Twilight review

Have you ever been so in love with someone that you would do anything for them? Would you give your life up for them? For Bella Swan, this is the first time she’s felt this way and she would give up her life for Edward…literally. Edward is the guy she’s in love with, but there’s one catch to him. Edward and his family have a deep, dark secret that nobody else in the town knows. Edward and his family are vampires. In order for Bella and Edward to be together, Bella risks her life every single day. Edward could lose control and kill her in the blink of an eye. Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight created a love story inside my head that mesmerized me with shocking twists.

The setting of the story Twilight is in a small town in Washington called Forks. In Forks, it’s almost always cloudy and rainy, perfect weather for a vampire to be out and about. Edward and his family need overcast conditions like this in order to blend in with the rest of the town. In the rare occurrence of a sunny day in Forks, Edward, his “siblings”, and his “parents” conveniently miss school and work to go hiking. In this way, the conditions of the northern part of the country are important to the story.

There are many characters in Twilight that make the story interesting. First off, there are the lovers, Bella and Edward. Bella is from Arizona originally, but moves to Forks with her dad because her mom and stepfather are going on the road. Forks is a big adjustment for an Arizona girl. She is somewhat shy, but when she meets Edward, she becomes completely antisocial unless he is involved. Edward is a vampire who has been living with Carlisle and Esme for a while and they have become parents to him. Edward and Bella fall in love and even though Edward is a vampire, they make their relationship work. James and Victoria are two vampires who don’t agree with Edward and his family’s vegetarian ways. James is a tracker and follows Bella’s scent to try and drink her blood. Victoria is James’s girlfriend and aids James in finding Bella. Other characters such as Esme, Carlisle, Jasper, Alice, Rosalie, and Emmett are Edward’s “family” and they try their best to keep Bella safe from James and Victoria.

I would recommend Twilight to anyone who enjoys a good love story with some action and surprises mixed in with the mushy love tale.

498 pages