This whole Twilight phenomenon and my BD review. (Warning - contains spoilers!)

I admit. I am a total geek for reading anything related to the Twilight series. I even found myself at the Twilight panel in Comic-con, waking up at 6am to line up for a seat, sitting next to many moms and the other 6500 screaming girls. I shouldn't be doing this as a grown 26-year old, but I am!

I wasn't like this, really. In the first three books, I was so aggravated by the main character, Bella, for her constant "damsel in distress" syndrome and needing to be "saved" by her boyfriend vampire every time she was in trouble. So is Stephenie Meyer saying girls can't take care of themselves without guys? Yes, Bella is smart because she's in Advanced Bio and has strong character since she takes care of both her parents. But I think I'm too far removed from being a ridiculously in love teenager, however, I do remember that time of my life, as I'm sure every other girl who reads this book does too. I found myself wanting to read more as if this ridiculous story were like Brangelina's first pictures of their twin babies. I need more! Twilight totally feeds on the aggravated teenage angst and desire for something you can't have - which I think most teenagers go through. I felt like I was 12 again satisfying this guilty pleasure of mine with these novels. I think tapping into that emotion is the appeal and how internet-savvy Stephenie Meyer is in embracing the online community that has caused this phenomenon.

Breaking Dawn starts off rough. The first half book rambles on. Instead of being a page-turner, it was more like a page-skipper. Why was Bella pregnant for like half the book? Did anybody else notice the underlying messages like no sex before marriage, anti-abortion, etc..? Stephenie Meyer's writing isn't even great, but I did go back and re-read some pages because I do like a good vampire/buffy-ish story. The longing, desire will cause anybody to swoon over Edward Cullen's perfect body!

I could finally relate to her only when she turned into a vampire and became a lot more tolerable. No longer the weakest pawn, but finally the Queen of the chess board like that of the cover. I felt the 2nd half of the book is what I've been waiting all this time - yes, the vampire wedding, vampire sex, and vampire babies. I think I was a lot more interested in the world and universe that Stephenie created versus the indulgent Bella/Edward relationship. Having a vampire boyfriend carry your books to/from class? Drive you to and from school? Cater to your every desire and need? Understands how "human" you are because he reads minds? Takes you to a secluded island for a honeymoon? My Gawd! What kind of expectations are these for little 9-year-old girls who read this book? That's what most aggravates me. That's what causes crazy girls!

I even think the story of how Meyer became a writer is spectacular. Why can't I have a dream about a couple arguing because one of them is a vampire, then wake up, write it, and publish it within 6 months? Damn. Genius. Nevertheless, I enjoyed the story. I even got my two roommates hooked and we're going to watch the movie in December. I just don't cross the line in getting Twilight tattoos like the girls on the twilightlexicon.com forum. It's like how I'll dress up for Comic-con but never an anime character.