Twilight
Edward and Bella have stolen my heart:
I am a self diagnosed book-aholic. I always have been. I started reading when I was barely three and I haven't been able to put a book down since. There isn't a time when someone can open my purse and not find at least one book in there (and yes, I'm aware of just how similar that makes me to Rory Gilmore, but honestly I was doing it before she was even created so...). I love books of all types. I thrive on classic literature. I revel and blush my way through smutty romance novels. I shudder and shiver my way through mystery novels while my brain works in overload trying to solve the mystery before its revealed. I giggle through comedic chick lit books and I love every minute of every book I open(of course there are some exceptions, I was never a big fan of Cry, The Beloved Country, or of being forced to read it in high school, and of course there are other books I didn't like, Lipstick Jungle is another one that comes to mind, even though I love the show...). I've had favorite books, and favorite authors. I've had books that made me bawl my eyes out and books that made me laugh until I nearly wet my pants. I've read books that left such a definate impression that I'm still thinking about them months later. But in my twenty years of reading I've never come across a book that affected me as much as Twilight.
I don't know how it happened. I don't know how Stephenie Meyer took an idea and crafted it into something so brilliant and so powerful and made it into the reality that this book is. I'm not even through the first book and I already know I've discovered something so fantastic. I find myself rooting desperately for Bella and Edward; and sure I've have characters that I've wanted to be together so bad it hurts but it's never been like this before.
I'll admit I was judgemental, which is rare for me because it's not an emotion I'm in touch with when it comes to books, but having to go into the young adult section of Barnes and Noble to find the book turned me off. I didn't want to read something that was written for a younger age range (mostly for fear I'd be burned like I was with the Gossip Girl series, sorry Cecily, you write too young for me and I don't think you pull it off well, but I still adore the show!), but after a month of seeing the trailer for the movie everytime I turned on my tv I gave in and bought the first book. The fact that I have a bit of a vampire fetish also played a huge role in the decision to cave and buy it.
I didn't know what I was missing. The way she writes, the way she pens a sentence, it all just reels me in. I'm constantly pleased with the next paragraph or the descriptive phrases she chooses. Her characters are crafted in a way that makes me think I know Edward, in a way that makes me want to be Bella. I've never loved a character so completely. I've never felt so connected to story before. I don't want the book to be over, even though I know there are three more waiting for me when I'm finished, three more books I've eager to dive into. As I type now, I'm fighting the urge to simply hit post and go back to my book. In fact, I think that's exactly what I'm going to do. I want to finish it by the time Barnes and Noble opens.
PS: Can't wait to see the movie.. I'm so sad that I can't see it today... Sunday can't get here fast enough...