Stephanie Meyer - Twilight Series

With the new movie coming out in December and final book of the series just out, these are the books to be reading right now. Meyer writes beautiful prose that flow and leave the reader unable to put down her books. I have to admit, she also makes you want to throw the books across the room at times, but in mind, that's a good thing. Only a truly gifted writer can make you feel such intense emotions! Whether you love or hate the characters, these books are wonderfully crafted and will appeal to girls and women of all ages (and boys and men, too, I think).



It has been a while since I have read the first three books, so I will wait to complete the synopses until after I have read them again, but I want to discuss some issues I have read about online and my feelings on them:

• Bella is not a good role model because she is weak, therefore, we should not let our daughters read this book.

Okay, agree that Bella is weak, especially in New Moon and Eclipse, but why is a weak character bad? A) Her weaknesses make her human. B) Her bad decisions and weaknesses are something to discuss with our daughters. I talk with my 16 year old cousin all the time about Bella's character and her decisions. I think teenager can learn a lot from Bella about how they do and don't want to act in their relationships with their boyfriends and male (platonic) friendships. And besides, telling a teenager she/he can't read something makes them want to read it even more!