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 enlarge | Author: Stephenie Meyer
Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers
Category: Book
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Rating:  1055 reviews
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Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Young Adult
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Pages: 608
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.7 x 1.9
ISBN: 0316160199
EAN: 9780316160193
ASIN: 0316160199
Publication Date: August 21, 2006
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 Courtesy of Teens Read Too October 11, 2006
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
NEW MOON is the much-anticipated sequel to last year's exceptional vampire romance, Twilight. When I first got my hands on a thick copy of Twilight, I ended up losing sleep for a week until I finished it. Night after night I could not put down the gripping tale of 17-year-old Isabella Swan and the family of vampires who virtually adopt her - some more willingly than others.
With the thrill of Twilight fresh in my mind, I eagerly plunged into NEW MOON. The story takes up several months after Twilight ended. Bella has enjoyed a magical summer with her vampire love, Edward Cullen, but as she closes in on her eighteenth birthday, her own mortality weighs heavily on her. Edward will be eternally young and beautiful, while Bella is doomed to age like a normal human.
In this sequel, author Stephenie Meyer starts out strong. For example, she offers some foreshadowing when Bella and Edward discuss Romeo and Juliet for a school assignment. Also, Meyer masterfully set up a potentially epic conflict that must be resolved in the next book. I'm already on the edge of my seat waiting for that one.
Unfortunately, NEW MOON did not captivate me and keep me awake way too late the way its predecessor did. It was largely lacking in the two things I liked best about the first book. First, the vampiric Cullen family did not feature as prominently here. Yes, Bella managed to make other unusual friends, but these new pals were not as compelling as the eternal Cullens.
The other thing I missed in NEW MOON was that it did not emphasize the heroine's stumbling, bumbling klutziness. That aspect of her character made her endearing in the first novel, but while it existed here to some degree, it did not provide the same level of comic relief that I enjoyed in Twilight. Overall this felt like a more serious book.
NEW MOON's rating doubtless suffered from the extraordinary expectations created by Twilight. I loved NEW MOON's beginning and its end, but I only liked the middle. Despite the criticisms, this is an intriguing tale that I highly recommend. And I can't want to see what happens next.
Reviewed by: K. Osborn Sullivan
 New Moon October 11, 2006
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
This book was GREAT! I give it fifteen million stars! The only problem is that Edward leaves, and we don't hear from him (at least not directly hint hint) for alot of the book. But Jacob was good enough to keep me happy while he was gone, and the open-ending is just evil because it makes me so anxious!!!
Can't wait!
best book in the whole world October 7, 2006
1 out of 6 found this review helpful
bella and edward are great in the book. its fast paced, suspenceful,and the love story makes me jealous its just so good. I LOVE IT!!!! CANT WAIT FOR THE NEXT BOOK IN THE SERIES TO COME OUT!!!! KL
Remarkable October 4, 2006
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I remember reading Stephenie Meyers' website and anticipating the fact that "New Moon" would come out in October of 2006, but when I walked into Borders book store and saw the book lying in a display case, I was completely frazzled.
I've never really been interested in vampire books, or anything of that nature, but I first picked up "Twilight" and Target, hoping it was a good read.
I basically LOVED the story, and a bunch of my friends did too.
"New Moon" was just as invigorating and wonderful as "Twilight", if not better.
I was really dissapointed that Edward is out of the book for a while, I guess I envy the whole romance bit and what not between him and Bella. But it had a great ending and a terribly depressing cliff-hanger, haha.
I can't wait for "Eclipse" and the other book put into Edwards view to come out.
Should be pretty sweet.
Very good October 3, 2006
3 out of 6 found this review helpful
I loved Twilight, but even though this book was just as well written, I didn't like that Edward wasn't featured in 2/3 of the book. I'm a total sap so I didn't like the fact that Edward wasn't there to romantically save her every time she got into trouble. But I absolutley loved the ending, and I can't wait for the third book to come out!
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