Eclipse

Finished Eclipse last night:
*Edward is too overprotective and controlling.
*Minus points for Jacob for the forced kiss; plus points for Edward for defending her and for being more civil and flexible. Although Jacob shouldn't have kissed her and he deserved the punch, Bella overreacted overall.
*I don't have problems with Bella's insecurities. I hate how incredibly manipulative and selfish she is and that she knows it and hates it, but not enough to change. What do those guys see in her, really?
*Too much mushy stuff. Let's get to the action!
*Poor Jacob.
*Never mind. Didn't like how he manipulated Bella. On the other hand, it was nice seeing her have a taste of her own medicine.
*I'm liking Edward more, but I'm still team Jacob.
*Finally some action!
*Alice is my favorite character.

Only one more to go! And then the movies.

Bikinis

If I've offended anybody, I'm not sorry! I am just so shocked how many LDS women wear bikinis. (Clarification: I'm not judging converts' or members' rebellious pasts, but you should know better now.) I thought bikinis being immodest was a "duh" fact. I'm glad I have never worn a bikini. I have worn a tankini, but the top covered my tummy and the bottom was boy shorts. What is so wrong with a one piece anyway? There are so many cute styles these days.

New Moon

So I just finished the second book in the Twilight series. Thoughts:

*I am so team Jacob. I won't go into detail, but I like him so much more than Edward. I think Edward is an idiot. Too bad I already know Bella chooses him instead.
*I wish the author explained more about werewolves like she did with vampires in the first book. So many unanswered questions.
*I like Bella better in this book. She is more complex, interesting, and real.
*And the vampires return. I was liking the werewolf storyline better. Maybe I'm a little biased because I have a hot Native American husband. Nah, I would still like it better.
*The Volturi part was dumb.
*The ending was even dumber.
*Overall: More intriguing and well written than the first.

Twilight

In all these years, I've escaped reading and watching the Twilight series. My curiosity finally got the better of me and I decided to read Twilight. I finished it a week ago and now I am reading New Moon. I will post my thoughts on each book, so here is what I was thinking while reading the first:

*Not understanding the tree of knowledge reference and apple on the cover. Some help please?
*Is this all going to be high school, love-triangle drama? I feel so juvenile reading this. Why are so many women older than me obsessed?
*Edward isn't as romantic as everyone has made him out to be.
*We're on page a million and what and nothing's happened yet? On the other hand, I appreciate all the dialogue and the explanations of the vampire world. It's fascinating discovering the author's made-up world.
*Finally some action and suspense!
*The end is like a Law & Order: SVU episode but with vampires.
*Overall: Good book and very entertaining, but I don't get the huge cult following.

I like to watch movie versions of books immediately after reading the book to compare and contrast them, especially in a series when I'm likely to forget more details, but I don't know who has the movies. I'll have to figure that out soon.

I'll let you know what I'm thinking of New Moon once I finish it, but I will say that so far it is better than Twilight!

I Feel Loved

Thank you for all the sweet, encouraging replies! I got a little teary-eyed. I feel so loved and I love you all too!