There WILL be spoilers in this post, so to my friends whom i know have not yet read New Moon, stop reading now.
I was fairly disappointed by this book. I felt like the first book, Twilight, had really captured the essence of what it felt like to be an insecure 17 year old. Of what it is like to fall in love with a person who is all wrong for you.
First of all, there was not nearly enough of Edward.
Secondly, Bella as a depressed teenager did not feel realistic to me. And was boring.
Thirdly, the werewolf thing was completely predictable.
Fourthly, Bella is just not all that bright. Stupidity in my heroines is a turnoff for me. While 18 years of age is not the epitome of maturity, i expected a little more from her.
Fifthly, sometimes the writing got on my nerves as too simplistic. It made me thankful that i read Meyer’s The Host first, because the writing style is definitely more mature. I suppose the intended audience may be different, but it may have affected my decision to read The Host. Which would have been unfortunate, b/c that truly was one of my best reads of the year.
The werewolf thing in general was pretty cool. I also liked the werewolf-vampire animosity and tension it caused for Bella. And the visit to the Volturi was spooky and cool.
Despite not loving this book, i will be interested to find out more about what happens to Bella and Edward in the next book. I’m just hoping the content matures a little bit.