New Moon
2005 • 563 pages

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15

After reading Twilight, I became addicted to the series so fast. Stephenie Meyer returns with the exciting and anticipated sequel to Twilight, New Moon. The second chapter of this story leaves off with Bella turning 18, which disturbs her since she's now going to be older than her true love, Edward. Being the danger magnet that she is, Edward needed to find a way to keep her safe, so he ultimately breaks up with her, and his whole family moves to Ithaca, NY. Undergoing a hard depression, Bella detaches herself from her friends, family and even herself, until her father threatens to send her back to her mother in Florida. Trying to pick up the pieces, Bella begins to hang out with a family friend Jacob Black, first using him to help herself get over Edward, but later, she realizes that he is the best friend that she ever had (also knowing that he is deeply in love with her, but the love isn't returned). Just as she thinks she might become normal again, she learns a dark secret from Jacob, that he is a werewolf. After alot of ups, downs and exciting drama, Stephenie Meyer does reunite the lovable modern vampires-mortal Romeo and Juliet together but new obstacles surface when Bella has to face the possibility of becoming a vampire herself; which means leaving her mother and father behind forever, and her best friend Jacob (who tells her that vampires are werewolves worst enemies). But if she doesn't become a vampire, she may face death from James's avenging lover Victoria, and the ancient “royalty” vampire clan, the Volturi of Italy.I was extremely angry at Edward for a majority of the book, because of his abandonment of Bella and I definitely was on TEAM JACOB. Yes I was rooting for a Bella/Jacob relationship. Yes he's no Edward, but Bella deserves better! But hehe, he comes back and I am happy again for the Bella/Edward relationship. (I'm super sad for Jacob too, he deserves better = )This book is just as amazing as Twilight, and it definitely kept me up all night reading. I'd advice people to do their homework first before reading the twilight series because you will not put it down.

January 18, 2009