I hate Science Fiction. Maybe not 'all things science fiction' because personally, I'd never grasped the whole concept of that thing. Aliens with green skin and bloated heads and guns to reduce you into dusts, plotting to invade our planet? Pssh. Please!

In a Nutshell :
Three lovers. Two bodies. Wanderer (later nicknamed 'Wanda') is the invading soul (Stephenie Meyer's term for aliens in her science fiction book for the science fiction haters) inserted at the back of 17-year-old Melanie Stryder's mind. Instead of fading away, Melanie torments Wanderer with thoughts of Jared and Jamie, but mostly Jared, and as inconvenient as it is for Wanderer (the story is based from her perspective), she falls in love with her host's boyfriend. Three lovers. Two bodies. Do the math.

Finding the Book :
Oh you know. Once stepheniemeyer, twilightlexicon, and twilighters become a daily web visit routine, you just get the information. It really annoyed me when I started reading the books and everyone else in America and Britain and wherever were writing reviews already. It's just not fair for other Stephenie Meyer fans in the Philippines and elsewhere. I'm kidding!?! Or am I ...

Story Plot :
I'll pick up from where I left you in 'In a Nutshell'. After Melanie torments Wanderer with thoughts and dreams of Jared and Jamie by feeding her with memories, and after Wanderer falls in love with her host's boyfriend and brother, Melanie managed to convince Wanderer to set out on a mission to find the two. Dying in the desert, they were found by Uncle Jeb, Mel's uncle, who prepared a perfect perfect hiding place from the rest of Wanderer's kind. It was back to the survival of the fittest. If you were not 'fit', the mean Seekers would catch you and insert a soul at the back of your mind and you'd fade away. Naturally, the last few people on Earth despised Wanderer's kind. And even if they called themselves 'souls', some humans considered them parasites-or even 'worms'. Both Melanie and Wanderer (heck, the two are inseperable frenemies anyway) found Jared and Jamie but making them accept Mel's fate was another story. Along the way, the humans learned to respect Wanderer and she slowly gained their trust. She even found love-but I didn't say it was from Jared. So what would that make? 4 loves in 3 bodies? It gets even more complicated, don't you think?

Review Proper :
An adult novel with no adult content whatsoever. Maybe adult content did happen somewhere between the lines but the word was never actually blurted out. Something I'm greatly thankful for. As usual, another fantastic job by Stephenie Meyer. It was a bit more complicated and more slow than the teenage-hormone-packed Twilight saga, but nevertheless, it's still a really good book. Forget the price when it comes to Mdm. Meyer's books. You're assured to have hours and hours of a good read. Swear!!!

Favorite Part :
Everytime the Melanie-Wanderer-Jared-Ian Love Quadrangle heats up. Because when Ian kisses Wanderer, Melanie gets disgusted because her only love is Jared. Imagine having to kiss someone else! And when Jared kisses Wanderer, still, Melanie gets upset because her boyfriend's kissing someone else even if it's her body?!? Huh? Whaaat!?

How does the story end anyway? Spoiler alert. Spoiler alert. It's got a happy ending. :)

Start:	Aug 2, '08 12:00a
End:	Aug 3, '08 12:00a

Something to look forward to. The final book of the Twilight Saga may not be released in the Philippines on the same date as the US's or anywhere else but that only means a few more weeks wait. That's a good thing, right?

Here's how I dish on Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight" and its sequel "New Moon". I haven't read "Eclipse" yet even though I have the copy already. Please. The last thing I'd want is to let the book take over my whole existence. It already happened to the first 2 books. Who's to say what's going to happen to me after reading the third installment? And have you heard of the great reviews people's been giving it? Enough said.

