New Moon: Novel

Author: Stephenie Meyer

Publication Date: September 6,2006

Number of Pages: 563

In the second novel of the Twilight series by Meyer, Bella and Edward continue with their dating and falling in love with each other since the previous novel Twilight. On Isabella "Bella" Swan's 18th birthday, Edward Cullen and his family throw her a birthday party. While unwrapping a gift, she gets a paper cut, which causes Edward's adopted brother, Jasper, to be overwhelmed by her blood's scent and attempts to kill Bella. To protect her, Edward decides to end their relationship, and the Cullens move away from Forks leaving Bella very heart-broken and depressed.

In the months that follow, Bella learns that thrill-seeking activities, such as motorcycle riding, allow her to "hear" Edward's voice in her head. She also seeks comfort in her deepening friendship with Jacob Black, a cheerful companion who eases her pain over losing Edward. Bella later discovers that Jacob and other tribe members are shape-shifters who assume gigantic wolf forms. Jacob and his pack protect Bella from the vampire Laurent and also Victoria, who seeks revenge for her dead mate, James, whom the Cullens killed in Twilight.

Meanwhile, a serious miscommunication leads Edward to believe that Bella has killed herself. Distraught over her supposed suicide, Edward flees to Volterra, Italy to provoke the Volturi, vampire royalty who are capable of killing him. Alice and Bella rush to Italy to save Edward, arriving just in time to stop him. Before leaving Italy, the Volturi tell Edward that Bella, a human who knows that vampires exist, must either be killed or transformed into a vampire. When they return to Forks, Edward tells Bella that he has always loved her and only left Forks to protect her. She forgives him, and the Cullens vote in favor of Bella being transformed into a vampire, to Edward's dismay. However, Edward gives Bella a choice: either she lets Carlisle change her after her graduation, or, if Bella agrees to marry him, he will change her himself.
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This was a very good book in the fact that it introduced the wolf pack and strengthened Bella and Jacob's relationship. I would say however that out of the four novels this is my 4th favorite book. Even though Jacob was great, I was missing Edward way to much...lol The Volturi however was great and Edward's proposal to Bella made my heart stop. But as a very fast reader it did take me the longest to read this book. It just seemed to drag a bit to me so it did not keep at my attention as well as others have. But don't get me wrong it was a very good book, just wished there was more Edward in it...lol Can you tell which Team I'm on....lol