New Moon

How did I fall into reading the second book of this series!? It's like a car crash. I'm not supposed to look and ... did I just see a disembodied arm? Whoa...that car flipped over!

Yea, it's like that. I think the way I've learned to approach this series is to read it like I'm Stephenie Meyer's editor. Nate actually forced this upon me since we decided to read this together at the same time. His request, ‘Can you just cut out all the making out and moping?' had a magical effect. New Moon seemed concise, engaging, and actually funny at times.

Loved the scene with Jacob hanging on the tree in Bella's yard and the vote scene at the Cullen's place.

Looking forward to dissecting Eclipse next week. :)

New Moon - reviewAfter finishing reading “Twlight”, I was very excited to jump into read “[b:New Moon 49041 New Moon (The Twilight Saga, Book 2) Stephenie Meyer http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/414jgcy2FAL.SL75.jpg 3203964].” At the end of my book there was a preview of the first chapter and as the last sentences hit my eyes, I vocally screamed “No!” filled with the incomprehension that it could end that way and leave me hanging. I immediately ran upstairs and grabbed the second book to jump back in the journey. This continuation of the Saga is not quite as exhilerating as the first installment, but it is still a great read. The beginning is great, and then there is a big chunk of chapters that I just was not quite fond of. I believe it was the context and my mind unconsciously picking sides and not wavering even slightly in my opinions. But then, when I was about to give up hope, the plot took twists that I had not expected and the story that I felt had become predictable became heart-rending and complicated. It was truly an Ethel and the Pirate story. The story continues as at pace relevant to the first book and ends in a satisfactory manner that left me with a “thirst” for the next book. And now, I'm on my way upstairs to get it... BTW, I read this 563 page book in a manner of 4 or so hours. I would describe it (for the most part) and a deft page turner. grin

✧New Moon Book Review✧

Official Rating: ⭐⭐⭐



Everyone in this book is an idiot.

Edward for assuming Bella would be okay without him.
Bella for being self-destructive over Edward.
Jacob for thinking that Bella could forget about Edward.
They all irritated me to no end.

But I'm mostly mad that New Moon made me love Jacob!! Because I know SM will ruin him. She is only using his ‘exotic' allure to make the story (and Bella) more interesting. But he was so good for Bella and it's just irritating that it's the last book he'll be normal. Shaking my fist at Meyer right now, this book could have been good but instead, it is merely mediocre.

we all know this book is FULL of red flags, and they we're very fun to tab and roll my eyes at. but the best part of the book was Stephanie calling herself out on how much the plot of this entire book doesn't work as a compelling story. she explains for a full page how no one would care the read about Juliet being sad about romeo leaving and settling for paris... THATS THE WHOLE PLOT OF THIS BOOK! except for the last few chapters which are the only parts of the this book that were fun to read... still not good but fun.

i hate both jacob and bella (and edward but besides leaving he doesn't do much in this book). but jacob and bella have page after page of no fucking boundaries and constant misconceptions and miscommunication. jacob thinks bella will love him despite her repeated telling him she won't and bella keeps leading him on knowing that he thinks she'll change her mind about him.

i just hate it and i needed way more scenes of bella and alice because i think a sapphic version of twilight is actually what i need to be reading to cure me, any ao3 recommendations are greatly appreciated

Well, well, well. To my amazement, I enjoyed the second installation of this Twilight saga more than the first one. Even with the absence of the Cullens. Maybe because there wasn't much Edward-worshipping stuff in this one.

I have to say the style of writing slightly improved and I found myself absorbed in Bella's world at times. The seemingly pointless details in the first book didn't really appear in New Moon. And the way Mrs. Meyer described the relationship between Bella and Jake, well, I could relate to it actually.

It's a bit predictable, to be honest. Jake turning into a werewolf, Victoria hunting Bella to avenge James' death, Edward and the Cullens' returns to Forks. Did I say predictable?

It's a good read which I enjoyed. And I'm actually looking forward to read the third book.

