Twilight
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Twilight

When seventeen-year-old Bella leaves Phoenix to live with her father in Forks, Washington, she meets an exquisitely handsome boy at school for whom she feels an overwhelming attraction and who she comes to realize is not wholly human.
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bell-uh@djomania
4 stars
Jun 24, 2025

pretty good! Finally got around to reading it after years of owning the series. Literally discovered how Alice was changed???? Why wasn’t half of this in the movie tf

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Eimear O'Connor @eimear
4 stars
May 25, 2025

My first time reading Twilight as a long time fan of the movies and even I am surprised to say… I think I preferred the book!

As much as I love the movie, there is few points where I feel the progression of Bella and Edward’s relationship is a bit disjointed HOWEVER in the book, it feels so much more natural?!? Of course, a part of the plot is that immense attraction they have for each other immediately, but I was so glad to be able to see them actually talk and get to know each other, and ask questions about each other lives and families? It flowed so much better in book format, I felt.

Now secondly, let’s talk about how both Edward and Bella’s personalities are so much better in the book? Edward can be funny, sarcastic, and witty, something I felt was not brought across on the big screen. Bella, similarly, was frequently joking with Edward, and she actually communicated well with him. To me, they

came across as a REAL couple through those small more simple moments.

One thing I would criticise is that I think James and Victoria’s storyline should have been more integrated from earlier on in the book. It felt a bit like it was dropped in for a twist out of nowhere once we had established Bella and Edward’s story. I felt the two stories could have been happening more concurrently.

Lastly, I loved hearing a deeper explanation for Edward’s actions. In particular, hearing him explain to her about the first day meeting her, why he had to leave after, why he stopped the van etc. Even going into detail about Alice and Jasper’s backstory - It just really developed the characters for me.

Overall, I actually loved this book. Both Edward and Bella had a great development through their stories and I found them both even more endearing in book format. I felt their motivations were much more clear to me during the book and I loved their relationship! Yes. Loved.

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beep beep@beepbeep
3.5 stars
Mar 25, 2025

def weird

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Aleksander.G@aleksander
4 stars
Mar 19, 2025

Good. Some points were slow but other than that it was very good

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Ugne@quakka
5 stars
Mar 5, 2025

Having enjoyed the movie, I decided to dive into the entire Twilight Saga - and I’m so glad I did. The book is far better than the movie, offering a deeper, more intense look at the characters and their emotions. The writing pulls you into Bella and Edward’s world in a way the screen simply couldn’t capture. It’s addictive, mysterious, and undeniably captivating.

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Abbi Brown @abbi_brown
3 stars
Feb 24, 2025

Nostalgia

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Alissa @lissam
3.5 stars
Nov 4, 2024

Didn’t love the first 2/3 but the ending got interesting. I feel like Twilight is kind of a YA classic but I was too young to read them when they came out so I’m giving them a shot!

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baobae@dububaoai
4.5 stars
Oct 11, 2024

ate

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maggie sweeney@maggie-sw
5 stars
Aug 14, 2024

eats but they yap

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Marinara@ondasparaaterra
4.5 stars
Aug 1, 2024

masterpiece

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Anna @ann_omalia
5 stars
Jul 13, 2024

jsem neskutečně překvapená tím, jak moc se mi to actually líbilo. bála jsem se, že u toho budu trpět, nebudu chtít vůbec číst a strávím u toho minimálně tři měsíce, ale světě div se, je to první kniha tohoto roku, kterou jsem přečetla ani ne za sedm dní. bavila mě. velká písmena, čtivost, akce... tohle všechno byly veliký výhody za který jsem moc ráda. ani mi to nepřišlo tak strašně trapný jako ten film. musím vážně uznat, že Stmívání je jedna z nejlépe napsaných YA romantik co jsem zatím četla. i když měla Bella občas přeslazený řeči ohledně Edwarda, jako např. jeho andělský hlas a tvář, dokonalá pleť atd., pořád jsem to nějakým záhadným způsobem zvládala číst lépe než jiné zamilované příběhy. . 5*/5* sečteno a podtrženo, myslím, že pokud si to chcete přečíst ale bojíte se, jděte do toho! čte se to vážně rychle, není to nudné a písmenka jsou veliká... co víc si přát!

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Julie Twist@julietwist
3 stars
Jul 10, 2024

I enjoyed this book as I'd recently re-watched the film, and I like to have the visualisation when reading a book that's been made into a film. As usual there is far more detail in the book, which I enjoyed, the book itself is not particularly well written in my opinion, but still readable if you enjoyed the films. I will read the remaining books in due course - I don't think I could cope with them one after the other!

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Kassandra Nordeste@kassmandra
5 stars
Jun 30, 2024

The five star is literally for pure nostalgia and idc what anyone says (this is a reread)

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Kiley Barton@bestieki
5 stars
Jun 23, 2024

reread!

