So doth proclaim Time magazine, who does a nice write up of the author. Meyer’s Twilight series has sold 5.3 million copies in the US and purportedly knocked down a Harry Potter book on some bestselling lists. I’ve read all three of Meyer’s vampire series featuring the handsome vampire, Edward Cullen and his human girlfriend, Bella Swan. While Meyer’s narrative voice is very engaging and her novels are very readable, it’s the actions of her characters leaves much to be desired. First, I am not a fan of Bella becoming a vampire, which is an highly anticipated outcome or resolution of the series. Second, I was not a fan of the love triangle that cropped up between Jacob Black, a werewolf vying for the affections of Bella while antagonizing her vampire boyfriend.
The novels seemed to have veered off course and were no longer all that “captivating” for me. True, Meyer brings nothing new to the table for her vampires but Twilight for me was an awesome read and hope, one day, Meyer will offer up Edward’s POV for publication. If you’ve visited her website, you’ll know that Meyer wrote Twilight from Edward’s POV and from the excerpts she’s provided to her fans, it was good. Anyway, I’d have to disagree with the consensus here that Stephenie Meyer can fill JK Rowling’s shoes. Sure, Meyer fans love to talk about her characters and dress like them, too, but at the end of the day, her novels fall short of the elements that make novels Rowling’s Harry Potter series stand the test of time.
