A Twilight Series Review

The Twilight series has drawn readers of many ages from all over the world. When Twilight first became popular I couldn't help but to think, great Dracula and Harry Potter in one book, that's original. In fact, I was so stubborn that I wouldn't even read the books. "I am a loyal Harry Potter fan; I don't do vampires!" I told myself and anyone else who would listen; of course I was being ridiculous, they are after all just books. Perhaps my apprehension about delving in to the popular set of novels was my fear of encountering Count Dracula in my nightmares, or my wish to not start a new Harry Potter like obsession such as I experienced several years ago. But, after finally breaking down and reading the books I discovered that contrary to my belief the books have an excellent plot line and the author Stephanie Meyer has an outstanding imagination; you'll find no Dracula in these books!

The first book: Twilight is part mystery, part love story; the main Character Bella Swan moves to a small, rainy town in Washington state where she falls in love with an angel like boy called Edward Cullen. Soon, there love takes a dangerous turn as Bella discovers that Edward and his family are actually a coven of vampires. Against all odds these two star crossed lovers cling to each other throughout the books, though there love is dangerous for both of them. Throughout the series the couple encounters hormonal teenage werewolves, bloodthirsty vampires, and the constant threat of separation from each other.

The only pitfall of the Twilight series is that the subject matter is for the most part intended for an older more mature audience, not pre-teens or younger children. Some of the books also tend to drag and are longer than they need to be, in order for the characters to express their points (for those of you who have read the book, I would like to use a certain character turning into a werewolf as exhibit A, for everyone else ignore what I just wrote...I lied). Besides these two flaws if you can get used to all of the characters saying "sure, sure" every other page then these are an excellent set of books.

In short, the Twilight series is an easy read, for both teenagers and for adults who wish to return to the world of fantasy and remember how young love feels.