Ok. I have heard enough hype about this book called "Twilight" for a few months now. I have given in to my curiosity (despite the theme of this book) and purchased myself a copy. For the very few of you that haven't heard about it, it is a love story between a mortal girl and a vampire boy. Yes, I know what you are thinking because that is what I am thinking. This has to be so dumb! Well, I have read my first few pages and so far, it isn't a "page turner," but I hear you have to give it a couple chapters. (Ok, I am putting my trust in that.) Anyways, the author is Stephanie Meyers, a BYU grad, and her books have made it onto the New York Times Bestseller list. Yay for her!
So here is my funny story. When I went to Costco and picked it up, I noticed the sticker on the book (Costco's price sticker) said "juvenille." GAH how embarrassing! Juvenille! To think a 30 something year old would buy a juvenille book?! So I go to pay for the book and get this, the checker (who was a male) says to me, "Are you buying this book for YOU???" I wasn't sure how to respond since I was completely embarrassed. Hesitantly I stated, "yes." Then he proceeded to tell me how his mother and wife wouldn't shut up about the book, but how he thought the book's premise sounded so dumb. I laughed and told him I had finally heard enough about it, and I wanted to find out for myself. I'd have to let him know how I liked it. So I'll let you know, too.
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I hope you like it! It does get a bit worrisome now with all the hype about it, that someone is bound to read it and NOT like it, and then everyone who recommended it will either feel really dumb, or pity the soul who doesn't get completely hooked. My VT'ing comp and I gave this book to a girl we VT for her birthday. She had been going through chemo for breast cancer and was at home and reading a lot. We told her the author was LDS, but the book wasn't. Well, at our ward Christmas party she came up to me and thanked me over and over for the book and said she finally got around to reading it and loved it so much she sent her husband to get the next two for her. She had put off reading it because she thought it was an "LDS" book. Ha! Not so! Enjoy! You will soon be dreaming of Edward.
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