I have a confession. Its a little weird. I was ashamed at first, but have decided to come clean about it and celebrate it.
I am addicted to Twilight.
There. I said it. I am not 17 and I am ga-ga over the Twilight series.
For those of you that don’t know, Twilight is the first book in a series about Bella and the love of her life Edward, who just so happens to be a 17 year old vampire, oh and her friend Jacob, who is a werewolf. It is hugely popular with teen girls, of which I am not, although I once was, which may explain my obsession.
I am still trying to figure out how I got sucked into this craze. I knew the basic plot of the book before I picked it up and well, it seemed pretty silly. But, I was looking for something to read while I was at my parents house. I spotted it at Target and it was like $8, so I picked it up.I didn’t crack into it until I got sick. I enjoyed it. It was a sweet story that kind of sucks you in slowly. The funny thing is that I was embarrassed that I was reading it. My Dad was teasing me a bit and I kept explaining to him that I could see how all those teen girls could get caught up in it. Little did I realize that I was stumbling down the same path.
I finished it in 2 days. I picked up the next book, New Moon, at another trip to Target with my parents. My Dad was heckling me and rolling his eyes. I think I started to get a little defensive. I got through about 1/2 of it before we left. Once we got home I didn’t pick it up again for about a week, but then quickly finished. I bought the third book, Eclipse, and read through that in a few days. I then waited to buy the 4th book, Breaking Dawn. I was trying to pace myself. Trying convince myself that I was not that into these stupid books. I held out as long as I could… 1 week. I tore through that book in 2 days as my house erupted into minor chaos and my kids were (slightly) neglected. Yes, addiction is sad.
Then I did something very bad. I wanted to see the movie. Oh yes, Twilight was made into a movie. But, its not out on DVD yet. (panic!) Its not in any theaters that I knew of (major panic!) WHAT TO DO? Umm, I broke the law. I went online and found a bootlegged copy of it. I watched it. Twice. (not in a row though… that would just be sad!)
There you have it. A full confession.
So, what to do now? I have to wait till March 24 for it to come out on DVD. But how will I get my fix until then?
I am finishing up my last Sue Grafton book: “T is for Trespass” and as soon as I am done and I going to read through Twilight again. (of course, maybe I have already gotten through half of the first chapter, but I would NEVER admit to that!) Yep, its pathetic. I know this. I am willing to bear it.
My next plan is to just try and suck as many of my friends into it too, so I don’t feel so weird. I know I have one down already (Thank you Shannon - you are a true best friend!) anyone else willing to dabble?
Just to let you know though - don’t read these in hopes of finding a great work of literary genius. The books are kind of simple reading. Quick to get through. But, the story, no matter how unbelievable, is sweet and I loved it.
My name is Alicia and I am addicted to Twilight.