Penning a sequel to a successful book is in itself an arduous task, but when the book in question is a bestseller, with a cult following, the author certainly has a task cut out. Living upon the expectations of the previous work and being able to sustain the readers with a different line of thought in the same vein is no mean feat, but Stephanie Meyers has managed to score excellently with her sequel, The New Moon, to the unexpected blockbuster, Twilight.
Readers who have read Twilight will have no difficulty understanding the plot of The New Moon, which effortlessly moves forward, albeit at a leisurely pace, with a few insightful peeks into the earlier novel, and caries the romance of “star-crossed” couple; Bella, a teenager and Edward, the vegetarian vampire’ forward.
Bella and Edward are going steady and the memories of the ‘James incident’ are fading away. Things are too good to be true for Bella, who is on cloud nine. However, all of Edward’s earlier fears are brought to life, when while celebrating Bella’s birthday with the Cullen’s, she accidently cuts her finger (imagine bleeding in a house full of vampires). Little wonder as all hell breaks loose and things get out of hand.
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Edward, fearing Bella’s safety, takes the heart breaking decision to leave Bella and Forks forever, leaving her shattered and heartbroken. With the Cullen’s gone, Bella sinks into abject misery and depression even as the old horrifying nightmare comes to haunt her again. Functioning on auto drive, Bella just about manages to get through her paces ‘but is not alive’, according to her dad, Charlie.
Bella downs in her pain for months (read 200 pages), resurfacing only when her father threatens to send her to a psychologist or to her mother in San Francisco. Desperate, Bella reluctantly goes out and discovers that doing risky things beings back Edward, at least in her head! Grasping at straws, Bella becomes an adrenaline junky just to hear Edward’s voice cautioning her against her foolhardy ways. But it is when she rekindles her friendship with Jacob, a member of Quileute clan, her life starts again. But, with Jacob struggling to keep a deep secret of his own, Bella is abandoned all over again.
The novel has an incredibly over powering melancholic feel. Meyer has introduced new families and races which complicate Bella and Edward’s story. Passionate, riveting and full of surprises, the vampire love saga leaves Meyer’s many fans breathless for the sequels to follow.
New Moon (The Twilight Saga)
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