I’ve fallen victim to the latest craze. I’m a late adopter only because I was originally a skeptic. It is a general rule of mine that I neither read nor watch any kind of sci-fi B.S. If it can’t really happen, I want no part of it. So, naturally I thought a story involving vampires couldn’t actually be interesting, let alone addicting. OH, WAS I WRONG. This stuff is literary crack. As Edward Cullen (the Ryan Reynolds of fictional vampires) would analogize, this series is my brand of heroine. I can’t put it down. Really, can’t do it.
I blame this 100% on Jenna. She was the one who hog-tied me to the couch and forced me to watch the movie (or perhaps it was completely my idea?). I was addicted immediately. It was inexplicably captivating. In fact, I can’t recall my existence prior to this moment.
If you’ve read it, you know how I feel. The thing is, I’m not one of those hopeless romantic types. In fact, my family and close friends have often teased me for being generally un-phased by gestures of romance. So it seems to reason that I wouldn’t enjoy the book at all. Yet, somehow, this sci-fi teenage love story has taken me in its grips.
For those of you who have yet to open the door to this mythical world (Open it. Do it!), I should briefly explain the basic plotline of the series… you know, just so you are in the know. The books are written in the first-person perspective of the main female character, Bella, who leaves Sunny Arizona to live with her dad in the dreary, rainy town of Forks . On her first day of school in Forks, she meets Edward. She recognizes that he is different from the other kids. What she doesn’t yet know is that what makes him different is the fact that he is a vampire and he is desperately thirsting for her blood. As Bella and Edward begin to get to know one another better, they fall deeply in love. Their love is complicated by the fact that Edward must never allow his innate craving for her blood to overtake his desire to care for her and keep her alive. I know what you’re thinking. Good stuff, right? Trust me; it only gets better from there.
It was a Sunday when I borrowed the first book from Derri, and by Monday night I had read over 300 pages. By Wednesday I had purchased the other 3 books in the series (as I couldn’t bear to finish the first one before I could borrow the rest), and within 15 days I had finished all four (Vampires don’t sleep. Why should I?). Then, in an attempt to prolong my stay in the fantasy realm, I purchased the movie and watched it twice. I’m not sure what to do with my life now. All my pre-Twilight extracurricular activities just don’t offer the satisfaction they once did. At this rate, I’ll probably end up jobless, homeless and alone; for I will be roaming the dark, cold streets, tirelessly seeking another morsel of my beloved new drug.
Or perhaps I’ll just spend a lot more time on Twitter.
I blame this 100% on Jenna. She was the one who hog-tied me to the couch and forced me to watch the movie (or perhaps it was completely my idea?). I was addicted immediately. It was inexplicably captivating. In fact, I can’t recall my existence prior to this moment.
If you’ve read it, you know how I feel. The thing is, I’m not one of those hopeless romantic types. In fact, my family and close friends have often teased me for being generally un-phased by gestures of romance. So it seems to reason that I wouldn’t enjoy the book at all. Yet, somehow, this sci-fi teenage love story has taken me in its grips.
For those of you who have yet to open the door to this mythical world (Open it. Do it!), I should briefly explain the basic plotline of the series… you know, just so you are in the know. The books are written in the first-person perspective of the main female character, Bella, who leaves Sunny Arizona to live with her dad in the dreary, rainy town of Forks . On her first day of school in Forks, she meets Edward. She recognizes that he is different from the other kids. What she doesn’t yet know is that what makes him different is the fact that he is a vampire and he is desperately thirsting for her blood. As Bella and Edward begin to get to know one another better, they fall deeply in love. Their love is complicated by the fact that Edward must never allow his innate craving for her blood to overtake his desire to care for her and keep her alive. I know what you’re thinking. Good stuff, right? Trust me; it only gets better from there.
It was a Sunday when I borrowed the first book from Derri, and by Monday night I had read over 300 pages. By Wednesday I had purchased the other 3 books in the series (as I couldn’t bear to finish the first one before I could borrow the rest), and within 15 days I had finished all four (Vampires don’t sleep. Why should I?). Then, in an attempt to prolong my stay in the fantasy realm, I purchased the movie and watched it twice. I’m not sure what to do with my life now. All my pre-Twilight extracurricular activities just don’t offer the satisfaction they once did. At this rate, I’ll probably end up jobless, homeless and alone; for I will be roaming the dark, cold streets, tirelessly seeking another morsel of my beloved new drug.
Or perhaps I’ll just spend a lot more time on Twitter.
I mean, I can't even read the whole thing its so long! And I'm sure its all about vampires, love, etc. HA You are hilarious! Love the pics on the side bar though. I did read those.
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