1. Comment on 'Twilight'.
- Masterpiece.

2. Comment on Bella.
- Lucky.

3. Comment on Edward.
- God.

4. Comment on Jacob.
- Nuisance.

5. Comment on 'New Moon'.
- Extraordinary.

More On Twilight. (Its Plot)
- Here's how everything of Bella's nothing-out-of-the-ordinary life turns around. She moves out of her mother's house to give her more time with her new husband, Bella's stepdad-Phil, some privacy. She flies to a rainy little town in Forks, Washington to stay with her father. She's suppose to go on with her ordinary life-high school and all-until she meets the Cullens one lunch break. Edward Cullen, in particular. It was never a Bella-meet-Edward kind of thing. Edward was not a very sociable type of guy and so was his brothers and sisters-Emmet and Rosalie, and Alice and Jasper-who are all together. Like a couple thing. And no, it's not incest because they're not really related. They're 'adopted' by Dr. Carlisle and Esme Cullen-at least, this was the story they made the townspeople believe. It's better than saying 'We're a family of vampires!', right? Bella gets intrigued by Edward as the days pass by but all he does is stir clear from her. Sometimes he even gives her the bad look which makes you think Bella poked him with a pencil. But don't fret. the two'll eventually fall in love, as far as the story goes but things never go smoothly. The Cullens are nice people-vamipres-whatever. They accept Bella into their family and they invite her to their games of baseball and all that jazz. But towards the end of the book, disaster strikes and a vampire's on the loose who'd do anything to taste Bella's blood < which is suppose to taste really really good (wrinkles nose). Will Edward and Bella survive? ... Of course they will! Why would there be 3 more sequels. Stupid question. But still. Hold on to your copies, ladies and gentlemen. It's going to be a rough ride!

Everyone's a Critic (Review Proper)
- A masterpiece-that's what Stephenie Meyer made for us. I guess the world would be a lot more emptier if this book didn't hit the bookstores' shelves. And so would my own (pitiful) personal collection of books. What I like about it is how the author made each character so vivid. I can even picture myself as one of them (who wouldn't want to be Bella, anyway?). It's unbelievable but I've never read a book with characters as alive as the "Twilight"'s are. I can't say anything about the story, too. It's just great. It's got this whole appeal and it's everything you ever wanted on one platter. It's romance, it's suspense, paranormal, dark comedy, everything. I did hear rumors that it's a very chic novel-so boys don't usually go as nuts over it as the girls do. I don't know what makes it a chic novel, though. Maybe it's because of the intense love burning between Bella and Edward. Who knows? Just because it's a love story, it doesn't have to be chic. Chic's like those Hilary Duff movies but this is masterpiece. You're labeling the Mona Lisa chic, then eh?

More on New Moon (Its Plot)
- It picks up on where "Twilight" left. Here, a year passes and Bella gets older (18, actually). I see her point. She pressures Edward into changing her into a vampire-for one, she wants to be with him for the rest of eternity and another-she does not want to become the old lady she saw in her nightmare. The Cullens decide to throw a birthday bash for her but things get a little out of hand when Bella gets a paper cut and one of the Cullens almost attacked her for his (or her) lack of control. This upsets Edward and decides that his entire vampire clan should leave Bella alone to go on with her normal mortal life. Who wouldn't be upset when a 'god' leaves you? Of course Bella was moping around and she felt like she could die of loneliness and of despair. She only brightens up when she starts hanging out with Jacob Black, the son of his father's good friend, Billy Black. Little did she know that Jacob's got a dirty little secret and she has to choose between his team or Edward's. And can her heart still be faithful to Edward-when Jacob's starting to make her like him-like him? Will Romeo ever come back for Juliet before Paris changes her mind?

Everyone's a Critic (Review Proper)
- Extraordinary. The book must be possessed! As usual, the characters were good enough to be alive and step out of the book. And you'd think that would be enough but not for Stephenie Meyer. She had to give the characters strange powers to manipulate with your thoughts and feelings. Beware. But seriously, although this book may seem a little draggy at times-just because Edward stepped out of the picture for a few hundred pages-it doesn't have to be a bad book. In fact, it got really climatic towards the end. Especially when Bella was hopelessly searching for Edward in Volterra-you'll find out by the time you read-I could even hear the clock chime in my head. I was cheering for Bella and I was crumpling the bedcover where I sat as I read the book. I was even more thrilled reading that part than watching some real movie. That was one extraordinary experience.

How To Get Bitten (Where to Find Copies)
- Oh, they're everywhere. But the tough part is getting the best value. Don't even go near the National Bookstore branch in Mango Square. It's just plain bad because I couldn't find a single copy there. Last Friday afternoon, I went to the Ayala branch and I found "New Moon" and "Eclipse" only. The "Twilight" copy I had to get a jeepney ride to the SM branch. I've been told that Powerbooks has all three books but that all depends on you. If you're the kind of person who wants everything done at once-and you don't mind spending extra cash-then you can go to Powerbooks. But if you want the best deals available in the city-go to either the SM or Ayala branch since NBS is giving out discounts that'll drive you nuts. I got my "Twilight" copy for as low as 284 even if its original price is suppose to be 355. Now that's value! And another thing, do buy tape and plastic cover to protect your copies. You might want to save them for the next generation or something like that.

And if you're one big big big Twilight series fan, or you're just itching up for more information, visit www.stepheniemeyer.com. Its got the latest (and more trustworthy) scoop on the fourth installment, the special edition of the third book, and the most-awaited movie, of course!