"It will be as if I never existed.."

New Moon, the sequel to Twilight, was definitely not my favorite book in the series. After reading Twilight, I was hooked on it and basically spent all my time fantasizing about it. When I first started reading these books the first three books were already out. I was on vacation in Arizona visiting all of my family and was way too bored for my own good, so I went to the book store to pick out a book to get me through the weeks. Little did I know that I would be picking out the book that would become a part of my life! When I finished the first book (only two days later), I rushed back to the book store to get the second. I had to wait a whole day just to dig into it, because it was Thanksgiving and we do a lot of family games and cooking on that day. It felt like a million years! During the time that I was just dying to get started, I simply couldn't wait to find out what happened next. I wanted to find out where Edward and Bella's relationship was going and what they would do next...together. Well, unfortunately for me, this didn't happen.

The beginning of the book is great and picked right back up where it was left off. It is getting close to Bella's birthday, which is not an intriguing idea for Bella who doesn't want to get older than her 17 year old, immortal boyfriend. She doesn't let anyone give her any attention on her birthday, although Alice does intend on throwing a little get together that night. A little get together as in, the Cullens and Bella. Before the "party", Bella and Edward watch Romeo & Juliet, which is one of my favorite parts considering I have an unhealthy addiction for Romeo & Juliet. I watch the movies a lot and read it when I'm not reading anything else. I love when Edward whispers Romeo's lines into Bella's ears. At the party Bella accidentally gives herself a paper cut and that sets Jasper, Edward's brother, off in a vampire frenzy. Thinking that he is constantly putting Bella into life-threatening danger by being with her, he LEAVES HER! My mouth literally dropped at this pointed and I almost started crying. 

Because of Edward's absence, Bella grows a very close bond to Jacob. Jacob becomes Bella's best friend and pulls her out of her zombie presence. Jacob and Bella's relationship grows quite strong, but is looked at differently between the two of them. To Bella, Jacob is her best friend and she loves him like a brother. To Jacob, Bella is his best friend and the love of his life. Their friendship is tested when Jacob begins to ignore her, but it is later revived when Bella finally understands that Jacob is a werewolf. What a strange world! Bella is definitely not in Kansas anymore!

In the end, Bella saves Edward from a horrible ending and they are back together at last. But this isn't quite a fairytale ending yet.. When Edward left, he left Bella broken and Jacob was the one to fix her up again. Bella's needs for both Edward and Jacob are strong but she finds that she can not have the cake and eat it too seeing that Edward and Jacob are natural enemies. Bella is left to choose between her best friend, that she most desperately needs, and her boyfriend who she realizes she can't live without. This is all left for us to figure out in the third book, Eclipse..