Novel review; TWILIGHT by Stephenie Meyer I/III

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Title                 : Twilight

Author             : Stephenie Meyer

Genre              : Romance, fantasy, young-adult fiction

Published         : 2005

Pages                : 498 pages

Characters       :           Isabella Swan

                                    Edward Cullen

                                    Jacob Black

                                    Charlie Swan

                                    Alice Cullen

                                    Renee Dwyer

                                    Billy Black

                                    Emmet Cullen

                                    Rosalie Hale

                                    Jasper Hale

                                    Carlisle Cullen

                                    Esme Cullen

                                    James

                                    Victoria

                                    Laurent

Introduction

Isabella “Bella” Swan, seventeen-year-old is moving to Forks, Washington, to live with her dad. She volunteered to do this so that she wouldn’t hold her mother back from spending more time with her mother’s new husband. Forks is isolated, cold, dreary, and wet, and Bella’s relationship with her dad is distant, since she was raised by her mother in Phoenix. Bella's new life is dull until she gets a glimpse of the Cullen family – five gorgeous, mesmerizing siblings who attend her high school. She learns they do not socialize with anyone but each other. One of the boys in particular, Edward, pays her close attention and seems to regard her with alarming hostility when she's forced to sit next to him in Biology class. The next day, he is absent from school.

Bella continues to adapt to her new life in Forks. She gets a lot more attention from boys than she was used to in Phoenix. She makes several friends quickly. A few days later, Edward finally is back in school. Now he’s friendly to Bella. His mere presence excites her. That afternoon in the school parking lot, a boy’s truck almost hits Bella after skidding on some black ice, but Edward uses his body as a shield in order to save her. Bella is totally baffled by this, but Edward refuses to explain his inhuman strength. She begins to have dreams about Edward, but at school, he gives her the cold shoulder. His behavior is very confusing, indeed.

Conflict

During a trip to a beach at La Push Indian reservation, Bella meets Jacob Black, who tells her about “the cold ones” (vampires). Word around the reservation is that the Cullens are vampires. When Bella gets home, she does some internet research and things start falling into place. Bella decides that she’s too in love with Edward to resist him, even if he is a vampire.