Edward and Bella

Let's see, how long has it been since my last post. Just over four months I guess. Hey what better way to get back on it than to post about a completely random subject.
If you have no idea who the title of this post is referring to you probably want to stop reading right about... now. Maybe check back in another four months or so for my next entry.

For any of you twilight freaks who are still here I just thought I would post a few of my thoughts (actually it appears to be more of a rant) about this story.
Probably over a year ago I read Krissy's strong recommendation of Twilight on her blog. I was curious so shortly thereafter I bought Twilight and New Moon intending to read them right away but never got around to it. Recently I've started seeing movie trailers for Twilight being mentioned so I decided I'd better read the books before the film comes out in November.

I read the first book last week and really enjoyed it. At the end Edward and Bella had triumphed and are very happy together. So far so good.
I started the second book two days ago and finished it yesterday. But I almost wish I had never opened it. The first part was good, right up to the point where Edward leaves. One of the saddest things I have ever read. (Ya, it made me cry so what!)
Much later, when Alice shows up at Bella's house and the story refocuses on the Cullens and Edward I was greatly relieved. From then on to the end I was right back into it, rooting for Bella and Ed again.

It was just that bulk of the book in between that I gradually grew to hate. I wish that Jacob character never existed. I mean, of course Edward had gone, even though we all knew he desperately didn't want to go, but he believed it best for Bella. I can't fault Jake for trying but I just got more and more frustrated as he and Bella got closer and closer 'cause everybody knows Edward will be back somehow by the end of the book.
Bella never ceases her claim of complete devotion to the gone forever Edward and always narrates to us that her interest in Jake is purely friendly and only serves to help her hear Edward's voice now and then. However I began to grow more and more suspicious of their touchy feely cuddlyness and just wished Ed would hurry up and get back in the book before Bella got completely converted to the dark side.
I just could not put the book down. That is usually a good thing but not this time. I just hated Jake messing with Edward and Bella's destiny and couldn't stop reading until Edward was back in the picture.
The last chapter ends well enough, with Edward reclaiming Bella but then in the Epilogue Jake of course comes butting back in again and Bella, as always, leaves us wondering just a little bit about who it is that she really cares for the most.
Something just ain't right here.

After finishing the first book I had intended to get the third one as well but the second one was so frustrating for me that I had to check a few reviews of Eclipse before I bought it. It seems my suspicions are correct that the love triangle, far from getting sorted out, gets even more messy in the third book.
Bella, are you kidding me! What happend to all that unbreakable devotion to Edward. After all this, you're telling me I've been reading nothing more than an episode of "Friends". (I've never actually watched Friends but I hope you get my point)

My only hope for all this is that in the end, Bella finally decides that Edward is the only love she wants and needs and that Jake gets married to Lassie or whoever.

Even then it may be too late for my interest in this story. I had hoped that Bella and Edward had something more. Something immune from "I can't go on without him..... but hey that other guy's kinda cute."

Maybe I'm wrong. I haven't actually read the third book yet so if any of you think I've got it wrong and that Bella never really gets that confused I'd love to hear it. If not, I think I'm done with Edward and Bella.

Thanks for reading my official "longest post ever".

P.S. Thanks Marlan for letting us know about Stephenie Meyer's other book (The Host). I think I'll give that one a try instead, for now.