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3.0 out of 5 stars Huge gaping hole without Edward, 13 April 2009

By	Sammy (UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: New Moon (Twilight Saga) (Paperback)

Disappointed with the pace of the book, and the fact that having disappeared after chapter One Edward did not re-enter the plot until chpater 20. At one point I found myself only reading to get Edward and the Cullens back again.

Following an incident in chapter one which made Edward and the Cullens flee Forks, 'New Moon' went into depths of Bella's desperation to keep memories of Edward alive, and clinging onto anything that would soothe her pain - which of course came in the form of Jacob her werewolf best friend. The pace of the budding friendship was extremely slow. I couldn't wait for Edward to come back and rescue Bella.

But once he reappeared in chapter 20 - the pace was so fast i could barely keep up and before I knew it - it had all ended so much happened in the last 5 chapters which would have been better spanned over at least 10 chapters and so little happened in the first 20 chapters which could have been fitted into about 3 chapters. I can only hope that the film adaptation of New Moon is more fairly proportioned.

All said and done, I finished the book in 3 days and I'm looking forward to book 3 - Eclipse.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic book, can;t wait for the next!!, 24 Jan 2008

By	Ms. S. J. Craddock "Dodger" (Birmingham in Britain, UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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I read Twilight and this book in a matter of three days because I found myself being drawn into the world of Bella, feeling the emotions she goes through and the desires she has for her lover Edward and her best friend Jacob. Although i love this book i can't help feeling that Stephenie Meyer allowed the reader to be caught up in the emotions and love that Jacob feels towards Bella and probably ruined the bonds that the reader developes for Edward. His absense during the book left an empty space in Bellas life and it also leaves an empty space in the book. Probably too much of an empty space. The passion becomes lost and although Bella comes round to thinking that maybe she should accept Jacobs feelings towards her and forget about Edward, it just doesn't pack the same punch as Twilight. Then all of a sudden Edward is thrust straight back into the lime light!! I can't help but feel sad for poor Jacob, he loves Bella and she dumps him when Edward returns. I found myself crying along with Bella. When she describes the feeling of her chest being ripped apart with the loss of Edward, as a woman i could relate to her feeling of utter loss. Stephenie Meyer really knows how to pack the emotional punches into a story aswell as the action sequences. I love this book as a whole and can't wait for the next one to be delivered. I'm ordering it straight away from Amazon!!

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3.0 out of 5 stars A gaping hole in the middle, 3 April 2008

By	G. Lindeboom "maverick" (London, UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: New Moon (Twilight Saga) (Paperback)

I was very excited to see that there was a sequel to Meyer's debut. Twilight did have its faults, but it was light and the romance was refreshingly well written.

And let's face it, I fell in love with Edward just like the rest of us. He's beautiful and frightening at the same time and those of you who have a problem with Bella's continued amazement of his physical appearance: aren't we all shallow enough that we'd like our significant other to look that way? What's wrong with a little fantasy?

With New Moon, the light tone and Bella's sarcastic narrative changed into something dark and hollow. Bella's situation takes a sudden and drastic plunge for the worse: An incident at the Cullen house leaves Edward so shaken he decides to follow through on his promise to "do what's best for her." In this case it means he and his family leave Forks and with that: Bella.

Bella goes to pieces, turning into a shadow of her former self. Edwards absence literally leaves a hole in her chest --and in the book. It's like he was never there; he removed all evidence of his excistence from her, in a vain ettempt to force her to get on with her human life. It's the sadness, more than anything else that drains the book.

This is a story about people so in love with eachtother, their separation nearly destroys them both. New Moon is the 500 paged gap in their chest.

Then Jacob enters the plot. Their friendship takes the front seat --obviously an attempt by Meyer to fill the void Edward's departure caused. Thanks to his company, Bella slowly but surely becomes "alive" again. But ofcourse, her newfound best friend turns out not to be so human after all...

If you've read Helly Armstrong's "Bitten" you'll pick up the clues about what's going on with Jacob soon enough --and you'll become impatient because Bella doesn't catch on as quick. Meyer tried to create a effect similar to Twilight: now Jacob becomes the mysterious boy who isn't quite what he seems beneath the surface.

It's predictable, but I would be able to live with it he held the same amount of attraction Edward did. Instead, I'm having deja vu's all the time: (the "it's not safe for me to be near you" spiel starts all over again.) Jacob had potential, but it would've worked better if Meyer would've made him a completely different character. She did-- in the beginning. After "the change" it's Edward all over again, minus the velvet voice, the angeletic face and the smoldering eyes. He just doesn't have that -well what should I call it- pull. To add to the "fun:" he hates vampires. What a surprise.

Just when some some supporting characters are fleshed out, Edward is back in the story. I missed him so much I didn't even care it felt forced. But it wasn't the same.

Bottomline, New Moon isn't a bad sequel, but it doesn't have that freshness Twilight had. Bella's bordering on insanity and so insecure about herself I'd like to smack her head and tell her to grow up. Still, unlike some readers, I don't think she lost all her appeal as a main character. There's hope left. Hope that Eclipse will close the void New Moon created but could not close.

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