“Twilight,
again. No matter how perfect the day is, it always has to end.”
When seventeen year-old
Isabella (preferably Bella) Swan leaves sunny Arizona to live with her father
in the small and gloomy town of Forks she doesn’t actually expect to like it
there. Beginning at her new school, Bella
soon makes some new friends but when she sets her eyes upon a boy called Edward
Cullen sitting with his brothers and sisters in the cafeteria she is instantly
intrigued. Edward is stunningly
attractive and almost inhumanly gorgeous but initially hates Bella.
Bella slowly and
gradually falls for Edward. But their relationship is bound to be more than
just difficult due to Edward being the cold blooded, blood sucking vampire.
When a few other malevolent vampires are thrown into the story, the readers are
plunged into a war. A war from which, coming alive is next to impossible. With
the help of her vampire boyfriend, Bella might make it out alive… But probably,
just barely…
Twilight is basically
the love story of Bella & Edward (at least for two thirds part of the
book). It has a slow pace and the characters build gradually. The story forms
step by step and the author does not force any scene onto the readers. It is a
Young Adult novel but is able to fascinate both, teenagers and adults alike.
It is written in the
first person from the perspective of Bella. So we see the view of things form
Bella’s point of view which manages to keep the mystery of the Cullen family
intact until the latter part of the novel.
It is well – written
vampire novella with just the right amount of swoon and action. The tension
during the last part of the book is cleverly worded and some threads are left
lose to form the basis of the future installments of the saga.
Coming to the
characters, our female protagonist Bella is shy, introvert and ‘irrevocably’ in
love with Edward. She can be stubborn when she wants to be. But, I did like the
character of Bella (at least in this novel). The only criticism I have is that
once Bella had her boyfriend, she neglected all her friends. Like okay… You
have a too – good – to – be – true boyfriend but you cannot just ignore the
existence of your friends. I actually hated this thing!
Edward – our vampire
sweetheart – is the male protagonist and an absolute gentleman. The character
of Edward was penned as a vampire who is in love with a human and has a weird
fetish of watching her sleep (creepy much?). But oh well… He was still a
beautiful vampire who managed to steal the heart of Bella and break the hearts
of thousand other teen girls… (Am I right girls?) His character is still kept
in the dark and not everything about him is revealed just yet.
The secondary
characters – The Cullen family, Charlie Swan, Jacob Black and the other friends
of Bella – develop in the upcoming novels and in the first episode, we are just
given a sketchy idea about these characters.
The writing of the
author is so subtle yet descriptive that you can almost feel yourself inhaling
the damp air of Forks and hearing the rain pelting against the roof. You are
sucked into the book so much that you can feel yourself standing amidst the
rubble, trying to fight your way just to return alive.
I would recommend the
Twilight series for the people who are looking for some fresh Romeo – Juliet
romance with a touch of fantasy. Teenagers, which are high school students are
free to read the book but I would not recommend it to anyone below them,
keeping in mind the content of the future installments.
With that said,
Twilight is a great but dark read. Once started, you won’t be able to put it
down. So, if you are reading this book, be ready to be sucked into the very
depths of the book and this one vampire might just capture your heart…
Until the next time!
Adios Amigos!
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