Sparkly Vampires

Oh yeah, I read all the books in the Twilight series - at least the four published ones. In all honestly, they weren't bad.

On one hand, I am not a big fan of such a major re-definition of Vampires. On the other hand, taking an existing concept and 'twisting' it is kind of the hallmark of innovation. I mean you can't really come up with something brand new anymore. You have sort of re-invent something in a new and interesting way. At least Stephanie Meyers tried to do that.

As to the love story - meh. I am not a real romance novel reader. I, personally, didn't see the instant connection between the two. Maybe I'm a cynic, but I don't know that I believe in love-at-first-sight. My wife and I are about as close as it gets, I think, and it took us a little while.

I don't get Jake. I think Bella treated him horribly, and any guy I know would have run pretty early in the 'relationship'. Maybe it's the higher power that kept him near her for what happens in the end, but I didn't see it as terribly realistic. Of course, using the term 'realistic' in a story about vampires and werewolves is probably not fair either.