I will combine my book reviews on the 2nd and 3rd books in the Twilight Saga: New Moon and Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer.

I have mixed feelings on both books. On the one hand, I still have this overwhelming love for the character of Edward Cullen. Because I already read the last and final book in the saga, I can now understand why Jacob Black was that annoying. I can now understand why Bella Swan felt the need to be an ass and be torn between two men, or a vampire and a werewolf. When I first read New Moon, I had to put the book down for days before I could continue reading it again. It was just the need to finish the book and move on to Eclipse that made me read the whole damn book. Admittedly, I am Team Edward. I hated that parts where Edward was just a dim memory of Bella. With the storytelling, it’s the same as Twilight. Good, nothing spectacular. I am just one of those persons who don’t like a fickle-minded woman probably.

So I was able to finish New Moon and was happy with the ending. Bella and Edward were back in each others’ arms. I liked that ending a lot. I liked how Alice Cullen played a big role in the book again.

Moving on to Eclipse, I thought it would be a whole lot better but the idea of being torn between the one you declared to be your life (Edward) versus your bestfriend (Jacob) was, again, something I totally hated. I didn’t like that Bella played the hearts of those men. There was an explanation in the final book but since I didn’t know it yet, I could never appreciate the tug in Bella’s heart where Jacob was concerned. I liked the idea of the mortal enemies setting aside their differences to fight for a common goal. The newborn vampires of Victoria versus the werewolves and the good vampires. The scene where Bella realized that she’s also in love with Jacob, the one in the clearing while they were waiting for the fight to commence… that really bothered me. How could a woman be in love with another when she couldn’t live without another? Bella was madly in love with Edward and couldn’t live without him but she’s also in love with Jacob? Come on, girl! Pick one!

I like Seth Clearwater‘s character. I liked how he bonded with the vampires and became a central character in the last book. But I am getting ahead of myself….

So my final judgment: 50-50 like-hate both books.

I am giving New Moon 2 out of 5 stars
while Eclipse 3 out of 5 stars

I still owe you my reviews on Letters to Juliet, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice and Inception. These are the last three movies I’ve watched. I know, there’s no Toy Story 3 but that’s because I haven’t watched it yet and I don’t have a plan to watch it in the big screen. We are always tuned in to the Disney Channel because of our little kid at home and I know it will be shown there soon. And then I can watch Toy Story 3 again and again. There’s also no Eclipse in the list. That’s because I haven’t watched it yet. There’s really very little interest to see it actually. If it weren’t for Rob Pattinson, I swear I won’t be watching the movie anymore.

Anyway, the next movie on my list is Salt. I don’t like Angelina Jolie at all but the trailer is really luring me to the movie house to watch it. It will be shown on the 28th here.