The Twilight Saga

I have at last finished all four books in the Twilight Saga. I found the first two books to be ultra boring, the third very frustrating, and I thoroughly enjoyed the fourth.

I read Twilight about 3 years ago and couldn't stomach the idea of reading another one. But, I enjoy the movies (for the most part) and the students continue to be obsessed with the books. Not to mention my BFF Frances and my sister have a fondness for the series. I thought I should give it another try but this time I went the audio book route. The reader was so-so. I didn't really warm-up to Jacob until the last book. The movies may be partly to blame for this because I think Taylor Launter is horrible in looks and acting skills. So, I'm definitely a team Edward person, especially after finishing Eclipse. I think he's an admirable character with more patience than humanly possible (oh, wait, that's right, he's not human). I think Bella is a little cruel with the men in her life and she's not really worth fighting over (as a human anyway). Stephenie Meyer's writing seemed to improve as she went along. Breaking Dawn was very long in comparison with the other three and I can understand why two movies might be best. I really enjoyed (and still do when it comes on the movie channels) Twilight the movie but they kind of made stuff up. New Moon and Eclipse were more faithful to the story line. Alas, I fully understand the appeal of the series and will only focus on the things I enjoyed about the books in the future. Next, I would like to read the Graphic Novel of Twilight and The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner.
I started listening to The Hunger Games today by Suzanne Collins.
I've heard good things about this trilogy from several sources. I'm also reading We Two by Gillian Gill. It's about Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. I liked the movie Young Victoria and I wanted to learn more about their relationship and her reign. It's been a fascinating read thus far. Oh, and I'm going to see Harry Potter tomorrow night!!

There was so much going on this weekend (more on that later) and I didn't want to fight the crowds so I decided to wait until tomorrow night to see the movie. I'm so excited!