Twilight (#1) by Stephanie Meyer → Start Date: August 3rd, 2015

[Becky]

Emma wrote: "Chapter 17 [spoilers removed]"

No, it's the chapter where (view spoiler)[ they play the baseball game and the other 3 vampires show up (hide spoiler)].

The "action" starts in 18....

[Becky]

Ok, Vicki and Emma I am done through chapter 19. 77%. This is when it really starts picking up!

[Emma]

Ye it's hard to put down once you get to there :)

[Vicki]

Not feeling well today...stayed home from work so maybe I can catch up but I have to work on my fully loaded boos first.

[Becky]

Vicki - I'm sorry you're not feeling well! I wondered if I'd missed a school holiday and that's why you were home and showing up in my news feed!

{{{Hugs}}}

[Emma]

It's okay, get better soon Vicki, no rush :)

[Vicki]

Becky wrote: "Vicki - I'm sorry you're not feeling well! I wondered if I'd missed a school holiday and that's why you were home and showing up in my news feed!

{{{Hugs}}}"

Awe, thanks. I appreciate the hugs! :o)

[Vicki]

Emma wrote: "It's okay, get better soon Vicki, no rush :)"

Thanks, Emma.

[Farren]

Ok I was scrolling through news and holy hell Vicki, you've never read Twilight?! This is the book that got most people reading or at least reading again!!! lol I almost regret giving these books away now ;)

[Vicki]

Farren, not only have I never read them before but at one time I swore to myself and to others that I would never read the series. LOL

So far I'm really enjoying Twilight and I already know that I plan to read the rest of the series. I guess we really do change in our old age but age is just a number, right? LOL

[Becky]

I've read this series so many times I've lost count, lol! And the books are so much better than the awful awful movies. I think i re-read them to remind myself of that!

[Vicki]

That sucks when books are killed!!

[Farren]

I was semi-watching a Twilight marathon the other day and I was thinking man these movies are silly and the books were so much better lol But then again I saw The Scorch Trials today and it made the Twilight movies looks ingenious in comparison

[Becky]

I took my son to see Scorch Trials Friday night. I completely agree it was NOTHING, not one thing like the book. The only thing in common with the book were the character's names.

But as with Percy Jackson, if I forgot it was from something I read, the movie itself was pretty good. I thought the actors were good and special affects were excellent. I was scared quite a few times. However that only applies f I can forget it was from teh book.

I hated the Twilight movies as movies as well. They're terrible. Bad scripts, bad adaptations of the books themselves and terrible acting.

I often wonder how this happens to such great literature.

I thought the first 4 Harry Potter movies were excellently represented as well as Hunger Games.

Ok, done with my rant now, lol.

[Emma]

I actually enjoy the movies, just not as much as the books. I wouldn't say it got me into reading but it did get me into read Vampire books.

[Farren]

Becky wrote: "I took my son to see Scorch Trials Friday night. I completely agree it was NOTHING, not one thing like the book. The only thing in common with the book were the character's names.

But as with P..."

I've never seen a book-to-movie translation worse than a video game-to-movie translation until today but wow, this was COMPLETELY different than the book. But still enjoyable. My boyfriend loved it, and I had to literally force him to watch The Maze Runner last month lol The first couple Twilight movies actually followed the story very well, just with terrible acting. I don't expect every movie to be as accurate as the Hunger Games franchise (for example)

[Emma]

I do admit some of the main characters in the Twilight films are acted really badly.

[Becky]

Farren wrote: "Becky wrote: "I took my son to see Scorch Trials Friday night. I completely agree it was NOTHING, not one thing like the book. The only thing in common with the book were the character's names.
..."

VERY True. I have to say I was FLABBERGHASTED at the radical change they did to the story. I wonder how Dashner felt about it? I just don't get it. Why even call it Scorch Trials? Why don't just make your own movie and call it something else? It was good enough to stand alone - didn't need that name. B/C now all you have is angry book fans, lol!

[Becky]

Btw, discussions like these are why I love this group! :-)

[Becky]

Ok, back to Twilight:

Just finished chapter 20.

I find this chapter (view spoiler)[agonizing because I feel like I'm waiting along with Bella - for the phone to ring - for SOMETHING, anything to happen. It's maddening. I just want it OVER already! (hide spoiler)]

I want to get to chapters 21 and 22 today if I can as well.

How are you doing Vicki?

[Vicki]

Feeling better but stayed home. I still have to supervise two volleyball games starting at 4:45. Ugh! SO hard to read in that environment!

[Becky]

Good luck - I hope it goes SMOOTHLY!!!!!

[Vicki]

Thanks!

[Becky]

Ok, I finished chapter 21. I find this chapter both (view spoiler)[ necessary and infuriating. I know she thinks he has her mother and that is the motivation for all her stupidity. And I guess, knowing what I now know is what makes it infuriating. But as in any story there are necessary steps to get your character where you need them to be - whether the reader likes it or not. (hide spoiler)]

This chapter and the next just really make me ache for Bella!

[Becky]

Just now finished chapter 22 before I get to leave for the day.

This chapter is just the prime for the "final battle" of this particular book.

I do have to say tho (view spoiler)[ that I absolutely LOVE how Stephanie Meyer wove Alice's story in here. I think it was really brilliant to have Bella's killer be the reason Alice became a vampire in the first place. It really was kind of a relief to find out what happened to her and why she couldn't remember anything of being human. (hide spoiler)]

[Vicki]

I'm glad you had a chance to finish chapter 22. :)

I'm reading one chapter today, maybe two. I'm still only in ch. 16. Lol

[Becky]

Oh dang. I was trying to not get too far ahead of you! Since it's the 22nd today - i wanted to get to chapter 22, lol!

