RANDOM THOUGHTS ON TWILIGHT

Oh lordie I have a new obsession. Out of curiosity I decided to read the first book in the Twilight saga...Twilight. I really wanted to know what all the fuss was about. Now I know and I've been sucked into Twilight mania.

I was reluctant to read it at first because I've never really been into vampires. But this is so much more than just another vampire book. It's one of the sweetest love stories I've ever read. This is a huge compliment coming from me because I'm not that big of a fan of love stories. I usually think they're unbearably cheesy.

Now that I've read the first book and the partial draft of Midnight Sun (that's Twilight from Edward's point of view for those who don't know) I can offer my theory as to why it's so popular with us girls. It's simple. We can all relate to Bella Swan. Of course I don't mean we've all fallen in love with vampires before. But what girl hasn't fallen madly in love with a guy that was totally dangerous and wrong for her? What girl hasn't had to make the choice between heart and logic and chose heart? I know I have.

The only downside to this book is that I'm afraid it has the potential the ruin a girl's life. Unfortunately it's another reminder that real life love stories are never as exciting as this. It might even have you wishing you had a vampire for a boyfriend lol. I'd definitely recommend it to all the hopeless romantics out there.

The movie also looks promising for those of you out there who aren't much into reading. Here's the trailer if you haven't seen it. I wasn't originally feeling Robert Pattinson (he played Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire for those who don't know) as Edward Cullen but he grew on me. He does a good American accent and his portrayal of Edward seems close enough to what I imagined when I read the book. Kristin Stewart seems like she's gonna be a perfect Bella Swann though.





I'm very excited to see how it's all gonna turn out. And I'm excited to read the sequel New Moon (yes I know I'm late and it came out years ago. sue me! lol). I'm not gonna read it right away though. There are only four books in the series (unlike the Harry Potter serious which had 7 and i had to wait years in between the last few books) and I don't wanna rush to finish. I know I'll be sad when it's all over.

By the way the soundtrack for the movie comes out today. I think I'm gonna get it. I've heard a few songs from it and it sounds great so far. Paramore's Decode has been in heavy rotation on my ipod. Here's what it sounds like.




I don't buy soundtracks often so this is huge news that I'm actually gonna buy this one. It seems like Twilight can do no wrong can it?