Twilight was AWESOME! Immortal BUT.... Worried about New Moon

Rating: 10/10 (31 March 2009)

I have read all of the twilight books and can honestly say that I was obsessed from book one and then the movie just shot than into overdrive! BUT, after reading the books, I am extremely concerned that New Moon might shatter that obsession. I thought the first book played out perfectly and the movie couldn't have been better. From the innocence of Bella & Edward's flirty climax into a perfect teenage love to the intense action & danger of the hunt and fearful loss was awesome! The movie did the book justice & then some!!! I was a won over instantly and find myself hurting for New Moon on the big screen!!! Hopefully though they will sway away from the book a bit on some issues.
The book, New Moon, was good, but would have been better if they had found a way to interlace Edward into the fold more since he and Bella are mostly the main characters. I hope the movie picks up on this point. If not, this may end many fans twilight movie obsession. I mean don't get me wrong, I love Jacob, but twilight is not twilight without Edward & Bella! It would have made for a more interesting story if the voices in Bella's head had really been Edward watching out for her invisible from the shadows. Through the entire book, I was thinking this was the case. That Edward loved her so much that he just couldn't stay away so he came back and only hid in the shadows to watch over her, never revealing himself physically. The way it turned out made Bella seem more like a true crazy nut as opposed to the love lorn teenage girl which to me, took away more of her appeal as the subject of both Edward & Jacob's heart. Like she just was too unstable or just too nuts to ever be with such fascinating characters. Hopefully they will wake up & sway away from the book on this issue.
Eclipse was good and covered what was expected BUT......
Breaking Dawn, I can't even begin to explain how wrong this book was! Not only was it disappointing, it was on the verge of sickening! First off, let me address the softer problems with the story. Throughout all three previous stories, Edward & Bella are heated in the moment of innocent passion. Building slowly at every turn. Being described slowly and passionately through every touch kiss etc. Never was it out of hand but just enough to keep readers asking for more! Then, when the point finally comes for it to reach the next level, it burns out like a candle. When Edward & Bella are on their honeymoon and finally reach the point where they are morally, legally & rightfully able to go to the next level, they do however it is like a blow to he gut. It describes nothing. She dresses in a bathing suit, walks into the water where he is and without any passionate description at all leading up to it, "he pulled us gently into deeper water." BOOM! That was it! I mean I didn't expect some perverted, sick, step by step detail of the act itself with this being a YA book, but was it so much to expect at least a passionate prelude to the moment as each kiss, touch etc had been in the other books. Of all of these moments, I would have expected more passion in this one more than any. I mean, if you are basically insinuating sex anyway, which was obvious to all ages, you could have at least led up to it with a tasteful passionate description of the touching moments leading up to it. It was a sad end to my twilight obsession. As if this wasn't bad enough, Bella's sickening pregnancy, blood riddled birth (and of course these events described in sick detail none the less) left much to be desired. Then the sick thought of Jacob imprinting with the child was just plain creepy, sickening, disgusting and at the very least perverse. On the edge of pedophilia in my opinion. I was just sadly disappointed. I pray the movie (hopefully nothing like the book on these points) redeems my twilight obsession because the book just killed it!