Twilight

I have a love/hate relationship with this book. One the one hand, it's an easy and engaging read. It is very easy to fall in love with Edward Cullen just as Bella does, and it is very easy to speed-read through this book only to start it all over.

But on the other hand, Bella Swan drives me insane. She has a bizarre inferiority complex when it comes to Edward, and a determined death wish. She's completely obtuse and at the same time, strangely endearing. I don't quite know how to describe it.

Stephenie Meyer's writing isn't top-notch by any means, and she often falls to repetition of descriptive phrases – Edward's “liquid topaz” eyes, anyone? – but she knows how to weave a story, and she sure as hell knows how to keep your attention. I'll be the first to admit her book just about ate my brain for a good few weeks after I finished reading.