Thursday, June 10, 2010

Vampires

I just finished "The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner" by Stephanie Meyer.  I am an admitted Twilight Saga fan so this was an engaging read.  It is the story of Bree Tanner, one of the newborns who are used by the Volturi to try to wipe out the Cullen family.  It was an interesting perspective and kind of sad getting to "know" her since I knew the way her story would end. 

I like Stephanie Meyer's style of writing - it is easy to read and just draws you in.  It is not often that I buy a book that absolutely requires that I go out to the store at midnight to buy the next book in the series like I did with the Twilight book.  I like the way she lets you get to know the characters and connect with them.  I also am a big fan of the "morality" in the books - the focus on self-control (with the vegetarian vampires), hard choices, good vs. evil, etc. It is complicated enough not to be boring but not so complicated that you lose track of who is who and what is what.  

Sometimes you just enjoy a quick read that lets you check back into a familiar and enjoyable story and that was what this novella was - enjoyable.  And, yes, I am going to the Eclipse movie later this month......

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