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crazychick · Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 6:55 pm Post subject:

Woooo to Team Edward!!

Yay....I can't wait! I'm going away to the Isle of Wight tomorrow and the first thing I do there is finding a book shop. I have 1 chapter left of Eclipse which I'll finish later.

Some people really don't like Robert playing Edward, but I think he'll be awesome and he does great hair!

What do you think of Kristen Stewert playing Bella? I'm not too sure myself...I think she's ok as her.

Penny · Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 12:21 am Post subject:

^ Yeah, I think she's ok as her. I haven't really seen her in anything before. I'm not a huge Bella fan, y'know - after she kissed Jacob and all. lol!

I'm not happy with Nikki Reed being cast as Rosalie. She looks nothing like the description in the book. Also, I thought they'd get a really drop dead gorgeous guy to play Carlilse and they didn't!

Penny · Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 12:48 am Post subject:

crazychick · Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 9:07 am Post subject:

Penny I am loving the avatar! wink

I feel sorry for Jacob as he loves Bella and it's not really his fault that she's in love with someone else too. But I do still defiently prefer Edward!

I jsut looked at Nikki Reed and she is pretty, but your right and she looks nothing like she's suppose too. Man I hate it when they do that in films.

Breaking Dawn out today.....yayyyyy!

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Penny · Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 7:48 pm Post subject:

^Sounds good!!

Maverick · Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2008 9:40 am Post subject:

I haven't read a book since the last Harry Potter which is really bad for me sad

crazychick · Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 12:34 pm Post subject:

Penny have you read Breaking Dawn yet?

I finished yesterday.....and I'm not really sure what to make of it! I'll admit I got pretty bored during the last few chapters and I kinda had to force myself to read it. But overall it was quite good I guess.

Penny · Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 5:18 pm Post subject:

My copy of Breaking Dawn just arrived today, so I'm going to start reading it soon. I'll let you know what I think of it! I've heard some really bad reviews of it. Even my friend, who is a Twilight addict, only rated it 2.5 out of 5.

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I've just red an oldie called Hollywood Husbands by Jackie Collins.

I must say its the best read ive had since Mister Teacher By Jack Sheffield!

crazychick · Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 8:02 pm Post subject:

Penny · Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 10:27 pm Post subject:

^^ Lmao! That is too funny! I love it!!

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Here's my review of BD - from what I posted on my Facebook. I gave it 3.5 out of 5.

I really liked the ending of this, although I will miss these characters so much. I was expecting a battle and some major deaths, but apart from not getting what I wanted, I liked it (and I didn't actually want anyone to die anyway!) I especially liked the last scene between Edward and Bella. It was a bit like old times again. I have to say that Vampire Bella didnt' really work for me - I guess I liked the fact that we could always identify with Bella and her infatuation with Edward, and then once she became a Vampire, that was all taken from us. Now I also understand why she can no longer be the narrator. We don't have anything in common with her anymore. :-/ Stephenie Meyer said in a recent interview, that if she does continue the Twilight series (and there is an opening for it, as the Volturi will be back), then she will have either Nessie or Leah as the narrator.

Overall, I don't think she deserves the backlash she has been getting for this book. I've read a few of the Amazon forums and they are just overboard nasty. Yes, there are a LOT of inconsistencies in the book (don't even get me started on how Bella got pregnant in the first place?!), The Jacob imprinting thing which I think is sick and wrong, Renesmee who's graphic birth scenes must have put a lot of people off ever getting pregnant (lol!), and the impact she had on the characters of Edward & Bella - those two changed a lot in this book. I guess they had to grow up quickly. I barely recognised the character of Bella by the end...

The book totally made me warm to Jacob though, and I never thought that could happen. When he remarked at the beginning of book 2 that he felt like he was in a 'Goth version of a bad sitcom', I had to agree wholeheartedly with him!

That said, I read this book really quickly too, and although it had me really rolling my eyes and some of the ridiculous plot twists, I still enjoyed it. I'd give it 3.5 - its in the same class as New Moon for me.

crazychick · Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 1:55 pm Post subject:

^ I pretty much agree with you on what you've said and I'm glad you've warmed up to Jacob - I've always liked him!

I was surpirsed in it that Bella become a vampire half way through the book as I thought it would happen at the end, and I was really surprised about the pregnancy too....I can't believe they did it when she was still human! Theres one thing I've learnt....if you're a human: never have sex with a vampire without protection haha! I didn't like how the Edward and Bella did change in the book, but like you said they had to grow up as they had a baby and stuff.

A part of me does want another one with maybe Nessie being the narrator, but I part of me does think it's probbaly best to leave it there as it will be really weird being told by someone else and I'll probably keep forgetting it's not Bella. But I kinda hope there is another one as I'll miss this series!

Penny · Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 2:39 pm Post subject:

^ I don't think I want another one. For me, the Twilight series was all about the romance between E&B and all that's kind of gone now since they're parents and both Vampires. Its all a bit strange. Also, if Nessie was to be the narrator, we'd have to put up with lots of Jacob over all that imprinting stuff.

I'm looking forward to Forever Dawn, and to the movie though!