Book Review: Twilight

Have you ever read a book where words were so very powerful, that they were able to intertwine you within a story so perfectly, that you imagined the words were stitched together and spoken just for you?

When the entire hype on the hot movie Twilight hit the media, I was more than welcome to ignore the sensation. In fact I never thought I would be able to relate to such a fanatic state of mind. I never liked following the crowd, nor did I ever want to like something just because 'everyone else did'.

However 5 days ago I picked up a copy of the book Twilight. It was on sale for $8.00, so I figured I would at least give it a try. Honestly had something else appealed to me on the shelf, I likely would have left the book right where it was, allowing some other fan crazed person to pick it up.

So 5 days later, and I became so consumed with the story, that I managed to finish every book in the saga from start to finish, not missing a beat...but wishing I had no pulse once I became consumed with Edward Cullen.

You see, unlike the masses, I skipped the movie, and created this story with the characters that my mind created. Oddly enough their physical appearances nearly matched those in the book, to those in the movie.

So what it is about? What is the big deal? What managed to create goosebumps on the hearts of everyone who dared pick up this incredible fiery book that made them go insane, inside and out?

Isabella Swan recently moved in with her father in a small and peaceful town called Forks. She at first hates the change, but seeing that her mother was recently married, she felt the change would be good, for not only her mother's new life, but for hers as well.

Immediately Isabelle aka Bella, becomes a very popular girl. Every guy wants her, and girls swarm to her. Bella however does not see it this way, considering she came from a school where she was nearly invisible. The welcome committee is warm, but at the same time unfamiliar to her.

Her very first day of school she sees a young man who immediately she is drawn to. His name is Edward, and Bella learns that she shares a class with him early on. He however seems to hate her, repulsed by her even.

Little to her knowledge, Edward has good reasoning to keeping his distance...you see, to him, Bella would make the perfect meal.

As delicious as her scent is though, Edward finds that he is more fascinated with keeping her alive, than he is with tasting her blood.

Slowly the romance begins between this mortal, and immortal. The love is deep, it is frustrating, and it is powerful all rolled in to one.

Without ruining the story, or how it unfolds, do know that if you pick this book up, you will be hooked from the moment you pick it up. I never would have imagined I would be so drawn to it. I have read many, many books in my time, with many different subjects, but no book has ever been as warm and intense as Twilight. I was not reading the emotions that were being spoken of in this book, I was feeling them, feeding on them, and wanting more with each turn of the page.