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October 2

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Breaking Dawn Debacle, Twilight Movie Release Bumped Up, and Midnight Sun Chapters Leaked = Clever Marketing?

by Ann-Kat

Twilight Movie

It’s safe to say that I’m not the world’s best Twilight saga fan because I didn’t even realize there was a scandal about leaked chapters of an upcoming book until recently. In fact, I didn’t even know there was going to be another book.

What I did know was there was a movie due out in December 2008. While waiting to see The Dark Knight, the trailer for Twilight came on and it looked interesting… Continue reading »

July 29

Comments: 16

Review: Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

by Ann-Kat

From the Back Cover of Twilight

About three things I was absolutely positive.

First, Edward was a vampire.

Second, there was a part of him–and I didn’t know how dominant that part might be–that thirsted for my blood.

And third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him.

Three Quick Points About Twilight

Point 1: Stephenie Meyer obviously loves the word incredulous and its variations. Apparently, everyone and everything is rendered incredulous by everyone and everything else. Of course, she may just be trying to introduce young minds to a new vocabulary word and reinforce it throughout the text, however unlikely that may seem.

Point 2: Twilight needs a better editor. There was a glaring grammatical error within the first ten pages and it wasn’t the only one. In fact, I’d almost wager this book wasn’t properly edited to begin with.

Point 3: Meyer is an incredible storyteller, skillfully mastering the art of crafting a compelling cliffhanger. This, of course, makes Twilight positively addictive despite its flaws. Read the Full Review of Twilight

   
 

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