Carol Ferris
And I kinda liked Bella (but did find her whiny in the first few chapters). It was implied several times that a good part of her zombie-like devotion to Edward was some weird vampire pheromone effect, originally intended to make victims want to be around their prey (cellular level Glamour?). For a genre that is so packed with sex, the fact that the first three books didn't even have a single scene of that was kinda impressive to me. e.e; Insisting she marry him was Edward's initial way of trying to delay things, because he figured she'd never agree to something like that.
Kristin Stewart's Bella... I cannot stand. D: I totally didn't think she was this emo girl with no personality when I read the books. She doesn't even seem to like her dad in the movies. She doesn't even seem to like Edward. Or have the ability to smile. Only smirk if at all. Or eat.
Kristin Stewart's Bella... I cannot stand. D: I totally didn't think she was this emo girl with no personality when I read the books. She doesn't even seem to like her dad in the movies. She doesn't even seem to like Edward. Or have the ability to smile. Only smirk if at all. Or eat.
I actually liked that he had her wait in the books. Gives the teens proper way of things as it's Young Adult.
Kristin's Bella had a totally different view from the book.. The movie would have probably been better if she had more reflection. Though from what I've heard the whole movie was rushed from the beginning
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I will read ANY HORRIBLE VAMPIRE CRAP OUT THERE. I say this because... now I'm reading the Vampire Diaries. All the problems people have with Twilight are here, in full force.This book was originally published in 1991, but is now being reprinted because of the the recent vampire high everyone is on, and that CW chose to make it into a show.
The main character is, blond, very pretty, and social queen of her high school. Yet, she is so tired of being so popular, and all the work that means for her. I guess this is what would happen if Buffy had just...stayed Buffy, and not have a huge responsibility placed on her shoulders that made her ditch the immature valley girl life (and also realize how pointless and superficial that life was).
Then this new pale boy moves in, and she is utterly offended that he does not instantly want her. The sole reason she wants him... is because he does not want her. She breaks up with her boyfriend (who is apparently the best boyfriend in the world, and who's only flaw seems to be that he loves her already), so she can devote herself to getting this guy to notice her.
And on top of that...
You get the broody vamp boy's POV too, at the end of every chapter.
It reminds me a lot of when Cordelia and Wesley made fun of how things go down with Angel and Buffy, at least in Stephan's point of view. Everything is so DIRE, oh woe, he cannot control his vampire urges (SO WHY IS HE IN A HIGHSCHOOL?), he must not even look at that girl he loves instantly, because she looks just like another girl he used to love. Woe woe woe.
And finally, he saves her once (she got mad Stephan showed up with a date who wasn't her, ruining her plan that as Homecoming Queen he couldn't say no to a dance, so she left the dance with a rude and crude football player, who surprise, gets drunk and tries to rape her, actual chapter summary), takes her back to his room, and they start making out. This is literally the first time they have talked for longer than one minute.
I think everything that people complain about in Twilight is present in this book, but just so much worse.
...and I will keep reading it. e.e It actually makes me laugh, and I've considered highlighting choice quotes to twitter or something. It really reads like a fan fic from a 12 year old. Actual metaphor: "Katherine was a white kitten, Elena was a white snow-tigress."
Anyway. e.e Who can tell someone is having a slow work week?!
The main character is, blond, very pretty, and social queen of her high school. Yet, she is so tired of being so popular, and all the work that means for her. I guess this is what would happen if Buffy had just...stayed Buffy, and not have a huge responsibility placed on her shoulders that made her ditch the immature valley girl life (and also realize how pointless and superficial that life was).
Then this new pale boy moves in, and she is utterly offended that he does not instantly want her. The sole reason she wants him... is because he does not want her. She breaks up with her boyfriend (who is apparently the best boyfriend in the world, and who's only flaw seems to be that he loves her already), so she can devote herself to getting this guy to notice her.
And on top of that...
You get the broody vamp boy's POV too, at the end of every chapter.
It reminds me a lot of when Cordelia and Wesley made fun of how things go down with Angel and Buffy, at least in Stephan's point of view. Everything is so DIRE, oh woe, he cannot control his vampire urges (SO WHY IS HE IN A HIGHSCHOOL?), he must not even look at that girl he loves instantly, because she looks just like another girl he used to love. Woe woe woe.
And finally, he saves her once (she got mad Stephan showed up with a date who wasn't her, ruining her plan that as Homecoming Queen he couldn't say no to a dance, so she left the dance with a rude and crude football player, who surprise, gets drunk and tries to rape her, actual chapter summary), takes her back to his room, and they start making out. This is literally the first time they have talked for longer than one minute.
I think everything that people complain about in Twilight is present in this book, but just so much worse.
...and I will keep reading it. e.e It actually makes me laugh, and I've considered highlighting choice quotes to twitter or something. It really reads like a fan fic from a 12 year old. Actual metaphor: "Katherine was a white kitten, Elena was a white snow-tigress."
Anyway. e.e Who can tell someone is having a slow work week?!
Oh yes, L. J. Smith. I read all of her books when I was younger.. I read it again sense with all of the recent vampire movie and tv shows. I became curious about that series again.
It seems like the books were rereleased to get something from the hype. I flipped through the newer fourth book of that series and it reminded me of Twilight. ALOT like Twilight.
Also the fifth book that came out has "the girls find out that whoever brings them they have to be their slave. Damien finds out how it is to have three wives."
Stop at three. Seriously gets worse from there.
I enjoyed their Night Word series which is more of a mixture of supernatural as a child. but the newer books go on, "The world is now where the Vampires Rule. If they four fail the humans will either be hunted or be slaves. Used as food and brood mers.*
Uuuuhhhhmm..... YOUNG ADULT! If she seriously wants to go that rout she should pick new series that are in the young adult section...
Sorry... but that just bug me..
Secret Circle is good or Forbitten game.. Though I would stick to the rereleased stuff...