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Sydney Burns@burnsybooks
2.5 stars
May 24, 2024

This took me forever to get through. The last 50 pages or so were kind of worth it?

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addyson@ghostedgone
4.5 stars
May 14, 2024

honestly i liked this a lot more than i thought i would will be reading the next books

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addyson@ghostedgone
4.5 stars
May 14, 2024

honestly i liked this a lot more than i thought i would will be reading the next books

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envee@wutheringshelves
3 stars
Apr 14, 2024

3 - 3,5☆ gaslight, gatekeep, edward cullen

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Christine@definitelynotskittles
1 star
Apr 2, 2024

i am HOWLING AND THIS WOULD BE MY 100TH BOOK OF THE YEAR. IT WOULD BE. QUEENIE I HATE YOU

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Ruby Emmeline Fisher@rubyfisherreads
3.5 stars
Mar 31, 2024

what a sick masochistic lion is right babe!!!!!

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Rosibel Silva Pineda@gatiegirl
3 stars
Mar 29, 2024

Este libro me encantó desde el principio. Hizo que me enganchará más con la lectura y empecé cómo lectora. No es una obra de arte de la literatura pero sin duda a una generación nos abrió la puerta de la literatura. Le guardo un cariño super especial.❣️❣️❣️

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Vicky Nuñez @vicky21
4 stars
Mar 25, 2024

I liked the illustrations more than the story itself.

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Isobel Machin@isobel1308
5 stars
Mar 11, 2024

AMAZING

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britt@bbeenreading
3 stars
Mar 4, 2024

imagine meeting your vampire boyfriend’s family and CHOOSING to wear a khaki skirt

Highlights

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Ugne@quakka

"Well, do you find me attractive, in that way, at all?"

He laughed and lightly rumpled my nearly dry hair.

"I may not be a human, but I am a man," he assured me.

Page 316

I love how honest and blunt he is.

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Ugne@quakka

"I like the night. Without the dark, we'd never see the stars."

Page 237
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Ugne@quakka

He rolled his eyes. "Of all the things about me that could frighten you, you worry about my driving."

Page 217

I love how sassy Edward can be.

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Marinara@ondasparaaterra

— Você tem distúrbio de personalidade múltipla? — perguntei séria.

Page 73
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Alesha Clifford@aleshadclifford

I stared straight ahead as I passed the Volvo, but from a peripheral peek, I would swear I saw him laughing.

Page 44

Of course he would, you nearly just destroyed someone’s Toyota

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(Bre)anne✨@breanne

But I only thought of this perfectly good excuse later. At the time, all I could think was, “Not her.”

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(Bre)anne✨@breanne

Well… I decided as long as I was going to hell, I might as well do it thoroughly.

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syd!@sydthorne

“Darkness is so predictable, don't you think?"

Page 233
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Riley Robinson@rileykate

My stomach twisted as I realızed what he must have meant. He must see how absorbed I was by him; he must not want to lead me on ... so we couldn't even be friends… because he wasn’t interested in me at all.

Of course he wasnt interested in me, I thought an- grily, my eyes stinging-a delayed reaction to the onions.

Page 79

This girl overthinks like a mofo! But I guess it’s valid because same.

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Courtney ✿ @librarycutie@librarycutie

He tilted his head slowly and touched his cool lips to mine for the second time, very carefully, parting them slightly. And then I collapsed. "Bella?" His voice was alarmed as he caught me and held me up. "You... made... me... faint," I accused him dizzily. What am I going to do with you?" he groaned in exasperation. "Yesterday I kiss you, and you attack me! Today you pass out on me!"

Page 567
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Kaitlyn Kuehn @kaitlynkuehn03

“I’ll always want you, I warned him. Forever.”

Page 318

-Bella

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Kaitlyn Kuehn @kaitlynkuehn03

“You are my life now…”

Page 314

-Edward

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Kaitlyn Kuehn @kaitlynkuehn03

"And so the lion fell in love with the lamb…”

Page 274

-Edward

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Kaitlyn Kuehn @kaitlynkuehn03

“Darkness is so predictable, don't you think?"

Page 233

-Edward

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Kaitlyn Kuehn @kaitlynkuehn03

“I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him.”

Page 195

-Bella

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Kaitlyn Kuehn @kaitlynkuehn03

“When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it's not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end.”

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-Bella

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Alexis@currentlyinorbit

I can do this, I lied to myself feebly. No one was going to bite me.

Page 14

bitch just you wait

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Shannon Leigh Williams@lifeinmybook

I randomly decided to speed reread Twilight today and... needless to say, I'll be finishing the reread. 😂

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Rose Donovan@rosedonovan

the estrogen rush was invigorating

why Stephanie ...

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Ella Grossett@ellalovestwilight

team edward