Twilight

Twilight by Stephenie Miller is, quite possibly, the most kick ass ya lit I have read all year. Bill is right. This is the perfect blend of teen romance and drama. Plus, vampires! You all know how much I love stores with the vamps.

I really can't recommend this book highly enough. And honestly, this isn't really young adult literature in my mind. Even though the characters are high schoolers the story itself is much more adult skewed. I would not give this book to my niece. Or at least not until she's a few years older.

For those of you who love Buffy, this book doesn't conform to the normal vampire folklore. For example, these vamps can be in the sun; crosses don't effect them, etc. But like Buffy, you have this gorgeous vampire attracted to the life and vitality of a beautiful, human girl.

This is a romance I can get behind. I am waiting on pins and needles for the person who has book two in this three book series to return the sequel New Moon. I've even recalled the book because I cannot stand the wait.

Books Read in 2007:

Twilight ~ Stephenie Miller
The Key to the Golden Firebird ~ Maureen Johnson
Enna Burning ~ Shannon Hale
Fool Moon ~ Jim Butcher
Queen of Babble ~ Meg Cabot
The Goose Girl ~ Shannon Hale
The Princess Academy ~ Shannon Hale
Avalon High ~ Meg Cabot
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ~ J.K. Rowling
A Thousand Splendid Suns ~ Khaled Hosseini
The Bermudez Triangle ~ Maureen Johnson
Fray ~ Joss Whedon
The Dragonriders of Pern ~ Anne McCaffery
Embroideries ~ Marjane Satrapi
13 Little Blue Envelopes ~ Maureen Johnson
The Cider House Rules ~ John Irving
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ~J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ~ J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ~ J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ~ J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ~ J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone ~ J.K. Rowling
The Good Men: A Novel of Heresy ~ Charmaine Craig
An Abundance of Katherines ~ John Green
The Count of Monte Cristo ~ Alexandre Dumas
Looking For Alaska ~ John Green
Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest ~ Stephen Ambrose
Drinking, Smoking, and Screwing: Great Writers on Good Times ~ edited by Sara Nikles
Forever in Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood ~ Ann Brashares