This was a better read than I thought it would be. The human characters are quite well written. It was the perfection of the vampires that made it so annoying. They have no weaknesses, or flaws. It made me want to punch the main one Edward in the face. I will however be reading the sequels and there were parts that were quite funny. The plot was on the slow side, but I actually liked this. It brought out the thirteen year old girl in me.

Bella Swan moves to Forks, Washington to live with her dad and leave her mother free to travel with her new husband. Only, things aren’t as simple as she expected them to be. She meets Edward Cullen, whose family is as unique as he is…vampires. While a ‘young adult’ novel, this could be enjoyed by adults as well. While I love the entire series, I admit it is flawed-particularly Bella’s sometimes immature narrative. But a great read.