Entering the world where mythical creatures exist is no joke. There are the vampires, one of the strongest, fastest, and most striking species. But fangs are the far-fetched effect of human creativity. There are also the werewolves; the cunning, muscular beings who resemble a gang of bodybuilders when in human form. Scratch the full moon nonsense, though-again some humans’ dim assumption. Although humans have been able to make up the dullest of characteristics, the funny thing is, nobody has ever assumed vampires and werewolves to be mortal enemies. Sadly, this is the evident truth. Lastly, there are the humans; the regular, imaginative humans who are clueless to the feuds of the mythical world.
There’s only one trouble maker, one root of all dilemmas.
Love
Meet Bella Swan, a regular teenage girl, a new resident of the quaint city of Forks, Washington. Living with her separated, police-officer father, Bella has no idea of the fate about to befall her. Slowly and obliviously, she falls hopelessly in love with a handsome vampire, mesmerized by his honey-coloured eyes, and flawless qualities.
On the other end of Cupid’s arrow is a vampire, one of a subspecies that does not suck human blood, but resorts to animals instead. His name is Edward Cullen, an immortal and eye-catching vampire, living with his vampire family. Although against his own instincts, he cannot help but fall irreversibly in love with Bella and develops a relationship with her despite his unsuccessful attempts to sever ties and to keep her safe against the dangers of the mythological world.
Letting Bella in on the vampire secret isn’t the hard part; she quickly becomes accustomed to the welcoming Cullen family. However, complications arise when Bella befriends a werewolf, and becomes the victim of a bloodthirsty vampire who will stop at nothing until she is killed. But at the end, it all narrows down to choice: doing the correct, responsible thing, or doing what seems the most tempting. Decision making becomes difficult, when irrevocable love gets in the way.
This is the Twilight world, where the unimaginable seems to find itself on Bella’s path. But when you throw in her romantic vampire boyfriend and her sensitive werewolf friend, matters get far, far worse, especially because these three groups of beings were never meant to be merged.
If you’re thinking that this is another one of those series of sappy, teenage romance novels, this is the moment when I have to prove you wrong. The Twilight Saga is a gripping set of books, and Stephenie Meyer has portrayed each character so boldly, and has developed the plot in such a manner, that, though romance plays a large part of the storyline, the heartfelt emotions of desire, terror, and sorrow, tied together in a love story brimming with action develops a new and satisfying style.
Being a Twilight fan myself, I definitely recommend this best-selling series as a summer read, for those of you who have resisted the temptation to grab it off the shelf and become captivated by Edward’s perfection, or by the large array of expensive sports cars described.
For those of you who are already hooked onto the Twilight Saga, living only to see the release of Breaking Dawn; the final book of the quadrilogy, aspiring to own a 911 Turbo Porche (Alice Cullen style), or dreaming of one day becoming a werewolf: cheers! Until the release of Breaking Dawn, remember to watch the sneak previews of Twilight: the movie, read lots of Team Edward or Team Jacob fanfiction, double-check Breaking Dawn release party dates, or, if you’re really bold enough, put on one of those temporary tattoos that came with the special edition of New Moon, the sequel of Twilight.
An absolutely compelling series; truly one of the most phenomenal, genuine series to have ever hit shelves: Twilight.
Sharon, 14


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