Twilight

Let me be clear: this is a teen vampire romance. Yup, and I'm standing by it as a good page-turner. In fact, since I'm already on book three of four, it appears that I'll stand by several thousand pages of teen vampire romance. I read most of this by camping lantern in the Needles section of Canyonlands, because I couldn't wait to get back to civilization to finish. It is fluff, but fast-moving, interesting fluff. My one complaint is that the teenage heroine, who is obviously beautiful, smart, compassionate, and mature, is very insecure. LAME! Give me Anne of Green Gables, give me Hermione, give me Alanna the knight from Tamora Pierce's “Song of the Lioness” quartet (Anyone? Anyone? They were awesome...and had sex in them!) I used to read in middle school, but self-conscious and second-guessing Bella? Barf. However, the female vampires are badass, and this writer is Utahan who has captivated the whole damn state with this series, and as new Utahan, I'm going to play along.