I'm not going to outright say this book is terrible because I did read it, the quality of the writing isn't very good. not too descriptive, and somewhat childish. But I suppose it is directed towards preteens. I wouldn't reccomend it to anyone unless they were looking for an easy one or two sitting read to kill time or had difficulties reading. I wasn't excited enough about the characters to continue reading the series and as soon as I put it down it was gone from my mind. I know I've read a good book when the stories and characters stick with me for a while after reading, or if I just can't put it down. For me, this did neither.

This book was a total copy of Interview with a Vampire. I mean come on! She dreamed it, yeah right after she watched Interview with a Vampire. I mean they don't eat people and they have special powers (exactly the same as Interview with a Vampire). The whole series was a copy. Don't waste your time! If you didn't see Interview with a Vampire, watch it and see the similarities.

I have mixed feelings about this book. I wanted to read it after all the hype, and as usual, this book (like many others) did not live up to it. By a really big margin.

Having said that, I thought the plot was original and I was drawn in for the first half or so. It's a refreshing take on the dark vampiric world and I think there was tons of potential for a really gripping story here. Sadly, the potential was not harnessed.

Bella is a swooning 1950s throwback who seems to have little identity of her own, a classic people pleaser and follower with no purpose in life. Edward is unrealistically written as a quasi stalker type with perfect restraint. To be honest, I found most of the supporting cast to be much more believable than these two.

The writing style is simple, which is great for teen readers, but below adult standards. This book with a major literary makeover would be stunning. Just not feeling it the way it's presented; I only finished it because of my inability to stop in the middle (I must read every book to the end, unless it's truly abysmal).

First let go of your expectations, then pick this book up. Ignoring the hoopla will probably make it more fun for you. I checked it out from the library instead of buying it, so take it for a test drive before you commit to the box set.

I read all the books and although I enjoyed the books, I would not re read them. It's just too common and re used theme, her witting doesn't even paint a beautiful picture like some others. So yes you could read it and you would mostly likely enjoy it for a few minutes, I WOULD suggest the book if your a teenager or in a relationship.

I really only liked the first half. Then it was just to much "Oh Edward, Oh Edward please let me be a vampire"

This book is so poorly written. It's really terrible. I only finished it because my 12 year old wanted to read it and I was checking to see if it was age appropriate. I liked the reminders I got about high school and all that fun lusty electricity when you get to sit next to THAT boy in class. But the writing just sucks.

Upon the first reading, I enjoyed the book. I thought it was decent, but nothing incredibly gripping or particularly well-written, but it was entertaining. The ending however, I have to admit, was acceptable to me solely because I knew there were other books to follow it. It is the best book of the series, and could get you hooked to read the rest, but they don't hold up to the first one.

It has a fun quality to it, and there is a bit of interest in switching up standard vampire lore in fiction, which is at least original.

All in all, I would say that it might be worth checking out, but don't set your hopes too high, particularly if you're out of your teens.

I have to say i hated the movie, didn't understand why his head seemed to be too heavy for his body...it was easy to see that there were gaps in the movie....The book is way better and the chemistry between bella and jacob is a lot better then the scary stalkerish relationship she has with Edward. I couldn't get through the second book - didn't care any more. But in the end i would still recommend Twilight the book.

I have to admit, I'm not really a Twilight-obsessed fan but the book was OK. I've only read the first one and haven't seen the movie yet. The book seemed pretty shallow but it was a little interesting, not really the type of book I would look forward to reading.

Perhaps it just wasn't the style of writing that I enjoy reading, but I found this book to be extremely slow and lacking any sort of writing style. I got about 1/3 of the way through this giant book before I inevitably gave up. I feel a good book shouldn't make you have to 'stick with it until it gets REALLY good'. It should grab you from the very beginning and make you excited just at the thought of being able to have time to read more.

This book left me caring for absolutely none of the characters, with the exception of maybe the Dad whom I felt was unfairly treated by his daughter - the main character. And if you ain't liking the way the main character is treating her dad, it's unlikely that you'll want to keep reading about how sorry she constantly feels for herself. Sure it's about a teenage girl and this is what they're like in real life - always lending a cold shoulder to their parents and always needing more space. But books aren't real life. Especially when they involve torrid love affairs with vampires.

All in all I felt the main character needed a lot more of a back story in order to evoke any true feelings that all readers should experience. I never really understood where she was coming from, why she and her father had such a distant relationship and just all around why she was so bitter. But hey, perhaps this is why it's such a hit with teenage girls - no one understands them and they understand why you shouldn't 'get' the main character of this book in the first place.

I don't mean any offense to anybody who loved this book. We each have our own tastes and I think I may have started reading this book with the wrong expectations. I encourage any teenage girl to read this book as it seems this world is lacking appropriate literature aimed towards that demographic.