New Moon

My niece lent me New Moon last week. Read through it quite quickly during my breaks. Unlike Twilight (previous post), this is a character development book instead of action. Some people will find this a little dry compared to the first. There is plenty of action and many new jump off points for the other books, and presumably for any other side series Meyer may ever need. I will be interested in seeing the movies of these two books when they both get to DVD (or I borrow them from my niece). 3/5 for action, 4/5 for development, and 2/5 for the niece's interest in this one.

Twilight

I recently borrowed Twilight (by Stephenie Meyer of course). Compared to the literature I normally read in the vampire realms, this was definitely toned down (appropriate since it is targeted to teens IMHO). A few new twists from the traditional mythos, or perhaps a return to an earlier version, provide interesting effects. Like many stories, vampires have extraordinary abilities but these ones can live in the sunlight and choose to have a conscience about the feeding. This one will make you think twice about the loners in the lunch room of your youth.