Bella Swan moves from her mother's home in Arizona to live with her father in small-town Forks Washington. Bella's move allows her mother to spend more time with her new stepfather. Forks is on the Pacific Ocean and borders on the LaPush Indian Reservation. Most of Bella's time is spent moping at being so far from home and spending time with her distant father. Until she meets the Cullen Family. Edward Cullen is a mysterious young man and he captures Bella's attention, just as she captures his.
Edward is a vampire with the ability to read minds, except with Bella he cannot see into her thoughts. With his four siblings the Cullens are the outsiders who refuse to take part in the social structure. He pays close attention to Bella, even protecting her from a classmate's runaway vehicle. But the attention to short-lived. Thus begins a hot-cold relationship until Bella is rejecting perfectly normal young men for the possibility of a romantic relationship with the mysterious Edward.
After a weekend trip to the LaPush Reservation where Bella met Jacob Black (son of her father's best friend). Jacob is a bit younger than Bella and her human friends but shares the local legend of the Cullen vampires. A quick internet search later Bella is convinced her mystery man is really a vampire, but she loves him too much to worry about the possible risks.
Bella confronts Edward after he saves her from yet another threat (this time muggers in a dark alley). He reveals his secret and warns Bella away. Bella refuses to cave to his warning the two begin a tumultuous relationship which will draw them through another three books.
Twilight is the first of four novels detailing the relationship between Bella Swan and Edward Cullen. The story focuses on the interactions between the two, sometimes at the expense of secondary characters. Younger readers will enjoy the ease of reading while some content may be mature. A quick read for experienced readers, Twilight encouraged young readers to explore the written word at a time when pleasure-reading had fallen out of vogue.
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