Vampires, Angels and Fairies.

 After quite some time of searching for a new book to read, I found a new genre that somehow got my interest. Actually it's not really new... just new for me. I'm talking about young adult fantasy novels. Yes like the Twilight series. Before, I did not really like young adult novels because of the cheesy romance and stuff. I'm not really into romantic novels. But since I don't know what to read anymore, I'm trying this genre.

The Twilight series had been actually getting my attention even before the hype went out because of the cover - you know... the black background with red images against it. I told you I love red. And the black bakground made it look mysterious and interesting. But when I read the plot, I easily lost my interest (eeww... a romantic novel). But because of the fantasy part and the vampire-hype, I decided to read the whole Twilight series around a couple of years ago. Another reason why I decided to read the series, was because of the anime/manga series Vampire Knight by Matsuhiro Hino. Gaian anime fans were comparing the characters of the series so I became curious about the novel. Anyway, I also somehow like vampires at that time because of VK. But after reading the first book, I started to have a slight dislike to vampires. Even though I don't want to compare Twilight with VK, I can't help comparing the characters. The complicated relationship and characters of Edward, Bella and Jacob greatly reminded me of Kaname, Yuuki and Zero.

You might be asking why I started to have a slight dislike to vampires after reading Twilight. Actually, I also don't understand. Maybe because I just don't want to be one of those girls dreaming for a vampire like Edward to come true. And because I really could not stand Twitards - sorry for the term. Despite everything, I was still able to finish the whole series in 6 days... not because I fell in love with it, but because of sheer boredom. I actually hate the series. I just read them out of curiosity and I hate unfinished works. When I started reading  or watching something,  I have to finish it or else I know that someday I'm going to regret it. And the ending would also haunt me.

There are a lot of people criticizing how the author had written the book and how the characters were developed, but I'm not really into criticizing those things so I won't be talking about that. After reading the books, I somehow understood why everyone is screaming for Edward. It's because it's every girl's dream to have a boy who would love her with all his heart, protect her with his life, and go crazy for her just like Ed to Bella. Shit, am I hearing myself? That sounds cheesy (eeww...). But don't get me wrong, I'm actually on Team Jacob ~wink. Although I was quite uhm... disgusted at the end... you know, with the imprinting thingy.

Just like the other Twilight haters, I do not really like the series because of Bella.H er personality, being a Mary Sue and her being sooo head over heels with Edward. Hey, I'm not saying that it's wrong to crazily fall in love and give everything you've got. It's just that, I don't like that way or that kind of falling in love. Because even though I haven't experienced it that way, I know it's going to hurt so much not only me but also everyone around me. Am I sounding bitter? But trust me, I'm not. Anyway, I'm suddenly remembering more reasons why I don't like Twilight. But I don't want to list everything down here so let's just leave it like that.

Anyway, I'm writing this here as an introduction for some of the next entries that I would be having. I'm actually planning to write about the books that I've read and would be reading. Actually, I'm supposed to write about Eyes Like Stars by Lisa Mantchev, which I've just finished, but I don't know what happened why I suddenly talked about Twilight. lol. Maybe I'll just write about it tomorrow... or when I've already bought the next book that I'm planning to read  - could be Fallen by  Lauren Kate or Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick which are also young adult fantasy novels. I'm trying to stay away from vampires and found fairies/magic (Eyes Like Stars) and fallen angels (Fallen and Hush, Hush). I was supposed to buy Fallen this afternoon, but my favorite bookstore was packed with school supplies-shoppers and I don't want to waste my time waiting in a very, very long line to buy a single book, so I just went home. Maybe I'll try my luck again tomorrow from a different branch.