This first book in the series is lowest on the violence and bloody details, with most of the violence occurring just close near the end. Language use is very minimal: there might be four or five occasions of very mild language. For some teen girls and adult women, it might be a little embarrassing to admit that we love this book luckily, since there are so many others in the same boat, at least we’re not alone.

It is a heavy-duty romance novel, cloaked in supernatural robes, but at heart a love story that is, admittedly, cheesy at times. No doubt about it, Meyer’s book is addictive, just about as irresistible to female readers as Bella’s blood is to Edward.

And as hard as Edward tries to keep her safe, his very existence leads her into extremely dangerous situations. Edward tells Bella she should run as far away as possible from him to keep herself safe, and she knows logically that would be wisest, but she can’t tear herself away from the only boy she has ever loved. But because he loves her, the higher part of him, the “human” part, must resist. He is irresistibly drawn to her potent aroma and must struggle moment to moment with his deepest animal desire to drain her of the blood that would taste to him the best that he has ever had. The plot of Twilight is hardly secret with all that exposure: teen vampire boy falls in love with “normal” human teen girl. Stephenie Meyer’s series of vampire novels have been read now by millions, and the series has been adapted for the big screen, with the films viewed by millions. The two would likely never have struck up a friendship except for a weird series of events set off by his bizarre reaction when she sits next to him in science class. He and his adopted siblings are all oddly pale, gorgeous and smart - and never eat. The life she has so dreaded becomes far more interesting when she meets classmate Edward Cullen, a strikingly handsome but strange young man who keeps to himself. But she’s doing it so her mom can be freer with her new husband, a minor-league baseball player trying to find a good job. Hates, hates it: the constant rain and wet, the mushy green, the lack of sun. She’s not doing it for the fun of it: she hates Forks. Bella Swan has decided to move from Phoenix, where she has lived nearly her whole life with her mom, to the tiny town in Washington state where her dad has lived his whole life.

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