Twilight

I extremely dislike this book and the others too. The characters are so...bland, I find the non-vampire/werewolf/Bella characters better. They have no emotions and it's just ridiculous. I couldn't bring myself to even read the whole book because it got boring. Edward this, Edward that. Ugh.

Reading Twilight for the first time as an adult feels surprisingly personal. Beneath all the fantasy and drama, it’s really a story about love, loss, and that deep, aching fear of being left behind. I see so much of myself in Bella’s need for connection—how she loves fully, even when it hurts, and how losing that love can make the world feel suddenly quiet and unfamiliar.

New Moon especially hit me in ways I wasn’t expecting. The way it captures that numb, heavy kind of sadness—the kind that doesn’t show up as tears, just silence—felt so real. That part of the story doesn’t feel overdramatic anymore; it feels human. It’s about grief, about finding pieces of yourself again when the person you built your world around disappears.

Reading it now, I don’t just see the love story between Bella and Edward. I see the story of a girl trying to understand who she is without someone else to anchor her. And maybe that’s why it resonates so much more as an adult. Because we’ve all been there—learning how to stand back up after being cracked open by love and loss.

It’s messy, emotional, and sometimes frustrating, but that’s exactly what makes it real. Twilight isn’t just a teenage love story—it’s about the courage to keep loving, even after you’ve been left in the dark.

This book is entertaining, but it is not good. Team Jacob for life.

Bella has the personality of a wet dishrag....or actually a dry one, at least a wet rag would be mildly more interesting.

I hated this book on principle, then decided to read it myself before I went being mean for no reason. My hate was quickly justified by tge midway point however. Bella is such a catty and shallow reactive character. I cannot tolerate spending time in her head, it is active torture. The only thing that could be worse would be when she spends time with the hundred year old, manic-pixie-jerkwad, man child that is Edward. My attempt to de-hater myself backfired hard and I can present a bulletin points PowerPoint presentation on why no one but the dad deserves a second chance.

this would turn out okay if the sequels did not follow. Great way to ruin an almost-okay book Meyer!

It was what i expected out of this book.

3.5/5⭐️

I felt like this was 440 pages of nothing and then 50 pages of jam packed action and an interesting read. I have high hopes for the series as a whole, I think it might’ve just been a little tough to have to kind of introduce all the characters, their backstories, their connections, the history, etc. and tell a story at the same time.

However, Bella and Edwards love was so innocent I fell in love with it. I highlighted so many times their relationship reminded me of my own, I can’t wait to see their relationship develop more deeply.

the cliffhanger in the epilogue??? o m g!!! Excited to read book 2 :)

2.5 ⭐️

i had a great time reading this. Was it horribly written? yes, 80% of the time. Was it unbelievably cliche and cringey beyond its wildest dreams? yes. Was it written like bad wattpad fan fiction? yes. Did i have a great time reading it? Yes.

This was just a fun book to read. Very similar to the movie. It is bad, but to the point that it becomes enjoyable again.

The last third was particularly bad and out of left field and didn’t match the tone of the book in my opinion. If that whole section as cut and filled with more high school and romance drama I think it would’ve fit the rest of the story better.

I think if you go into it with an open mind and don’t take it too seriously you’ll enjoy it. It is silly and goofy and stupid but really fun to read.

Rough wish fulfillment fantasy but it's readable.