Easy reads but her word phases are rather limited. Her main character is always "dizzy" or her head is always "spinning". I understand the target audience is teenagers so I didnt expect much.

More of a guilty pleasure than anything else. The plot borders on predictable, there is an abundance of purple prose, and yet you keep reading. I wouldn't liken it to Shakespeare or Dickens, I wouldn't say it's challenging or introspective--but it kills time in a wonderfully satisying way.

I enjoyed the book, as far as I tapped into the inner 14-year-old inside of me. As a 44-year-old woman, that type of obsessive love romance just doesn't appeal to me the same way it used to. The imagery is beautiful with vivid descriptions. The book actually played out in my head like a movie, always a sign of good imagery in my opinion. It was somewhat 'addictive' as i found myself reading each and every volume as it was released in the series. All of that would give it a solid four rating. However, I have reduced it for one reason - the same obsessive love that I wrote about in the above paragraph. While I know that is how teens typically 'love' at their age, I do not think this was a healthy relationship for Bella. I did find Edward very overbearing, becoming controlling and jealous, even somewhat cruel in later books. The fact that Bella did not stand up to him, thereby presenting a positive role model to young teenage girls bothered me. She eventually chose Edward, which I could understand on some level. He is that forbidden fruit, the bad boy type girls fall for in their youth. However, I want my daughter to grow up strong and if she is being controlled or mistreated by some young man, I want her to have the strength to walk away. And to pick the one that may not be as exciting but that is more solid and kind. I think that books and movies are important role models for our children, so I must take away some credit for the author's lack of strength in the character of Bella.

Good book, ok movie.

I loved the series, and the movies. These were the first books I read through with out getting board. I have never read a book out of hobby or leisure time. I read in school for reports but I never was patient enough to read. But since I read these books, I went onto reading all of Harry Potter, House of Night, Host, P.C Cast, Sookies Stakehouses, Evermore, Night Huntress, and K. Sparks, C. Clare and so many others. I got to give S. Meyer credit to get me to start reading

Twilight was an okay book. If you're looking for a beautifully written story, this is not it. But if you want a fun story line then you will definitely enjoy it.

While I didn't go into this series with high expectations, it was alright. Love the series as a whole and I was a much bigger fan of New Moon. The writing in this book is atrocious by any writer's standards, but it was a guilty pleasure.

At first, is was an amazing book. I absolutely loved it and was completely obsessed with it. But that was when I was in middle school. As I am now much older, the story is still a great story, but it has just lost its thrill. I have recently reread the series, and realized it wasn't as great as I thought it was. I still love the story and all of the twists and characters, but the writing really isn't impressive at all. Though not many could create a story like that, almost anyone could write as well, if not better

The writing was okay. It was a great book but it took me awhile to get into it. Meyers did a great job with the characters but her writing could have been better.

I liked the movie but was really disappointed with the book. i didn't think the writing was very good at all. Even for a young adult novel, I thought the writing could have been better. The plot and overall story was a good idea but with such poor writing I couldn't even get through the book. Disappointing.

I personally found Edward's obsession with Bella disturbing and her attraction to him superficial. Their relationship seems unhealthy and sometimes abusive. I don't deny it is an entertaining read but I don't think the romance should be idealized.

I used to enjoy this book, but now that everyone's so obsessed with it I can't stand it. It's good, but not that good. It's hard for me to take the plot seriously after the first book. I've read all of them and I enjoy pretty much all of the characters, except Bella and Edward who slowly started to drive me crazy.

I had a really hard time getting through this book, it was a very slow read and really did not hold my interest. I kept pushing on hoping it got better. With all the hype on this series, I read the first two books, and have to admit that I am extremely disappointed. I will not read the others in the series.

I read the whole series and was greatly disappointed. The story was a drag and what happens to the vampires in the sun made me laugh like really I don't think I'll ever read anything from this author again.

I could not stand this book! I kept waiting for something to happen, and nothing did. I agree with an earlier reviewer in that it may be more appealing to tweens. I read it to see what all of my 7th graders were raving about. I guess that anything that gets them excited about reading is ok, but it definitely wasn't for me.