How I did it: I spent the first half of 2008 obsessed with these books without realizing just how dreadful they were. To my credit, I was never all that impressed by Edward and genuinely thought a lot of his behaviour was worrying. I was very much "Team Jacob", but looking back, he's really not that much better than Edward.
By the time Breaking Dawn had come out, I'd pretty much had enough but I was willing to give this series that I had loved so much another try. I was wasting my time. Honestly, I felt like I was reading fan fiction. Bad fan fiction. I don't want to go into to much detail or I'll end up spewing spoilers, but it was a complete waste of time and money.
Needless to say, it didn't rekindle my love for Twilight at all, but made me hate it even more.

Lessons & tips: If you are a teenage girl I IMPLORE you, if you must read these books, keep in mind that this is not how relationships are supposed to work. As dreamy as Edward is, the dude's incredibly possesive and minipulative and Bella is a spineless fool.

Resources: http://laceandtea.livejournal.com/138456.html
http://www.twilightsucks.com/

Nov 20, 2008, 02:44PM PST | 1 comment