Third Quarter Outside Reading Book Review

New Moon by Stephenie Meyer. Little, Brown and Company, 2006. Genre: Fiction novel.
Edward and his family leave Forks in order to not reveal that they are vampires. Bella believed that they left because Edward no longer loved her, so she goes into a deep depression. She depends on her friend, Jacob Black, for a way out of the depression. She finds out that Jacob is a werewolf and that his pack is protecting Bella from Victoria. Alice then comes back and takes Bella to Italy to save Edward from the Volturi.
"The author has somehow set to paper a credible journey through and recovery from depression. Even though this is a supernatural story - I think that a lot of people who have felt broken from loss will find a kindred spirit in Bella in this book....[New Moon will] leave [fans] breathless for the third." -School Library Journal.
For most of this book, Bella's self esteem is low. The author focuses a lot on the pain that Bella feels and on what she thinks of herself and the situation that she's in. She confides in Jacob for a way out of the pain of heartbreak. This book reminds me of the book that I read last quarter, Uninvited. First, both of the main characters are dealing with mythical creatures. Second, they both either leave or get left by a vampire and it bothers them in some way. Third, a vampire wants to kill them. For Bella, it's Victoria and for Jordan, it's Michael.
"Times passes. Even when it seems impossible. Even when each tick of the second hand aches like the pulse of blood behind a bruise. It passes unevenly, in strange lurches and in dragging lulls, but pass it does. Even for me." Page 93.
I read the first book of the Twilight Saga and was amazed at Stephenie Meyer's work. I couldn't put the book down. When I was done with it, I instantly moved on to the next one. New Moon was a good book, but, unlike the book before it, it was anti-climactic. Other than that, the book was a great read and I would recommend it to anyone.
I chose the word collage for my project. Here is the link to it: http://www.polyvore.com/new_moon/set?id=6751825