New Moon

In Twilight's sequel, New Moon, Bella is "zombie-like" for most of the book because Edward says he does not love her anymore and leaves her after an incident at her eighteenth birthday party. Jacob Black becomes her comforter during this difficult time in her life. Jacob has a secret that she discovers after he gives her some very obviously hints so he doesn't have to tell her outright and break the rules. This books is about the loss of your true love. The emotions are very raw--even though it is not my favorite, it is probably one of the best-written books in the Twilight Saga. Bella has to go to Italy to save Edward from a life-threatening decision he makes based on a misunderstood vision Alice has and Rosalie's inability to keep from telling Edward the vision's misunderstood contents. It's hard to believe that Stephenie isn't writing from a similar personal experience even though she claims she never lost her true love as Bella does; the emotions are so honest and hearbreaking I cried even though I was convinced Edward did love Bella and would be back. Even though the mood is very different, New Moon keeps to the Twilight's idea that true love will prevail

Twilight

Not the movie, the book. I've scoured the 'Net for opinions on this book and found many and varied opinions, ranging from utter disgust to irrevocably in love.
Twilight is about a 17-year-old girl named Isabella "Bella" Swan who moves to rainy Forks, WA, to live with her father so that her mother can move around with her new husband. She meets alot of new people, but one sticks out in her mind: Edward Cullen. He's absolutely gorgeous, like no one else she's ever seen. He seems to to have a strange aversion to her. And then she finds out why: Edward Cullen is a vampire and her the scent of her blood is like a drug to him. Despite his insistence he is dangerous to her and she should stay away from him, they fall in love. *Cue the evil villians bent on tearing their love apart.* Well, really only 2 out of 3 of the villians want to tear their love apart. The cat-and-mouse game begins and our herione narrowly escapes with her life.
This book is great. There are few problems in it, one being the conflict is not present until near the end of the book. It's like, "Oops, there's no conflict. Let me write these bloodthirsty vampires into the mix." And since the book is written from the point of view of a seventeen-year-old girl and not a wise, old English professor, it's not brilliantly-written, filled with words that require a dictionary to pronounce and comprehend and plot points that boggle the mind. But it's incredibly descriptive and you can't help but fall in love with the characters. I would definitely read this book again if I was in posession of my copy.