Three Down and One to go....

How do I even begin? I really liked book number one in the twilight series, Not so much for the story line, but because it made me remember what it was like when I fell in love with Derik. I was all giddy inside like a little school girl and I just couldn't get enough!
I'm not usually very good at critiquing other peoples work, especially when its something they have put a lot of time and energy into (after all it's their very own unique creation), Who am I to dish out my one minded opinions right....
So this is just my interpretation of what I read and the feelings I had.

*just a note*
I read these books in two days and I really cannot remember where one book ended and the other begins, so if I get something wrong just roll your eyes and move on, I had too.....

New Moon was really hard for me to finish, I almost quit reading the series all together. I felt like the story was way to drawn out and after like almost four hundred pages of reading the same whiny stuff, I couldn't help but roll my eyes and think, lets move on shall we. Maybe I just couldn't relate to the whole broken hearted teenage thing, maybe I just missed the whole point of the book, I'm not sure? I had heard several people talking about how whiny and annoying Bella could be in these books, so maybe I was already tainted a little. Stephenie Meyer may or may not have meant for Bella to be so well, unabashedly annoying, I cannot quite figure it out.
Either way I got through all the whining and teenage drama to only be more puzzled as to why this book changed it focus from a teenage girl and her vampire love to a book about a whiny girl and her Indian friend? Once I continued to read on in the series I finally see why Jacob became such a key player, I guess I just didn't like how one character is almost completely dropped from the book and another introduced without much explanation ( It all makes sense now, but It was really annoying trying to understand why throughout the second book).

Eclipse was the missing piece I guess I needed. As things started to make more sense, I found that once again I was back to enjoying the series.
I'm quite interested to see how it all gets wrapped up and how everyone is going to move on in book number four. Although I admit the negative reviews I have been seeing are making me thing twice! I'm not sure I want to read another book where I'm left feeling disappointed and confused!

With all that being said, whether I like the series in the end or not, my annoyance isn't as much about the author's writing as it is towards Bella's behavior and thoughts, I just cannot relate or understand it! Stephanie Meyer's has written four fairly good sized books, three of which I have read in four days. She has kept it interesting enough that I have to keep reading even when I'm annoyed beyond belief!