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Let's play What's Wrong With This Picture:

Scene one:

Bella asks Edward what he's thinking about. He replies that he's thinking about right and wrong. She rolls her eyes and tries to get him to think of something else by trying to make him kiss her.

Does anybody see anything wrong with this picture?

No? Well, how about the fact that by the end of the book, Bella still hasn't grown up. Again, nobody talks about Eddie's issues with her becoming a vamp. The issues from the last book and the issues brought up in this book remain almost completely unresolved. She even says that the possible loss of her soul is an 'insignificant hurdle' compared with the fact that Eddie might not want her. ID-I-OT.

Speaking of Edward, he's still a drip who doesn't believe in the realities of human love. (Having written that sentence, I need a bucket, because it doesn't apply to Twilight anyway.)

Okay, moving right along. So maybe I could be a little more sympathetic with a girl who falls to pieces when true love leaves her (Stephenie Meyer commented that on her website, she considers them 'true love', no questions asked). I mean, I can understand it. That is what girls do when they break up with a long-time boyfriend. I've known guys who feel the same way when their girlfriend leaves them. Heck, that is what MARRIED WOMEN do when their husbands leave them. But. I am only sympathetic if:

a) They have been together for ages... at least a year. You know how long Bedward has been a happening thing? Six months.

b) There is a REASON for their love. Well, okay, maybe I'm stretching the truth here. After all, Bella and Edward DO have a reason: she smells good, he looks good. Oh my gosh, it's a love story worthy of Greek mythology (actually, on second thought, it probably is. Anyone know if they had vamps back then?). Yes, the basis of their relationship is still an unexplained mystery.

c) Their relationship is healthy,and they love each other for who they are. Yeah, somehow, I can't believe it in the case of Bella and Edward. They are never on the same page. He's very controlling. She's quite manipulative and whiny.

Only the addition of Jacob Black, and the Italy trip (warning: there's quite a bit of car theft here) makes it worth considering a second re-read. And, sure, I'll definitely read it again. I'll read the whole series again. Because I'm kicking the Twilight habit by reading it over and over again, interspersed with GOOD stuff. (Lemme tellya, it's working.)