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Welcome to my re-read of the Vampire Saga Twilight! 🍎It’s been nearly two decades since this series sparkled its way into Twi-hard-fans hearts. 🥰 To make this re-read more interesting- I’ll be listening to: Unbitten: A Journey through the Twilight Saga on Spotify. 🎧 SPOILER ALERT: I will be updating this review as I tackle the books, podcast and movies- highlighting my favorite takeaways along the way. So, if you’re unfamiliar with this saga- and plan on reading it- don’t read further than here 👈

📚Chapter 1: The wolves and vamps just can’t get along.
🎧Podcast Episode 41: Charlie really is trying to be a great dad.
📚Chapter 2: Edward isn’t allowing Bella to see Jacob.
🎧Podcast Episode 42: Possessive men- Bella is ready to fight everyone- understandably.
📚Chapter 3: The wolves and vamps worked together (kinda) to try to catch Victoria
🎧Podcast Episode 43: I legit skip all the ramble not related to Twilight��. I’m too invested at this point to find a different/better podcast��.. Both sides underestimate Bella’s ability to understand danger
📚Chapter 4: Jacob visits Bella at school
🎧Podcast Episode 44: Jake and Bella reunion
📚Chapter 5: Bella skips out to see Jacob
🎧Podcast Episode 45: Dive into imprinting
📚Chapter 6: Edward bribes Alice with a yellow Porsche
🎧Podcast Episode 46: Edward’s crossing the line with the hostage situation
📚Chapter 7: Rosalie shares her story with Bella
🎧Podcast Episode 47: Rosalie’s vengeance on her killers
📚Chapter 8: Edward apologizes and swears to never hold Bella hostage again
🎧Podcast Episode 48: Changeover from team Jacob to team Edward
📚Chapter 9: Someone has been in Bella’s room, time to track them
🎧Podcast Episode 49: Bella stands up to both Edward and Jacob
📚Chapter 10: Jacob finds out Bella is going to change after graduation
🎧Podcast Episode 50: Edward being supportive finally
📚Chapter 11: Edward and Jacob are finally getting along, kinda
🎧Podcast Episode 51: History of how werewolves came to be in the tribe
📚Chapter 12: Graduation is just one week away and now Bella has cold feet?
🎧Podcast Episode 52: Serial killer in Seattle
📚Chapter 13: A new vampire army- and Jaspers explains his history
🎧Podcast Episode 53: The theories, Jaspers old maker, Volturi, someone attacking the Cullen’s
📚Chapter 14: Cullen’s are preparing for battle and Jacob tells Bella he loves her
🎧Podcast Episode 54: Is it really a love triangle if Bella has made it clear that Edward is always her choice?
📚Chapter 15: Bella hits Jacob and breaks her hand
🎧Podcast Episode 55: Jacob was completely out of line, gross to force a kiss on anyone
📚Chapter 16: Bella graduates
🎧Podcast Episode 56: Edward has grown so much and holds his cool pretty well
📚Chapter 17: Alice sees the vampire army is coming to Forks
🎧Podcast Episode 57: Utilizing the werewolves strength in defeating the army
📚Chapter 18: The pack and Cullen’s train together
🎧Podcast Episode 58: The plan for Bella
📚Chapter 19: Bella asks Edward to stay behind and not fight
🎧Podcast Episode 59: Pack communications and how convenient, and inconvenient, it can be
📚Chapter 20: Edward and Bella are officially engaged
🎧Podcast Episode 60: The angsty lust
📚Chapter 21: Jacob is still being a nag about Bella loving him
🎧Podcast Episode 61: Why Jacob isn’t the Alpha
📚Chapter 22: Jacob and Edward have a heart to heart
🎧Podcast Episode 62: Jacob shows his lack of maturity as he is unable to put his own desire aside and respect Bella’s wishes
📚Chapter 23: I hate this kiss in the book 🤮
🎧Podcast Episode 63: Jacob’s manipulation of Bella is disgusting
📚Chapter 24: Victoria�� Bella was right
🎧Podcast Episode 64: How Edward uses his powers in battle
📚Chapter 25: The Volturi suddenly appear after the army is defeated
🎧Podcast Episode 65: Jane and Bree Tanner
📚Chapter 26: Bella visits Jacob and again the choice is Edward
🎧Podcast Episode 66: How Edward proves he loves Bella more than Jacob does
📚Chapter 27 and Epilogue: Edward promises Bella whatever she wants, cause he just wants her to be happy.
🎧Podcast Episode 67: Jacob’s inability to understand or respect what Bella wants

🎬Eclipse: This is one of those rare instances in which the films are infinitely better than the books. The books do not paint Jacob in a positive light and the movie eases that.
🎧Podcast Episode 70: Reading the Novella really helps add more to the movie experience

Love them or hate them, you’ve heard of them- and it’s because of their undeniable popularity in their time. Are they absolute masterpieces, no. If you can view these as the campy sparkling vampires they are- then you’ll thoroughly enjoy these books. 😉