Keep reading and posting! I can't wait to hear your thoughts.

[Vicki]

I guess I did my math wrong when I posted my progress last time because I just now am at 78% but I had posted that I finished 79%. Thank GOD I don't teach math, and that was WITH a calculator. LOL

Anyway, I finished Ch. 18 and WOWZER! Talk about heart-stopper!

I had no idea that there were (view spoiler)[other vampires that are evidently bad ones. I got the sense that Edward is a "good" vampire and kills only to eat, if that? But this tracker dude is scary!!! Is a tracker just a vampire who is tracking where a person is and goes in for the kill? (hide spoiler)]

I really do like how (view spoiler)[candid Edward has been with Bella. I'm glad that his family likes her, or at least most of them do, right? (hide spoiler)]

Bella's dad (view spoiler)[almost choked on his food when she told him she had a date with Edward. LOL I thought he was going to put his foot down, but thankfully he thought it was the older brother. (hide spoiler)]

The baseball game (view spoiler)[would be a spectacular sight! Right? I love the game anyway, but to see a bat literally cracked like lightening and running the speed of light...I'd be SO excited! LOL (hide spoiler)]

The (view spoiler)[plan that Bella has devised has to work. I can't imagine that the tracker is going to get to her and kill her or drink her blood. I'm sure her dad will be safe, too, just because I don't think it would be cool if he got killed. But I can see there will be a lot of action in the rest of the book now! (hide spoiler)]

[Becky]

Vicki wrote: "I guess I did my math wrong when I posted my progress last time because I just now am at 78% but I had posted that I finished 79%. Thank GOD I don't teach math, and that was WITH a calculator. LOL
..."

Excellent observations! It's really picking up pace action wise now, isn't it?

[Vicki]

Yes! I was going to stop after Ch. 17 but I couldn't!! I HAD to know who (view spoiler)[ the Collins clan was freaking out over!! I thought it would be werewolves. Lol (hide spoiler)]

[Becky]

You will be right about that soon enough, lolol!

[Emma]

(view spoiler)[ It's not really good and bad, Edward and the Cullins are not tradional, they just eat animals the other vampires or traditional hunt Humans (hide spoiler)]

[Vicki]

Dang, I can't see your spoilers because I'm supervising our volleyball games. Thankfully our JV won the first two so they didn't have to play more. So far Varsity won our first game 25-13. But they have to win 3 before it's over so hopefully they'll win all 3 and shut them out!

[Emma]

It's cool, I am off to bed anyway, it's 4am here, really need to sort my sleeping pattern

[Vicki]

Emma wrote: "[spoilers removed]"

Oh, okay, I get it. :o)

YOU sound like ME! I am TERRIBLE to stay up half the night but when I do I usually doze of a few minutes here and there. But I swear I never get to bed (IN my bed) before around 2:00 and that isn't healthy.

[Becky]

So, I finished through Chapter 23.

this is a VERY short chapter...

Vicki I think you'll be (view spoiler)[ surprised at what happens with Bella and what Edward does at the end of this short chapter (hide spoiler)]

Ok, I must admit - for as much as I LOVE LOVE LOVE this book, the last few chapters are not my favorites. Bella is too whiny for my tastes. So I may just end it all tonight and finish the last 50 pages up, lol!

[Emma]

Ye she is whiny, that's why there's a certain part of the next book that I really do not like.

[Becky]

Emma wrote: "Ye she is whiny, that's why there's a certain part of the next book that I really do not like."

Agree, but we soldier on, lol....

[Becky]

Ok, done through chapter 24... just the epilogue left.

[Becky]

Ok, I'm done. Vicki, can't wait to hear your thoughts and see when you want to move on to book 2!

Hope you're feeling better too!

[Vicki]

I did feel better today, thank God! Thanks for caring.

I am freaking out about the story right now and my husband is waiting for me to watch a show with him. Ugh! LOL

I can't believe James (view spoiler)[is after Bella and he has her MOTHER now!!! OMG! He is one scary dude! I don't know why Edward and the others are SO sure they can kill him. Heck, they couldn't even keep tabs of him. I have to know what stupid thing Bella will do now! (hide spoiler)]

Jasper (view spoiler)[ seems to be so sweet. I really like him and Alice. He said things that made Bella feel like she is family or just as good as. He doesn't seem like what I always thought vampires were. (hide spoiler)]

I just really like how all of the (view spoiler)[people in Edward's family are helping him protect Bella. It shows how much they love Edward, not wanting to see him alone and in pain from losing Bella if that were to happen. (hide spoiler)]

Charlie (view spoiler)[is safe, right? Why did they go after her mother instead of Charlie? Oh my gosh! Kill me now! LOL (hide spoiler)]

[Becky]

Vicki wrote: "I did feel better today, thank God! Thanks for caring.

I am freaking out about the story right now and my husband is waiting for me to watch a show with him. Ugh! LOL

I can't believe James [spoil..."

I love every word you wrote. Yes, Charlie is safe!

Wait til you read Jasper's story in the 3rd book - you'll love it!!!!!

And James is just ugh!

[Vicki]

But they did (view spoiler)[kill James, didn't they? (hide spoiler)]

[Emma]

You enjoyed it then? And yes they did. When you want to read the next one? I need to start looking for it lol, it's somewhere in my house.

[Vicki]

I can start after September ends and I know exactly where my book is. So let me know!

[Emma]

okay cool we see when Becky free :)

[Vicki]

Yeah, I can't wait!

[Becky]

I'm good whenever. I'll read it on my lunch breaks at work! Tell me when and where.

[Emma]

say the 3rd oct? A chapter a day again?

[Becky]

Coolio!