Le deuxième roman, New Moon, est le plus lent et le plus « décalé » de la série. Le roman commence par le départ d'Edward et de sa famille après un incident qui a failli coûter la vie de Bella. Commence alors le long et lent récit de la dépression de Bella, qui ne trouvera du réconfort qu'à travers son amitié avec Jacob, un personnage secondaire du premier tome qui gagne un rôle de premier plan à partir de ce deuxième volume. Volontairement ou non, la lenteur de ce roman colle parfaitement à l'état d'esprit de Bella, dont la vie semble figée en l'absence d'Edward. Le roman réserve tout de même son lot de surprises, la principale révélation étant que Jacob Black est un loup-garou, membre d'une « meute » chargée de protéger les hommes des dangereux vampires. Même si certains passages sont à la limite du pathétique, j'ai bien aimé ce tome que j'ai considéré comme un interlude, une lente parenthèse finalement agréable à suivre.

Similar to the first book, somewhere deep down buried underneath the supremely awful writing is an attempted story about loss and heartache (at least for the first half of the book). I still think the way Meyer shows the passage of time was clever and sad. The logic, as before, is nonexistent. There is next level abusive behavior coming from two sides now. Sadly, the likable version of Jacob (who is not without unlikable qualities), disappears all too soon. Bella is a horrible person to pretty much everyone around her, knowingly using them throughout the whole book. The only reason to read this book is the conversation Bella overhears between Alice and Charlie. On the other hand, the whole “he permanently disfigured her face when he got angry, but he couldn't help himself and feels reeeeally bad, don't you see how much he loves her?” is enough reason to burn the book and never speak of it again.

This follow up to the hugely successful Twilight finds Bella turning 18 and finding that when your a human whose dating a vampire even the simplest of paper cuts can cause huge problems when your boyfriends families lust for blood means that they may accidentally end up killing you.

Due to this accident we find that for much of this book the Cullens are absent as Edward tries to protect Bella from the world of Vampires by leaving town, in his absence though Bella finds herself drawn into the world of Jacob and his friends who are not what they initially appear to be and are equally as dangerous to her as Edward and his family.

I thorougly enjoyed this sequel to Twilight, I'd read in reviews that people couldn't understand how she could simply forget about Edward and seem to move so transiently to the world of Jacob but in understanding her anguish and need to find something to ease her pain I can fully sympathise with the character. I like the way in which the author has begun to bring together the characters and set them up in preperation for the novels to come but my only criticism of this book is that like Bella I found myself pining for Edward - I missed his charisma and romance in much of this novel as he perhaps only features prominently in around a third.

An absolutely outstanding author who has grabbed lots of attention and deservedly so - books for the generation who have outgrown or read all the Harry Potters and yet still yearn for a darn good read!

💬: "One thing I truly knew—knew it in the pit of my stomach, in the center of my bones, knew it from the crown of my head to the soles of my feet, knew it deep in my empty chest—was how love gave someone the power to break you."

Meyer, Stephenie. New Moon (The Twilight Saga Book 2) (p. 219). Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. Kindle Edition.

📖Genres: fantasy, romance, urban fantasy, paranormal, vampires, werewolves

📚Page Count: 566

🎧Audiobook Length: 14h 51min

👩🏾‍🏫My Rating: ⭐️⭐️.5 - 2.5/5

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New Moon is the second installment in the Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer. This book has some of the same issues that the first book, Twilight, has. Bella and Edward seem to still have a toxic relationship, both Bella AND Edward still has some serious dependency issues, and once again, there's a big chunk of this book where nothing really happens. In New Moon, Bella and Edward spend almost the duration of the book separated. This leaves a lot of space for the third part of the love triangle to come in, and that's Jacob Black.

Unfortunately, their relationship is still toxic, or rather Edward still has abusive tendencies. Here's an example,

“No! No! NO!” Edward roared, charging back into the room. He was in my face before I had time to blink, bending over me, his expression twisted in rage. “Are you insane?” he shouted. “Have you utterly lost your mind?” I cringed away, my hands over my ears.

Meyer, Stephenie. New Moon (The Twilight Saga Book 2) (p. 535). Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. Kindle Edition.

This was towards the end of the book, when Edward got upset about a decision Bella made. Edward also does this.

“Carlisle?” I turned to look at him. Edward grabbed my face in his hand, forcing me to look at him. His other hand was out, palm toward Carlisle.

Meyer, Stephenie. New Moon (The Twilight Saga Book 2) (pp. 535-536). Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. Kindle Edition.

