New Moon (The Twilight Saga, Book 2) by Stephenie Meyer Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of New Moon (The Twilight Saga, Book 2)
Book Review: Worth the read...Completely gripped by the Twilight Series!
Summary: 4 Stars
In my opinion this book is not better then the first. After reading the description of "Twilight" I knew straight away that I had to read the book and was VERY excited to hear that the books were going to be continued. I did like this book...Its defiantly worth reading if you are a fan. I agree with most comments made about this story, that there is not enough Edward in it. Every girl that has read these books has fallen in love with the fictional character. However...what i like about this book is that you have more insight on the character of Jacob and really begin to warm up to him. Also it is good to have a bit of a break from Edward...it only makes the next installment "Eclipse" so much more exciting. Defiantly read this book. Book Review: the book that makes you wanna stay on bed!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm a huge fan of Stephanie Meyer whose books are keeping me on the bed and quite gripping enough to force me to finish them in one go! After reading twilight, i was quite mesmerized by the storyline and the characters of the story (especially EDWARD..Book Review: New Moon
Summary: 5 Stars
I LOVE this sreies! It is just so well written, the story will grip you!
You know when you're reading a good book when you find yourself woundering what they'll do next in the middle of the day!!
The new twists and turns with Jacob are just pure brilliance!!
The only downside, I read them far too fast! I find myself going to bed early to read it and staying up later to read a little bit more! I think most people who have had a relationship could relate to these books in some way (I know I do!).
But now I'm going to save the next book until I'm in South Africa in July and I just know it's going to be fantastic!
Keep it up Stephanie I can't wait for more books from the series!
Book Review: A gaping hole in the middle
Summary: 3 Stars
I was very excited to see that there was a sequel to Meyer's debut. Twilight did have its faults, but it was light and the romance was refreshingly well written.
And let's face it, I fell in love with Edward just like the rest of us. He's beautiful and frightening at the same time and those of you who have a problem with Bella's continued amazement of his physical appearance: aren't we all shallow enough that we'd like our significant other to look that way? What's wrong with a little fantasy?
With New Moon, the light tone and Bella's sarcastic narrative changed into something dark and hollow. Bella's situation takes a sudden and drastic plunge for the worse: An incident at the Cullen house leaves Edward so shaken he decides to follow through on his promise to "do what's best for her." In this case it means he and his family leave Forks and with that: Bella.
Bella goes to pieces, turning into a shadow of her former self. Edwards absence literally leaves a hole in her chest --and in the book. It's like he was never there; he removed all evidence of his excistence from her, in a vain ettempt to force her to get on with her human life. It's the sadness, more than anything else that drains the book.
This is a story about people so in love with eachtother, their separation nearly destroys them both. New Moon is the 500 paged gap in their chest.
Then Jacob enters the plot. Their friendship takes the front seat --obviously an attempt by Meyer to fill the void Edward's departure caused. Thanks to his company, Bella slowly but surely becomes "alive" again. But ofcourse, her newfound best friend turns out not to be so human after all...
If you've read Helly Armstrong's "Bitten" you'll pick up the clues about what's going on with Jacob soon enough --and you'll become impatient because Bella doesn't catch on as quick. Meyer tried to create a effect similar to Twilight: now Jacob becomes the mysterious boy who isn't quite what he seems beneath the surface.
It's predictable, but I would be able to live with it he held the same amount of attraction Edward did. Instead, I'm having deja vu's all the time: (the "it's not safe for me to be near you" spiel starts all over again.) Jacob had potential, but it would've worked better if Meyer would've made him a completely different character. She did-- in the beginning. After "the change" it's Edward all over again, minus the velvet voice, the angeletic face and the smoldering eyes. He just doesn't have that -well what should I call it- pull. To add to the "fun:" he hates vampires. What a surprise.
Just when some some supporting characters are fleshed out, Edward is back in the story. I missed him so much I didn't even care it felt forced. But it wasn't the same.
Bottomline, New Moon isn't a bad sequel, but it doesn't have that freshness Twilight had. Bella's bordering on insanity and so insecure about herself I'd like to smack her head and tell her to grow up. Still, unlike some readers, I don't think she lost all her appeal as a main character. There's hope left. Hope that Eclipse will close the void New Moon created but could not close.
Book Review: Some Quality Time With Bella
Summary: 5 Stars
I wont spoil the plot but i loved that we spent this book with only Bella most of the time and got to know the character more and not just what she was like with Edward around.
A Must-Read for anyone who has had their heart broken.