Twilight (The Twilight Saga, Book 1)
Average Rating: 4.0 Stars
by Stephenie Meyer
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers
ISBN: 0316015849
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The book that started the phenomenon is now available in a deluxe collector's edition! Featuring a ribbon bookmark, cloth cover, ragged edges, new chapter opener designs, and a beautiful protective slipcase, this edition is perfect for fans and collectors alike.
Bella 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, Bella'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 Bella, the person Edward holds most dear.
Deeply romantic and extraordinarily suspenseful, Twilight captures the struggle between defying our instincts and satisfying our desires. This is a love story with bite.
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"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. " As Shakespeare knew, love burns high when thwarted by obstacles. In Twilight, an exquisite fantasy by Stephenie Meyer, readers discover a pair of lovers who are supremely star-crossed. Bella adores beautiful Edward, and he returns her love. But Edward is having a hard time controlling the blood lust she arouses in him, because--he''s a vampire. At any moment, the intensity of their passion could drive him to kill her, and he agonizes over the danger. But, Bella would rather be dead than part from Edward, so she risks her life to stay near him, and the novel burns with the erotic tension of their dangerous and necessarily chaste relationship.Meyer has achieved quite a feat by making this scenario completely human and believable. She begins with a familiar YA premise (the new kid in school), and lulls us into thinking this will be just another realistic young adult novel. Bella has come to the small town of Forks on the gloomy Olympic Peninsula to be with her father. At school, she wonders about a group of five remarkably beautiful teens, who sit together in the cafeteria but never eat. As she grows to know, and then love, Edward, she learns their secret. They are all rescued vampires, part of a family headed by saintly Carlisle, who has inspired them to renounce human prey. For Edward''s sake they welcome Bella, but when a roving group of tracker vampires fixates on her, the family is drawn into a desperate pursuit to protect the fragile human in their midst. The precision and delicacy of Meyer''s writing lifts this wonderful novel beyond the limitations of the horror genre to a place among the best of YA fiction. (Ages 12 and up)
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Customer Reviews
Awesome Love Story
5 Stars
Twilight was a nice surprise. I was hooked right away by the sweet romance between Edward and Bella. I love many of the characters in the saga! Read all four books in a week. LOVE IT!!!
~ Missy D,, Houston, Texas
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On Of The Best Love/ Vampire Books Ever (ALL 4 TWILIGHT BOOKS)
5 Stars
Many people live their life without ever finding or experincing love, but this book, no the series will make you want to hop out of bed and find that missing someone; rather if their a vampire lusting after you're blood or you're best friend whose a werewolf. The twilight saga has captivated me from the 1st page in Twilight and the last page in Breaking Dawn. I still find myself re-reading all four books when i find myself doing nothing else. I've never read a book about anything supernatural until i read this, and it has put me on a path to a new genre that i'm afraid i can't abandon it.
The love of a vampire, werewolf, and a very vulnerable human girl. You'll fall in love with Edward and Bella, and you'll most likely to take a huge liking to Jacob black who i label the comedian, he'll keep you laughing and put a smile on you're face. And although you'll root for Edward, you're heart will break for Jacob.
I truly Just love these books, Stephenie Meyers has really out done herself!!!
~ Verizon, Queens, St. Albans NY
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3.5 - Twilight from the not so YA point of view
3 Stars
Well, I am certainly well beyond YA years. Twilight was given to me as a gift and after seeing the movie I thought, "Why not?". So, I picked up the book, sat down on a misty, cool morning and started to read over hot coffee.
The book was entertaining enough that I "could not put it down"; however the characters left me wanting more. The book is very well written but I missed the depth of the main characters. I found myself being sucked in to the not-so-main characters based on their one-liner sentences.
--skipping full description of the book, because if you don't know that it's about vampires, then I just can't help you.
I will admit, that I enjoyed the book and hold a silent hope that Ms. Meyers will maybe take a look into her "Foster Parents" (the Cullens) and write an adult based series from their point of view (for those of us who are just a (ahem) tad bit older.
~ Stacy Koenig, Phila Suburbs, PA
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