Eclipse

Meyer, Stephenie Eclipse
Little, Brown and Company New York, NY 2007
heart
Borders
$19.99
fiction


Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer is the third book in her series of four, furthering the dramatic story of Bella, an average teenager, and her experiences with vampires and werewolves. The first two books involved her falling in love with Edward Cullen, an immortal vampire, fighting off the “bad” vampires, and befriending werewolves – the arch enemies of vampires. She became especially close with a werewolf named Jacob, and Eclipse mostly revolves around Bella’s struggle of choosing between Edward and Jacob. When dozens of newborn vampires begin mysteriously appearing around their hometown of Forks, Washington and killing people like crazy, the Cullens and the werewolves try their best to find them and keep society safe. When it’s discovered that Victoria, a vampire trying to get revenge on Bella for killing her friend, is behind it, the Cullens and the werewolves join forces to keep Bella safe. This eventually leads up to a showdown between all of them, with one side winning by a long shot and one crucial character dying.
Before I actually started reading this series, I assumed it was going to be kind of weird since it dealt with vampires, werewolves, and other odd supernatural topics. I gave it a shot though, and was soon hooked. Stephenie Meyer has a unique diction that creates suspense and realness like I never would have imagined possible. She describes the internal emotions and thoughts of the characters to the extent that the reader feels completely connected to them, and this level of relatability toward totally impossible circumstances is what makes her books so appealing. I would definitely recommend Eclipse to anyone looking for a unique and descriptive read. It’s concentration on romance gears it more toward girls, but the action and intensity makes it appealing to boys as well.