Ok, so I may be a little late on the bandwagon, but Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight series is fantastic! I wasn’t sure if I would enjoy it, so I checked out the first two books: Twilight and New Moon from the library. Four days later and over a thousand pages read I was desperately searching the library shelves for Eclipse and Breaking Dawn only to find that they were all checked out. So my sons picked out some books and I went home, sad and missing Edward and Bella. At my first chance I ordered the series on Amazon knowing full well that I would read them over and over again. However, now I’m kicking myself for using the Super Saver option and not paying for the shipping! – What was I thinking!?!- To suffice my addiction (this is what it feels like) to the series I visited Stephenie’s website and was happy to find a draft of Midnight Sun available for reading.
For those of you who are not familiar with the series, it is a romantic yet twisted love story between a teenage girl, Bella, and a teenage Vampire, Edward (who is actually over 100 years old). They are in essence soul mates, however, Edward is constantly on guard so that he doesn’t kill the poor Bella with his thirst for her blood.
The Twilight series is told from the viewpoint of Bella, an independent, shy and clumsy girl who falls completely head over heels in love with Edward. I don’t want to give too much away, so that’s all I’ll say for now. In the book draft Midnight Sun, Stephenie turns the Twilight book upside down by telling Edward’s side of the same story…Genius! Stephenie! While I love the original story, hearing it from Edward is somehow amusing, moving and complete. I, of course, have finished the 12 chapters Stephenie made available and am now eagerly awaiting the release of a published version. PLEASE Stephenie don’t make me wait too long;-) I truly feel Stephenie has a second series viable through Edward’s eyes and would love to read the rest of the Twilight series again from his point of view.
My package from Amazon has yet to arrive, so in the mean time I will just have to read the Midnight Sun draft again.
