A review by seventhswan
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

adventurous medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

October's read for book group - you reap (Twilight) what you sow (joke suggestions to the random book selector). Honestly, I was expecting this to be a lot worse than it was? The plot is silly - what would you expect from a vampire romance - and the pacing is definitely off, with 90% of the plot crammed into the last 10% of the book. The writing may not be anything special, but it's not dire, other than the ellipses on every other page. The worldbuilding is internally consistent even if the whole premise is a bit ridiculous and, having read the whole series several times as a tween, it was fun to return to the characters. Particularly, I didn't buy the argument that Bella is a terrible character when I was 12 and I don't buy it now. Unfortunately, a lot of teenage girls are Like That!

Obviously this is not groundbreaking, serious literature, but I had fun revisiting it and I didn't want to remove my eyes by the end, so I'm counting that as a win.
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