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Granted, it has been a long while since I've last read a young adult novel. However, if Twilight is any indication of where this genre is heading, then it really is a sad state. Twilight is horrendously bad. The first person narration is one of the worst that I've encountered. The author does a poor job of describing the events. She merely tells. "I did this...I did that." That's how the narration went. It was very stilted. If you want to laugh, here's a direct quote from the book: "I deliberated where I stood, wanting to return to him badly, but afraid I might have morning breath." Seriously, that came from book!

I'm also not quite sure to whom this novel is marketed. If it's for the 16+ crowd, the language is surely much too elementary for them. On the other hand, the trashy romance theme just seemed too mature for the under 16 crowd. I would be uncomfortable reading about a 40+ year old man pursuing a 17 year old child, let alone a 100+ year old vampire! The vampire, Edward, was much too mature for Bella; and the characterization of the two repeatedly pointed this out. So if it's not okay for an older man to pursue a young teenager, why would it be okay for a vampire?

The character of Bella was also much too weak and plain for the dashing, oh-so-gorgeous Edward. Why he would love her, I have no clue. The author certainly didn't make me feel as though she was deserving of his love. Frankly she was rather boring as a character. The book should've concentrated on Edward and his family, who I found much more interesting.

Skip this book. It's not worth the read, unless you want to laugh out loud at how bad it is.