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Yay, a Twilight Discussion! I'm going to have to be careful though because I read all of the books back to back over a 3 week period so the whole story blends together for me and I will have to try to remember which book has what part of the story. One thing I loved is that Stephanie Meyer has released a partial draft of the 5th book, Midnight Sun, on her website. Midnight Sun is a retelling of the first book, Twilight, but it tells the story from Edwards point of view instead of Bella's. It really gave a whole new twist to the story to get inside his head and read what he was thinking during his initial meetings with Bella and why he reacted the ways he did. Brought a lot to the story. Not sure when it should be read though. Maybe not till you are done with the series, or maybe after you have read Twilight? You can find the draft on:
http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/midnigh...
http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/midnigh...

Now that the holidays are done I don't have anymore days to just sit and read all day. I think the book does not fare well when you can only read a chapter at a time.


I lent my Twilight book to a friend at work over Thanksgiving, and she got so into it that she borrowed the next two from me (before I've even read the 3rd!) and then went out and bought the 4th book and has finished the whole series! I think it's a case of love or hate. I know people who loved it and people that couldn't get into it.




edited to remove info that might give away too much of the plot in the last book......
Marcy...HA HA HA HA HA! Good point! :o)
And it was our wonderful Chicks on Lit moderator Tera who posted in her review of the book Twilight:
"I have to admit I'm wondering why if the smell of her blood sends him into tortured fits why she doesn't have to hide out from him for about 5 days a month."
And it was our wonderful Chicks on Lit moderator Tera who posted in her review of the book Twilight:
"I have to admit I'm wondering why if the smell of her blood sends him into tortured fits why she doesn't have to hide out from him for about 5 days a month."

I started this thread to talk Twilight the book not the series.

What I don't get, the whole sucking of the venom (sp). So basically Edward was able to drink her blood enough to suck out this venom and that did not make Bella a vamp?
Sucking out her blood (with the venom) kept her from turning into a vampire. They get the venom into a person by biting them.
Bite w/ teeth = inject venom = person becomes vampire
He doesn't want her to become a vampire, so to save her he has to suck the venom out of her (think sucking the venom out of a snake bite). He has to be able to control himself enough to just suck out the blood with the venom, but then stop and not keep drinking her blood, and above all fight his vampire urges and use his control to not bite her. Their natural instinct is to bite, and he has to be able to control himself enough to not do this.
Bite w/ teeth = inject venom = person becomes vampire
He doesn't want her to become a vampire, so to save her he has to suck the venom out of her (think sucking the venom out of a snake bite). He has to be able to control himself enough to just suck out the blood with the venom, but then stop and not keep drinking her blood, and above all fight his vampire urges and use his control to not bite her. Their natural instinct is to bite, and he has to be able to control himself enough to not do this.













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I'm currently at about the halfway point. Its an enjoyable read but I must say, I thought there would be some action going on by now. I didn't think it would be all talk and unrequited love at least not for 200+ pages in a 400+ pg book! Though I can see now why all the teens are falling for Edward.....
Super hotty is completely taken by the "plain girl", wants to spend time with her without the goal of getting in her pants and wants to know what she is thinking! Heck, even I'm attracked by the latter!!