This is all New Moon spoilery!!!
Just a couple days ago, I was behind on my reading schedule. Now I’m too far ahead. But only because I cheated. The thing is, I don’t have the patience to once again read through the 300-ish pages between Edward leaving and Alice returning.
I enjoy the Jacob/werewolves storyline, but it worked much better for me when it was interspersed with stories of Edward and the rest of the Cullens/Hales in Eclipse. I find myself flipping through pages or even chapters at a time going “blah blah blah, I know this already.” And it’s true that I know all the vampire stuff, too, but… it’s why I read the series. Repeatedly. I’m all about the love story. The love story of Edward and Bella.
I’m not a Jacob hater, and the budding friendship between Bella and Jacob is important to the series, but I don’t want to spend too much time reading about it again. At least not in the context of New Moon. When I move on to Eclipse, I’ll start paying attention again, except for the parts that piss me off.
Anyway, I skipped through a lot of those chapters, and started reading in earnest again when Bella jumped off the cliff, which is why I’m way ahead of schedule. I’m reading the Volterra chapters now, and I just had to share that I can’t help but to love Aro. His enthusiasm is delightful! Mostly, I think I find him so amusing because I hear his lines read in the voice of Killface.
I love this series. I cannot wait for the movie to come out. I some what thought new moon was a little boring, but trust me eclipse is really good.
Emily
Yeah, New Moon is definitely my least favorite of the series thus far. It has its high points for sure, but man, those middle chapters were tough to get through.
I had no such complications with Eclipse. Not entire chapters, or huge sections, anyway. Though there certainly are a couple of scenes in Eclipse that I had a difficult time reading, and when I reread, I’ll probably skip right past them. Still, it’s a few pages– not 300 pages.