I decided since I've been so busy lately, that maybe I should set up a schedule for postings. So I don't have the rest of the schedule decided yet, but Sundays or at least every other Sunday, will be a book review.
So my book review this week is on Twilight.
It's a great book, if you haven't read it. They are geared toward teens, but there is enough meat there for adults too. The story is easy to identify with for most of us. Our heroin, Bella, has the normal insecurities. She doesn't feel like she fits in, or that she's good enough to be loved by her boyfriend. She feels awkward and clumsy. Haven't we all felt that way at time?
Stephanie Meyer did a great job of creating a story that's almost believable and that you can lose yourself in while you are reading. It has some great laughs and even some romance to boot. In my opinion, the books are fine for older teens. There is no language or anything that could be considered inappropriate. Even the battle scene is pretty well skipped over and left to your imagination with this book.
Of course this is still a vampire book, but if you read it you will see that Bella's boyfriend, Edward, is careful not to glamorize being a vampire and tells Bella that he may have no soul. He doesn't know what death holds for him, if death EVER comes.
All in all I think the book is good, and can be read by teens with caution. I would make sure to have conversations with your teen on the story line to make sure that they aren't drawn into the whole goth vampire scene and that they know the difference in imagination and reality.
I will probably be reviewing the other Twilight books soon, as well as the movie. So look for those. Also, if you've read the book, let me know what you think about it.
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