Synopsis written by Jodi
New Moon is the second instalment in the Twilight phenomenon. A year has passed since Bella met Edward Cullen, her vampire boyfriend. As Bella’s 18th birthday looms she fears ageing while Edwards stays frozen at seventeen, however Edward’s wont even contemplate turning her. The night of Bella’s 18th birthday arrives and a simple paper cut while opening her presents leads to Bella being injured while Edward has to protect her from his suddenly ravenous family. This incident forces Edward to realise that Bella is too fragile to be a part of his life; he decides that it is necessary to end their relationship and the whole Cullen family leave Forks.
Heart broken by Edward’s defection Bella falls into a deep depression. After months spent barely surviving and just going through the motions, she has alienated most of her friends and has her father worried enough to consider sending her to live with her mother. After a promise to try harder to regain her life, she renews her friendship with Jacob Black who helps her rebuild a motorbike she has secretly obtained.
Although it doesn’t seem like she will ever get over Edward’s abandonment, life for Bella seems to be moving on. Until the vicious vampires Victoria and Laurent return to Forks. Mysterious deaths start to occur, and sightings of large ferocious animals have the townspeople scared. When it’s discovered that the vampires are after Bella in retribution for James death in Twilight, Jacob and his friends step in to protect her. It is then that Bella realises why Jacob has become so secretive, he and his friends are the large animals that have been seen lurking around Forks. They have become werewolves and have been trying to protect the town from their mortal enemies the vampires.
In the meantime, Bella has realised that she can cause herself to hallucinate Edward's image and voice by putting herself in harms way. She therefore starts taking unacceptable risks just to have him near her; this culminates in her plummeting from a cliff face into the stormy sea below. Edward’s sister Alice has a vision of Bella’s jump and the Cullen family assume that she has committed suicide in her grief. By the timeAlice Italy
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Heart broken by Edward’s defection Bella falls into a deep depression. After months spent barely surviving and just going through the motions, she has alienated most of her friends and has her father worried enough to consider sending her to live with her mother. After a promise to try harder to regain her life, she renews her friendship with Jacob Black who helps her rebuild a motorbike she has secretly obtained.
Although it doesn’t seem like she will ever get over Edward’s abandonment, life for Bella seems to be moving on. Until the vicious vampires Victoria and Laurent return to Forks. Mysterious deaths start to occur, and sightings of large ferocious animals have the townspeople scared. When it’s discovered that the vampires are after Bella in retribution for James death in Twilight, Jacob and his friends step in to protect her. It is then that Bella realises why Jacob has become so secretive, he and his friends are the large animals that have been seen lurking around Forks. They have become werewolves and have been trying to protect the town from their mortal enemies the vampires.
In the meantime, Bella has realised that she can cause herself to hallucinate Edward's image and voice by putting herself in harms way. She therefore starts taking unacceptable risks just to have him near her; this culminates in her plummeting from a cliff face into the stormy sea below. Edward’s sister Alice has a vision of Bella’s jump and the Cullen family assume that she has committed suicide in her grief. By the time
Alice and Bella then race for
The Reviews
Jodi's Review
Although not my favourite book of the series, New Moon still managed to suck me into the storyline, again. No matter how many times I read it, I howl piteously when Edward leaves Bella, and find that her depression is depicted with almost too much realism for my peace of mind. I do find the glib suicide references disturbing as no man, not even Edward, should be worth killing yourself over.
Although not my favourite book of the series, New Moon still managed to suck me into the storyline, again. No matter how many times I read it, I howl piteously when Edward leaves Bella, and find that her depression is depicted with almost too much realism for my peace of mind. I do find the glib suicide references disturbing as no man, not even Edward, should be worth killing yourself over.
Nadine's Review
I loved this book. It has everything that a well-paced story should have - action, thrills, mystery and of course romance. It will break your heart in several ways.The pace of this story is very quick. Once I pick it up I can never put it down again. I think it's because I sometimes never believe Edward is going to come back and I have to see whether he does.
The introduction of the love triangle, the conflict between the werewolves and vampires and of course the Volturi is fantastic. It sets the story up for further development and engages the reader even further.
As I type this it is three sleeps until New Moon is showing in New Zealand. I really hope that the essential elements of the story have not been lost, and that emotions I feel while reading this are heighten and that it is bigger and better than the hype it's getting.
Jaki's Review
Being a Team Jacob girl, it goes without saying that I loved this book. The story just sweeps you away and the realism of the situations are so spot on you can't help but get into and love the story.
The break up scene between Edward and Bella kills me every time. It's so full of emotion and makes me cry every time I read it. It causes me to wonder about Stephenie Meyer's own past experiences, to be able to make this so believable and heart wrenching. I feel that most people could associate with Bella's feelings of not being good enough at some point in their lives and so connect with her during this point to feel her heartbreak and complete emptiness.
Having Jacob as such a polar opposite to Edward makes for great story telling as Bella can now show a whole different side of herself around Jacob, easy going and carefree as a teenager should be, unlike the stiffness she shows around Edward. Moving into Jake's world gives New Moon an entirely different feel to that in Twilight.
New Moon is a fast paced book that will engross readers from the start. You will not want to put it down until it's finished and when you do, you'll be itching to start the next installment, Eclipse.
