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  1. *breathes slowly*

    My little sisters have just gotten hooked on this series. As in, they bought and read the books in one week.

    They a bullying me into reading them. I am reluctant to do so because of the hype. Nothing lives up to it. Not the bible, not the Da Vinci Code, not Eragon, not Harry Potter. I do not want that same disappointment I felt after reading those books.

    Despite this, I will read them, probably some time this summer, at the very least before I see the movie (which I think looks fabulous. Plus, hot men and a great looking girl. I think I can suffer through any dialogue if I get to stare at them for an hour or two.) This review makes it (I know I\’ll egret saying this) appetising. and damnit, I\’m curious! (Yes, despite the massive spoilers that my sister tell me.)

    Good post, Andi. ^-^

  2. Andi, this review has me book hunting today. I hope I can find a copy…because you made me really want to read it. πŸ™‚

  3. Eden, my guess is that this series is \”hyped\” because the story is about teenagers. Meyer didn\’t intentionally write a YA novel, it just happened that way.

    Both the love interests in the books are the stuff most girls dream about. If you\’re a teenaged girl, you\’re going to squeal a lot. ;-P

    But I\’m 40 and yet I\’m in love with the characters. With Edward especially. I want my own Edward…

    I think you\’ll like Bella, the character in the book.

  4. You don\’t have to cave, Eden, honestly. If you don\’t want to read the book, don\’t.

    I pinky swear I won\’t hold it against you.

    πŸ™‚

  5. *snortgiggle*

    I\’m in Eden\’s corner, actually. Not just because of the hype, but because of the whole YA angle. I think it might throw me off.

    And I just generally resist hopping on bandwagons. It\’s the rebel in me. Heh.

    Still, it was an amazing review, Andi – and anything that has moved you so deeply to share these thoughts makes me go . . . *hmmmm*

  6. oooh you left your review here too! Awesome πŸ™‚ and you might have converted Eden a bit…wow!!!

  7. Hee.

    I don\’t know about conversion-ism, but if I\’ve done a wee part to nudge the unlikely in a certain direction, it\’s the least I (we) can expect.

    We love what we love. We feel what we feel. And there\’s nothing wrong with that at all.

  8. Here in Utah, where Ms. Meyer is from, the hype is more like a pandemic!!! I can go from patient room to patient room and find copies of her books in every one of them. And these are women who have just given birth, mind you, they should be sleeping, not reading!!
    My own night time clerk has read the series seven times already now! And I thought my Anita Blake addiction was excessive!
    I made it to page 68 of the first book and found myself bored, \’what? No sex, smex or any kind of hints of same yet??? Where\’s the good stuff?\”
    I stopped reading but have promised myself to get to them right after Kushiel\’s Dart series. That many people can\’t be all wrong. And now I have your recommendation too. Thanks for the review.
    Evey;)

  9. Ohmigosh, page 68, Evey? You definitely have to read on–to give yourself a chance to see how Edward and Bella are together once he makes up his mind that he can\’t stay away from her.

    I love smex just as much as the next girl, but you know what? I haven\’t yet found the lack of it in the books to be a deterrent. I was weaned on romance novels and this is definitely a romance story, even though one of the love interests is only 17.

    * Andi licks the screen *

  10. The no sex part doesn\’t bother me. It\’s somewhat refreshing, actually, after being buried under a pile of hawt paranormals. As long as there\’s tension, that\’s cool with me.

    But I have a feeling I might balk at some of it. Of course, that\’s all based on assumptions, so I shouldn\’t. But right off the top, I think \’if he\’s a teenage vamp, what\’s he gonna do when she gets older and he still looks 16?\’

    I\’m not into the pretty seventeen year old boys. I likes me a big brawny man. Lately, one with a southern drawl… o.O