This is the second book in the teenage vampire romance that started with Twilight. In an effort they hope will keep Bella safe, her vampire boyfriend Edward flees Forks, WA for parts unknown. Bella suffers terrible heartache, but finds solace building motorcycles and engaging in other death-defying behavior with her friend Jacob. Jacob is two years younger and has an incredible crush on Bella, who finds that she increasingly enjoys the young boy's company. Then something strange happens and Jacob no longer wants to see Bella. The author spends a good 150 pages describing Jacob's hot/cold behavior and Bella's inability to understand what's going on. The problem is that the reader already knows that Jacob is turning into a werewolf, because she told us it was going to happen at the beginning of Twilight. So, needless to say, I found this part to drag on a little more than necessary. Like the first book, this one is filled with ridiculous conversations, and for a girl who I think the author is trying to portray as independent and strong, Bella is constantly wallowing in self-pity and turning feminism back about 150 years with her need for male attention and support. That being said, I do like the vampire/werewolf battles, and I will read the third book in the series soon to see how this all continues.
Sunday, April 20, 2008
New Moon - Stephenie Meyer
This is the second book in the teenage vampire romance that started with Twilight. In an effort they hope will keep Bella safe, her vampire boyfriend Edward flees Forks, WA for parts unknown. Bella suffers terrible heartache, but finds solace building motorcycles and engaging in other death-defying behavior with her friend Jacob. Jacob is two years younger and has an incredible crush on Bella, who finds that she increasingly enjoys the young boy's company. Then something strange happens and Jacob no longer wants to see Bella. The author spends a good 150 pages describing Jacob's hot/cold behavior and Bella's inability to understand what's going on. The problem is that the reader already knows that Jacob is turning into a werewolf, because she told us it was going to happen at the beginning of Twilight. So, needless to say, I found this part to drag on a little more than necessary. Like the first book, this one is filled with ridiculous conversations, and for a girl who I think the author is trying to portray as independent and strong, Bella is constantly wallowing in self-pity and turning feminism back about 150 years with her need for male attention and support. That being said, I do like the vampire/werewolf battles, and I will read the third book in the series soon to see how this all continues.
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