The Twilight Saga
I have finally finished this vampire series. As a whole, it was a great set of books. Even though I rated most of the books as fours, with one even less than that, I give the series as a whole a 4.5. The story gave me something to ponder for quite awhile and each book had me looking forward to picking it back up again when I wasn’t reading. Lately I have been finding fewer and fewer books so compelling, so I think these are quite an accomplishment.
Certainly there are flaws. The writing can be just slightly cringeworthy at times and I felt that, even as the longest book of the series, Breaking Dawn was a bit rushed. It seemed that the development of relationships between characters was sacrificed in order to move the story along. I don’t want to give anything away here so I don’t think I want to explain any further.
The entertainment value of these books outweighs any negatives in my opinion. I haven’t looked forward to reading so much in quite awhile. And I love to read.
Annie Jo on November 3rd 2008 in book review
Mom responded on 03 Nov 2008 at 11:30 pm #
Great book review but vampires scare me.
Annie Jo responded on 04 Nov 2008 at 2:44 pm #
Fair enough.
Kelly responded on 04 Nov 2008 at 9:21 pm #
Yea! I’m glad you liked them! I had heard about them for some time, but was convinced I wouldn’t be interested in a book about vampires…too scary. But, desperate for a book on an impromptu flight, I picked up the first one at the airport bookstore and now I am obsessed… Stephenie definitely draws you in to her world and creates an experience for her readers. I only hope the first movie comes close to the books.