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The second in the Twilight saga, this book begins with Bella's 18th birthday, a day she's dreading because it marks the day when she will be forever older than her vampire boyfriend, Edward Cullen. At the party, she is nearly attacked by Edward's brother Jasper, causing the Cullens to move away in order to protect Bella. With Edward intentionally removing himself from Bella's love and life, she goes into a downward spiral. For months, she says nothing, hears nothing, does nothing. When she finally wakes up to the life she's made for herself, she wants nothing more than to go back to bed.

Yet, life goes on -- as Bella makes and re-makes friends, she begins to picture what her life will be like without Edward. Critical to this life is Jacob Black, a family friend who played a minor role in Twilight. But just when she needs him the most, Jake leaves her alone to follow her own dangerous impulses, impulses which nearly lead to destruction -- not only her own, but Edward's as well.

Though this book refers heavily to Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet", it reminded me even more of another work: JK Rowling's Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. For the majority of the book, our hero and heroine are apart, going down paths that may or may not cross in the future. In a way this is quite frustrating -- yet, it helps us see the world as Bella sees it, makes her decisions all the more reasonable. It also allows Meyer to set up the conflicts that will feature throughout the third book of the series.

Final Opinion: Less perfect than the first, but if you loved Twilight, you should certainly read New Moon.

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