This is right after Edward starts yelling at Bella and throwing his tantrum. I understand being upset, but I don't think that's really acceptable behavior. He's scaring her and purposefully being intimating.

[SPOILERS BELOW]

In this book, Bella and Edward spend a significant time away from each other and they both act like they're dying because of it. I won't spoil why they spend time apart or how the situation comes to be, but I will say that Bella basically goes catatonic for a while. She has constant nightmares that she awakes from screaming. She goes into a deep depression. Then she starts hearing Edward's voice in her head whenever she would do something deemed "dangerous" or "life threatening". Instead of seeing a doctor or specialist, she decides to keep doing dangerous things so she can continue to hear his voice in her head. Yeah, okay. I always thought this part of the saga was weird, concerning, and not romantic in the slightest.

Once again, this book goes on for about 45% (200 pgs) before anything interesting or exciting happens. This is the second book in the series that has pacing issues that make almost the majority of the book, boring. I always have to remind myself that the movie adaptation is superior to the books, because wow. Most of this was boring.

There were some interesting parts in this story, like the stuff near the end of the book. I shouldn't have to read almost half of your book for anything to happen Mrs. Meyer. I also still hate the dynamic Bella and Edward have, but I do like the side characters a lot. Overall, this book was better than the first. I'm giving this 2.5 out of 5 stars.

⭐️⭐️.5 - 2.5/5 Stars

I listened to this for free on the library app [LibbyApp.com]

Bottom line: If you're still grieving that Harry Potter is over, this series has the backing of over 10 clinical psychology grad students at U of U, which is how I got hooked, and we're all supposed to be intelligent, right? I'd give it a try.

Right. Anyway. The teen vampire romance. Part Deux. This one goes up a star because it was captivating enough for me to finish in one night. While not exactly literature (well...not at all literature), anything that induces 540+ pages of reading in less than 12 hours should get some credit for being addictive. Plus, while Bella, the heroine, remains aggravatingly insecure, the love plot thickens! In ways that are spicier and way more fun than the first book. The author is Mormon, so I won't be getting the hot vampire sex I'd really like to be reading about, but I'm sure there's some fan fiction that's positively filthy.

Why does Bella always have to be saved? It irritates me that she can't walk down a gravelled lane without someone holding her hand. Can't she look after herself for a change? If it's not Edward plucking her out of death's way for the umpteenth time, then its Jacob (who she seriously leads on) pulling a bike off her, or saving her from drowning.

Also, what type of message is she sending to the impessionable teens who are reading this? Boys will like you if you are weak and get into trouble a lot. Grow a backbone girl

Most of what I had to say on this series, I said in answer to Twilight. I love this story; it's an indulgence in comfortable escapism for me. The writing took a lot for me to get over - at least 100 pages of the first book, far more than I would have put up with if a friend hadn't been so fired-up for me to read and love this - but in the end something about the story won out. It's comfortable in the way that cheesy sitcoms and sappy movies are... it's giving up the real world for something that's nice to curl up in for a while.

As in my opinion of the first book I went into this series knowing that I was not giving it a fair shot. I already had a bias against Twilight because I know without a doubt this story has been told dozens of times and Meyer certaintly is not bringing anything new to the table.

What got me about New Moon is that she introduces Jacob (well, re-introduces) and I like him. I really like him. That in itself is a problem because Meyer obviously only created Jacob to create more angst in Bella's angst filled existence. She continually forgets that Jacob is even a character which goes beyond pissing me off and she makes Bella treat him like complete and utter shit. Frankly, it made me want to toss the book across the room every time Bella said another stupid, self-centered, selfish thing about her and Jacob.

Without listing everything that I hated I'll just say this: It was a vast improvement over the first books. I'm hoping that Meyer just didn't know what monster she created and needed to settle in to writing young adult and that is her excuse for the first book.

I enjoyed it, quite a few frustrating decisions but I am thinking of how amazing it would have felt to read this when I didn’t know the entire plot because of the movies. Some of her feelings were difficult to read because I understood them as well. But overall I’m enjoying it. It has flaws so it’s not the best but I’d recommend it. Also team Jacob even though I know that can’t happen I love Jacob.