Twilight (The Twilight Saga, Book 1)
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"Softly he brushed my cheek, then held my face between his marble hands. ''Be very still,'' he whispered, as if I wasn''t already frozen. Slowly, never moving his eyes from mine, he leaned toward me. Then abruptly, but very gently, he rested his cold cheek against the hollow at the base of my throat. " As Shakespeare knew, love burns high when thwarted by obstacles. In Twilight, an exquisite fantasy by Stephenie Meyer, readers discover a pair of lovers who are supremely star-crossed. Bella adores beautiful Edward, and he returns her love. But Edward is having a hard time controlling the blood lust she arouses in him, because--he''s a vampire. At any moment, the intensity of their passion could drive him to kill her, and he agonizes over the danger. But, Bella would rather be dead than part from Edward, so she risks her life to stay near him, and the novel burns with the erotic tension of their dangerous and necessarily chaste relationship.Meyer has achieved quite a feat by making this scenario completely human and believable. She begins with a familiar YA premise (the new kid in school), and lulls us into thinking this will be just another realistic young adult novel. Bella has come to the small town of Forks on the gloomy Olympic Peninsula to be with her father. At school, she wonders about a group of five remarkably beautiful teens, who sit together in the cafeteria but never eat. As she grows to know, and then love, Edward, she learns their secret. They are all rescued vampires, part of a family headed by saintly Carlisle, who has inspired them to renounce human prey. For Edward''s sake they welcome Bella, but when a roving group of tracker vampires fixates on her, the family is drawn into a desperate pursuit to protect the fragile human in their midst. The precision and delicacy of Meyer''s writing lifts this wonderful novel beyond the limitations of the horror genre to a place among the best of YA fiction. (Ages 12 and up)
Features
- Theme: Children's Books - Young Adult Fiction, Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12), Fantasy & Magic, Fiction, High schools, Horror & Ghost Stories, Juvenile Fiction, Juvenile Fiction / Horror & Ghost Stories, Juvenile Fiction / Love & Romance, Juvenile Fiction / Science Fiction, Fantasy, Magic, Love & Romance, School & Education, Schools, Vampires
- Date Published: September 06, 2006
- Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers
- Author: Stephenie Meyer
- Pages: 544
- Format: Paperback
Additional Information
- ASIN: 0316015849
- ISBN: 0316015849
- Item can be gift wrapped.
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Reviews
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Reviewer: Bree The Vampire "Bree V" (Washington) See all my reviews
This is a WONDERFUL book. It's my SECOND FAVORITE IN THE WHOLE WORLD. THIS BOOK IS BITTEN AWESOME!!!!!! Buy it for yourself, your friends, and even your parents and siblings!!!!! Some of the guys at my school last year were reading it. I once saw a fifth grade boy trying to hide it under his shirt so he wouldn't get teased for reading it. This book is AWESOME!!! Stephenie Meyer shows what real obsession, passion, and love within 400 pages. Read it, I'm down on my chair begging you to. Just give Twilight a chance to capture your mind. WARNING: VERY ADDICTIVE BUT TOTALLY BITTEN AWESOME!!!!!!! Just buy it. Please! You won't regret it.
Reviewer: CK (Tampa, FL) See all my reviews
I loved these books!!! They were so easy to read. Any girl/woman from ages 14-45 would enjoy them. Please go out and read them and be apart of Twilight fans everywhere.
Reviewer: Honey Bee "Melissa" (Colorado) See all my reviews
I read all four books. It was extremely hard to put them down.
The love,action, and drama in these books is amazing. One day I will let my daughters read these books. I love the movie/s too.
Reviewer: Lady J See all my reviews
i have heard every1 talk about this book so i decided to read it even though i saw the movie but the book is always better than the movie anyways. so i started it and it is SO GOOD! ever since i got it i cant put it down. if u havent read it already u should because if you like romances and thrillers this is a good book for you!
Reviewer: Bodda kitten gal 15 "Danielle" See all my reviews
I am new to the Twilight books, although I did see the movie, with my mom, the book is way better, it is awesomely terrific!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Reviewer: TwilightGirl "LuckyDuck:)" (God's Green Earth) See all my reviews
My best friend read this when it first came out and followed the series obsessively. Swearing never to read it, I thought it was the weirdest idea for a book. When I finally (and reluctantly) read it, it took me a whole 3 pages to get hooked and a whole 3 hours to finish it. Continuing with the rest of the series, I will probably never be able to go back to the old books I used to read.
Reviewer: Mom of 2 "Jennifer L" (Florence,SC) See all my reviews
My sister was obsessed with this series and I thought she was crazy. Before I new it she had me reading it! I read the entire series in 2 weeks! It is my favorite series of all time!
Reviewer: Hazel P See all my reviews
I bought the book for the teenage sister. She loved the entire collection. She had me reading the book, I was unable to put the book down. I am happy I bought the book.
Great job Stephanie.
Reviewer: Bella "♥Bella♥" (Pheonix, Arizona) See all my reviews
This book was soo amazing, when the movie came out my friend was reading it and so i decided to and i finished it in 1 days! Then i finished New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn the same weekend! I really am addiscted to The Twilight Saga, im on my 11th time reading it, no joke.
Reviewer: Rom@nT!c G!R! (St. Louis) See all my reviews
I just wanted to add that this book is the best i have read on my life since I just read this long book in less than two days is awesome and believe me once you start reading it, you won't stop...since i didn't sleep the night i got it.
