Eclipse.

Okay. I finished Eclipse, book three in the Twilight Series by Stephenie Meyer. It was fantastic.

If you haven't read Twilight yet...just do it. The books are well written. The story moves you along. The characters are likable when they are suppose to be, unlikable when they aren't. It has all the characteristics of a fantastic book(s). When reading remember that these books were written as young adult literature. The characters are young...teens...they live in a teen world not an adult world. They get you back into that teen mentality. What a fun trip.

Ok, the book. I loved it. LOVED it! Out of the three I've read this one was the most emotionally charged for me. I identified with it the most. I don't really know how or want to explain that, I just wanted to say that I really opened my heart up in this book. It made me really feel. It brought back memories and emotions (and no, I never dated a vampire or a werewolf...at least not that I know of). However, I did date. I did make hard decisions. I did have my heart broken. I did break a heart. I did question decisions. I did cry. I did love. All in all this I felt that this book really captured the human heart...in a way that (even) adults can relate to.

New Moon

New Moon is the second book in the Twilight series. I have to say that I loved New Moon almost as much as Twilight (rarely do I love anything in a series as much as the first).

In Twilight you are introduced to Edward and the rest of the Cullen clan who are vampires. In New Moon you get to know Jacob, a werewolf. I will just tell you that I now love a vampire and a werewolf. Evidently my heart is easy!

I don't usually comment on or critique other people's reviews, however there is just one thing I want to say about some of the reviews of these books. Here goes: They are books. They are fiction. I don't expect the author to make me happy. I also think when reading them you must remember that they are written for teens and about teens. I have read many reviews about how horribly Bella has acted in the books (I am currently mid-book 3, so maybe I will change my mind at some point). Bella is a teen. I remember being a teenage girl with a broken heart, remember thinking things are life and death when they weren't. It is a teenage story about a teenager that we would love to shake and try to make react in different ways based on our experiences, but that isn't going to happen in fiction or real-life - no matter how much we want it. Anyway...that is all I'm going to say.

And...I loved this book too. I recommend the series. I am enjoying book three and am looking forward to the movie.

Twilight

Okay. I like to say "I hopped on the Twilight train and I am enjoying the ride." Which means that I also need to say: "My name is Jerrie. I am 34 years old. I love Edward." There it is out there. Now the whole blog-o-sphere knows. Granted I have just completed the first book, but my plan is to like the rest. How about that? Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could just say, "I AM going to like this." and it was true?

So, I am not going to review this book. It has been reviewed and reviewed and reviewed. If you really want to read reviews it has been reviewed (as of this writing) 1,986 times on Amazon. I will just say, that I enjoyed it. I loved it. I am obsessed. It kept me up way past my bedtime a few nights in a row. My husband even noticed. He said, "Must be good to keep you up this late." I am not a stay-up-late person. So, now the husband knows more than he would care to know about Edward Cullen. When I talk about Twilight he just laughs. He knows I love Edward and he is okay with it.

So as you may guess I say "Read this." Enjoy!