Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

Plot Summary:

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer is a love story between a good looking, wealthy vampire and the all American girl. After her mother remarries Isabella Swan moves to the town of Forks, Washington to give her mother and her new husband some privacy. Back home in Arizona, Bella is the odd ball at school. At Forks, she becomes the most popular girl in school. However, her sights are on Edward Cullen, the cute vampire. Edward seems to be annoyed by the new girl but when the become lab partners in her Biology class, he start to take an interest in Bella. Bella cannot seem to stop thinking about Edward. It turns out that the scent of Bella’s blood drives him crazy and he cannot control himself so he disappears for days at a time. This affect Bella’s self-esteem until one day, Edward confesses that her scent drives him wild. Their friendship/ relationship seems to be growing every time they are together, however Edward continues to disappear. One day on a trip to the beach in near by La Push, Bella is befriended by Jacob Black. He tells her stories about werewolves and vampires. He also warns her about the Cullen’s. This intrigues Bella more to continue her relationship with Edward. Bella searches for vampires on line and discovers that the Cullen’s are vampires living among the community. Bella joins her friends on a shopping trip to Port Angels to shop for prom dresses. Bella goes off on her own and is encountered by a group of guys. They soon after the close in on her and jut then Edward Cullen comes to her rescue. Edward and Bella start a new relationship. One day, Edward takes Bella to a game out in a clearing. It is here that a group of three vampires smell Bella’s scent and challenge the Cullen’s for the girl. Bella is now being hunted down by a group of unfriendly, blood sucking vampires. Bella wanting to escape goes back to Phoenix where she once lived with her mother. She seems not to get through to her mother the whole way back to Phoenix. Laurent, the leader of the unfriendly vampires, tricked her into thinking that her mother was in danger. He sets a trap by using old home videos. Edward comes to Phoenix where Alice sees Bella in a dance studio. Edward has a confrontation and defends the woman he loves by killing Laurent and saving Bella. The Cullen’s take Bella back to Forks where she goes to the prom in a cast.

Impression about the book:

This book portrays a false notion to young adults about real life. The book entails for young adults to have a false sense of reality.

Reviews / Reviews Excerpts:

Science Fiction is not my forte. The story was not to my liking. The unconditional love Bella and Edward carry out, the novel does not portray love realistically. As a teacher I forced myself to read all four novels. This book is recommended with reservation.

Suggestions for library use:

The librarian can read aloud an excerpt and be captivated by Meyer’s writing style. Also, the librarian can promote science fiction by suggesting the Twilight Series.