I robbed this wonderful picture from
Ciara over at
Milkmoon, to show you what my daughter has been up to for the last few weeks... Twilighting...
And, it seems, so has everyone in the universe, it is everywhere isn't it?
So, I read it to see what the fuss was about.
I sat down yesterday, and over a couple of hours in a quiet room, and then another couple of hours in bed, I read the whole thing through. I haven't done that since I was a teenager myself!
Holes in the plot aside (and there are many!) it was one of those stories that drags you kicking and screaming (with joy) back to your teen years, when books like this encouraged day dreams about the shopkeepers son, or that boy who catches the bus at the same time you do every day... At Marys age I would routinely fall in love with boys on the bus and while away the days dreaming of all the possibilities to come.
This book reminded me of those daydreams, with all its inconsistencies, and it was probably the most romantic and sincere thing I have read in years... I threw my irritations at Meyer (who I think probably got a bit lost in the romance herself) away and jumped in head first...
If you haven't read it -
Do! True, it is a book aimed at 12-15 year olds, and it is FULL of holes (
Which Meyer has attempted to resolve with Midnight Sun), it is a bit lazy, but... BUT... You will adore it... It will, he will, haunt you (
You might even find yourself googling 'Edward Cullen' late at night!)! Just let go of any adult expectations, and go with it...
Happy Reading!