Twilight

I really wanted to like this book. I like vampire stories and I wanted to be really into a series so I could look forward to future books in a series.

But I didn't.

The book isn't horrible. I understand why people like it. If I come across the future books in my library or get a chance to read them for free I probably would. I think it's great that these books are encouraging more young people to read. I credit a lot of my “success” in school to reading when I was younger.

My major complaints about the book (without spoilers):

Bella. I couldn't stand her. I kept hoping that I would like her personality more as the book went on, but I really didn't. She was a bummer and it's rough when the main character is a bummer.

Certain things seemed glazed over. It was like she took such a long time setting up the beginning that she needed to cram all of this stuff into a small number of pages.

The end. The end really killed it for me, more than I thought it would.

Maybe I would've liked this book better if I was younger, which is the target audience.