Books Read in 2011: 12/10