Honestly, it was a fun time! Meyer has some fun ideas that put a nice spin on contemporary vampirism, like the whole deal with playing baseball.

The sparkling, for as much as it gets dunked on, isn’t such a bad idea either. I think the film might have done this a disservice by making it look more like body paint than something entirely supernatural.

I wish I could have seen more of Jacob, since he and Charlie were the only characters that acted like real people.

Bella and Edward, however, hoo boy. They’re awful for each other. Edward teeters the line between being an anxious mess I can feel sympathy for, and a weirdo bad boy who makes me cringe.

Overall, I’m really glad I read it. Rating is as it is because there wasn’t enough Jacob and Charlie.