Three Down One to Go

I didn't like this one as much as New Moon. I didn't think the writing was as beautiful. The story line seemed like another version of the first book. Bella loves Edward, Edward's overprotective (kind of stalkerish), Vampires come after Bella, Edward saves Bella. Pretty much the exact same plot, just recycled. I feel like the only time Bella is truly herself is when she is with Jacob, and maybe Alice. When she's with Edward she's just a damsel in distress, waiting for her prince to save her. Like she has no existence without him. YUCK!!! It's just too much for me.

Plus, I'm a firm believer that your best friends should be the person you love and want to spend your life with. One more reason I'm a Jacob fan. No matter how much she loves Edward, she'll never admit he is her best friend and not Jacob. So you can imagine how excited I was when Jacob kissed her the first time. I shrieked. Even though Bella's instinct is to punch him. I loved it. And then I loved their second kiss ever more. I loved that Bella saw her life with him, with beautiful dark skinned babies. And I just can't imagine she'd pick life as a Vampire with Edward over a human life with her best friend.

I'm anxious to see how the series ends. But after reading 1,2500 pages of these books in less than a week, I think I need a break. I've been missing One Hundred Years of Solitude. So I'll have to go back and finish that before I wrap up this series.

One last thought. In the first book I liked the chase with James a lot better than the first 400 pages of character development, but in these last two books I've liked the character development better than the Vampire/Werewolf action. I think it's just another testament to the fact that Bella actually has a character when she is with Jacob, with Edward her character is so flat and it just bores me. But I was glad to see the Cullen's and the pack fight together. Saw it coming, but was still thrilled.

And gees, what about all the sexual frustration!?!? Another reason her 2nd kiss with Jake was so great, no worries he'd kill her. The way a kiss should be. No inhibitions.