Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer

Edward’s soft voice came from behind me.

I turned to see him spring lightly up the porch steps, his hair windblown from running. He pulled me into his arms at once, just like he had in the parking lot, and kissed me again. This kiss frightened me. There was too much tension, too strong an edge to the way his lips crushed mine–like he was afraid we had only so much time left to us.

As Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge, Bella once again finds herself surrounded by danger. In the midst of it all, she is forced to choose between her love for Edward and her friendship with Jacob–knowing that her decision has the potential to ignite the ageless struggle between vampire and werewolf. With her graduation quickly approaching, Bella has one more decision to make: life or death. But which is which?

I did it! I managed to finish Eclipse. I started another book afterwards, but then I decided that I should not mess with a good thing and finish Breaking Dawn while I still can. So, I am now a hundred pages into that book and then the series will be done! Did I like Eclipse? Not especially. I was just more interested in whether anything would actually be wrapped up or I was in for another drawn out love triangle book. Romance is fine and everything, but she knew in Twilight that she could not live without Edward, so it just seems silly to spend two books discussing two guys. I know that Jacob has fans, but really, there is so much other stuff she could have done with all those pages! So much wasted potential.

Truthfully, I think I read the books for all the secondary characters. Alice is entertaining. The 'sister' of Edward, she makes for an interesting character. I like her better than Bella. I was also interested to learn more about the Cullen's. Both Jasper and Rosalie's stories were told in detail, while other details were filled in about the other characters. I really like the Cullen's. They make for interesting reads. I am not as big a werewolf fan, though. While some of the characters are interesting, I guess I am more for vampires and their stories.

As per usual, Bella gets herself into a bit of trouble and Edward and company has to come to her rescue. She sure brings out the worst in people! I mean, there is bad luck and then there is Bella... If something bad can happen, it will happen to her! This means that there is a bit of action in the book, and it is readable. Really, the series has so much potential but Bella is annoying and I am just not a love-triangle fan. If she had explored other things I probably would love this series as much as other people apparently do... I did really like The Host by Meyer, so she is not totally wasted on me. I will be back with a review of Breaking Dawn at some point. It depends on if I get through it right away or have to put it aside for a bit...

I Gave In...

Well, I had promised myself I was done with the Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series. Bella just absolutely drives me crazy! I just could not take another moment of her, so I considered New Moon as the end.... And then I started seeing all this talk about Breaking Dawn and how people were not all happy about how it ended.... And then you know I just had to see why that was... So, now I am reading Eclipse. I had started it back when it came out and it annoyed me to no end, but I really want to see why people aren't all thrilled with the ending, so I could either read the spoiler reviews or read it for myself. I decided to read it myself. Will I regret that decision? Maybe, but I am sticking to it. So, I am almost done Eclipse and you just know that I have a few opinions that I just have to share!

First up, BOTH of the male characters annoy me right now. Jacob most of all, but Edward is not my favourite character either lately. Bella needs to get a backbone or stop being so annoying or something. Yes, Bella still annoys me... Were you hoping for a change of heart? I swear she is not capable of doing anything for herself! She needs a guy around to do it for her, and that just annoys me. I like having guys around, but I am perfectly capable of taking care of myself. So, the love triangle is just getting on my nerves. I was really hoping with Edward back things would move on and there would be a new storyline to annoy me.... If things don't get wrapped up in this book I am going to read the spoiler reviews and forget even bothering to read the last book. This is just too drawn out for me. Really, this series could've been a lot shorter.

Anyways, I have no idea why I am reading this book, but I am. I will be finished soon and be back with an actual review. In the meantime, I have to go find a treat to read after the torture! That being said... I probably will still see the movie. I am just not sure if I will go to the theatre to see it or rent it.

New Moon by Stephanie Meyer

Books Completed: 13
Completion Date: January 21, 2007
Publication Year: 2006
Pages: 576
Owned Prior to 2007
Book 2 in The Twilight Series





From Amazon:

Legions of readers entranced by Twilight are hungry for more and they won't be disappointed. In New Moon, Stephenie Meyer delivers another irresistible combination of romance and suspense with a supernatural twist. The "star-crossed" lovers theme continues as Bella and Edward find themselves facing new obstacles, including a devastating separation, the mysterious appearance of dangerous wolves roaming the forest in Forks, a terrifying threat of revenge from a female vampire and a deliciously sinister encounter with Italy's reigning royal family of vampires, the Volturi. Passionate, riveting, and full of surprising twists and turns, this vampire love saga is well on its way to literary immortality.

I have to admit, when this book first came out I heard some iffy reviews about it, and I was slightly worried about how I was going to feel about it. I really liked Twilight, and I was worried I would feel like others, that the start and ending were all that were important. So, I finally decided this month that I was going to give it a try, because I really was curious what was going to happen next in the series.

One of the most important things to remember about this series is that Bella is dating a vampire, a vampire that has tried to change his blood-sucking ways (him and his whole family), and that Bella is very accident prone. This means that since she is not a vampire, she bleeds. This can be potentially bad for a family of vampires when presented with them. So, when the book starts, Bella goes the way of the clumsy, and suddenly she is in the middle of the very situation that Edward has always wanted her to avoid. Fearing for her, and for other reasons, the family moves away and leaves Bella behind. After this point, people began to tell me that the story was pointless. I have to disagree. I admit that Edward and Bella are a great couple, and I know that a lot of people have bookish crushes on our "young" vampire, but it there is one thing that everyone should know about romance, it is that it is not always perfect.

So, needless to say, Edward is not a major character in this novel. This book concentrates more on Bella, suffering through the loss of the love of her life, and Jacob, the young boy that Bella meets in the first book. He has a lot going on his life, too, though. In the beginning, everything between the two of them seems perfect, but pretty soon Jacob gets a bit elusive. I find his storyline interesting. I am not a big Jacob fan, though, I prefer Edward, but that does not mean that I did not enjoy learning more about him.

Bella can annoy me, she is did in Twilight, so I was worried what would happen with her as the central character and no Edward to off-set her. The truth is, I really did not particuarly mind her. I mean, the girl has her moments. She is a typical teenager, though. She has her innocence and she tends to do things in this book that I really question her sanity, but overall, she was not that bad. It is good that she did not annoy me because then I might be worried to read the next book in this series. I read this book in 24 hours, though. I stayed up late, into the witching hour and even beyond, to see how it ended. I admit I was waiting to see what would happen when Edward reappears, but the rest of the book was good. I liked Twilight better, but I cannot wait to read Eclipse when it comes out (hopefully) later this year.

4/5

Authors Gender:
Female: 12
Male: 1

I have previously read this author before, you can read my review of Twilight by clicking here.