Has this ever happened to you readers out there?

now, not that long ago, i discovered "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer, and i found it to be a good book... i wish i had this book 4 years ago when i was heading into grade 12

the book was interesting, creative, and i'll give props to the author... now, i've heard some things about the second book that worry me a little, that you have to read it twice so during the second time you know that it isn't going to end terribly... this worries me a little, because i only read the books i love more than once, which is why almost every Emma Holly, Deidre Knight, Kresley Cole, Nora Roberts, and J.R. Ward book i have is worn with a broken spine... the books i have that look like crap are the ones i read the most

i'm on my second read-through of "Twilight" and the prospect of reading the second one, "New Moon," is freaking me out a little... i don't want to read a book where the narrator's/main character's boyfriend runs off for almost the entire book (if you're a vampire and your girlfriend isn't, you should expect her to bleed a little... don't freak out when it happens) and she spends most of her time with someone who doesn't want said boyfriend to come back... at all

now, i want to read "New Moon" and "Eclipse," the third installment that came out in hardcover yesterday, but i hate getting excited by books only to be let down when i wasn't pulled into the story... i classify a good book as one where i want to be in the story experiencing what's going on at every single turn... i don't like books that make me depressed for more than two thirds of it... reading is escapism for me, it's not about feeling depressed

well, curiosity always gets the best of me, so i'll get "New Moon" when i get a chance, and "Eclipse" when it's in paperback... i HATE it when books come out in hardcover first, then paperback a whole year later... i hate reading hardcover books, the dust jackets are pointless and i always lose them... and please people, don't tell me what happens, i'll figure it out

oh, and go check out the Starting Write Now blog... these guys, and Stacie, are very interesting

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