C Reviews Category / C+ Reviewsaliens / Love-Triangle / Sci-fi / Science-Fiction-Romance / Stephenie-Meyer / Twilight Saga25 Comments
Dear Ms. Meyer, While I didn’t think it was perfect, I did enjoy your first young adult novel, Twilight. So when my fellow blogger Jia was unable to get too far into The Host, a genre-bending speculative romantic thriller and your first book for adults, I agreed to give it ... more >
Publishing NewsStephenie-Meyer10 Comments
According to some anecdotal acounts, the Wall Street Journal posits that the Meyer books are encouraging teens to wait. After all, Edward waits for over 100 years for Bella. And here lies Ms. Meyer’s secret. She knows that romantic tension is often better built with anticipation than action. That there ... more >
Essaysracism / Stephenie-Meyer / Twilight Saga69 Comments
I’ve gotten more than one inquiry as to my response to this post by Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez in which she makes, on the surface, compelling argument as to why she thinks that Meyer might be racist. Many spoilers follow:
D ReviewsStephenie-Meyer / Twilight Saga / vampires187 Comments
Dear Ms. Meyer: My overriding thought when I was reading Breaking Dawn was that it was a good thing this wasn’t the first book because I wonder how many people would have glommed onto the series after reading this mess of a story. I totally loved Twilight, was less than ... more >
Publishing NewsStephenie-Meyer / Twilight Saga36 Comments
According to a press release from Little Brown, Stephenie Meyer’s Breaking Dawn will be released on Saturday, August 2, at 12:01 a.m. I wonder if all the bookstore parties will feature prom associated attire given that is a signature thing for Meyer. Breaking Dawn brings to a close the Edward ... more >
Publishing NewsStephenie-Meyer / Young-Adult4 Comments
Stephenie Meyer, author of Eclipse, might not yet be JK Rowling but she sold 150,000 copies of her third book on Tuesday. The original print run was 1,000,000, but after first day sales, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers have gone back for a second printing. I am thinking, though, ... more >