New Moon by Stephenie Meyer (2006, Hardcover)

In Meyer's second book we see the return of the sweet, if somewhat insecure, Bella Swan and her love Edward, who would be the perfect boyfriend if he wasn't a vampire, constantly tortured by hunger for her blood. After an unfortunate incident Edward and his family flee Forks and leave Bella behind wallowing in the grief of her lost love and building her friendship with Jacob, who happens to be wallowing in some major life changes of his own.
Jacob is the star of the book. He is funny and sweet and loving and provides Bella with the strength and friendship she needs, even when her constant whining becomes rather unbearable as the novel continues. As much as you may want to root for him, it is obvious that Jacob will always be the Rhett to Edward's Ashley. Bella may see him, need him and call on him for assistance in her many times of need, but she will never love him like she loves Edward.
It's refreshing to read the conversations between Bella and Jacob and see their interactions. Jacob is a bit of a rogue, and he willingly engages in risky teenage activities with her. Edward treats her like a china doll, but Jacob helps her live her life, and isn't afraid of her getting a few bumps and bruises along the way.
All and all this book is my favorite of the three. Though the Cullens are painfully absent for a good part of the novel, it is nice not to have to read the romantic protestations of Bella and Edward on every other page. They have a deep and passionate love but at times it feels like being the third wheel with the "I love you like the stars above, I'll love you til I die!" couple. After a while you feel the need to cry out, "I get it! Lot's of love...moving on now..!"
I would highly recommend this novel along with the other two in the series. Meyer writes well and the story is fast and enjoyable. It is wonderful for all age groups, my sister, my aunt and I, ages 16, 58, and 23, respectively, all loved this story.

I PURCHASED THE FIRST TWO BOOKS AT THE SAME TIME. SINCE I LIKE THE UNDWERWORLD MOVIES I WAS TOLD I WOULD LIKE THIS SERIES OF BOOKS. THEY WERE RIGHT YOU JUST WANT TO KEEP READING JUST ONE MORE CHAPTER AFTER ANOTHER. HOPE A FOURTH BOOK COMES OUT!

After reading "Twilight" I LITERALLY went and bought the next book immediatly!

The book starts off shortly after the first book ended. Edward(the "vegitarian" vampire) quickly decided though that his presence will bring Bella more pain than anything else so he and his family leave town. In the aftermath Bella goes through the next 4 months in a dazed, closed, unattached manner until her father forces her to hang out with friends or go back to her mother. With that decision she decides to spend time with her friend Jacob Black who slowly starts pulling her back from her broken heart. When she finds out he is a werewolf it is no big deal to her since she's spent the past year hanging out with vampires. She does have a few concerns when people start vanishing though. Then she starts hearing Edward's voice whenever she finds herself in danger and she begins throwing herself into dangerous situations just to hear his voice.

I'd love to keep up the synopsis, but I don't want to give TOO much away.

I loved this book almost as much as the first. Where the first book was about Bella and Edward's relationship, this book explores "Bells" (Jacob's nickname for her) and Jacob's relationship. Will Edward come back to her or will Bella move on to find love with Jacob? READ IT and find out. It is worth it!

I ordered this book for my granddaughter for Christmas. It arrived in plenty of time so I was happy with that. I gave it to her for Christmas and she started to read it. It was fine for the first 50 or so pages then it skipped about 10 chapters and picked up from there. She had a hard time finding all the pages they were so jumbled. It left out one whole chapter. I have never seen a book so messed up. I will not buy another book from this place

great person to buy from, great merchandise, fast shipping. great book, very interesting. enjoyable book. cant wait to read the other two.

This book was a perfect Christmas gift for my daughter, who is reading all three of Meyer's books in this series. Hardback books are always a great gift idea.

This book is really good. It is darker than the first one and is difficult to read all the way through the first time, but the characters and storyline develop so much more.
I give this book two thumbs up with a big smile. ^_^ If you've not read this book yet, you desperately need to.

Go Stephenie Meyer!!!

This book is the sequel to the unbelievable love story Twilight. New Moon takes you to where you could never imagine the story going and back. It's full of suprises. I found myself crying several times as well as trying to skip ahead to see what was going to happen because ot knowing was almost unbearable!! A MUST READ!!!!

My granddaughter requested hard-back copy of this book to replace her softcover. I was very glad to find it on eBay and at a reasonable price. She is completeing her set and wanted all in hard-back. I just enjoy watching her read!!!

I have to say, this wasn't my favorite book of the twilight sega, but it was still amazing! I recommend these books to anyone whether they enjoy reading or not. They will take to into a different world and really make you think about whats out there. New Mood was a good sequel to Twilight.

I my self have not read this book yet, but my daughter (13 years old) absolutely loves it. She has nothing but good things to say about this book. She has even read it at least twice. I have heard other people comment on this book and their comments have been the same as my daughters. I plan to read it very soon and look forward to doing so

If you like TWILIGHT, you will like NEW MOON also. NEW MOON continues the saga picking up where TWILIGHT ended off. NEW MOON stirs up alot of emotions. Stephanie Meyers books are well written. Her books are for all ages. If you have not tried her books, please start with TWILIGHT, NEW MOON, ECLIPSE, BREAKING DAWN, and her fifth is soon to be released. SUMMIT pictures have TWILIGHT in DVD form now, and 11/20/09 NEW MOON will be out in theaters. Thank you for this opportunity to tell you about something good! Thank you Debbie G. for telling me about these books! Donna S.

The entire Twilight series is fantastic. Meyer has a way of really giving the reader a vivid picture of her stories. Just don't read the books out of order!!

Was glad this seller had it in stock. Didn't receive it quite as soon as promised, but did get it by Christmas which was what I was hoping. Would gladly do business with this seller again.

Good seller, even if they refunded my money.......................................................................................................................................................................................

He had a book on ebay, for bidding, or straight buy, but he didnt even have the book in stock!!! Then requested another payment, after he refunded the first payment because no book. I paid it, but he still didnt have the book. Still havent recieved the second refund!!

I have to say i read this book in a day mainly because i rushed so much trying to get to Edward’s return ( I have a nasty habit of readin the last page of a book before i get started ) I definetly didnt love it as much as I did Twilight and I definetly agree with those who view it as mostly a transition. I think i made a mistake in not having read twilight until AFTER New moon was out so i wasnt used to waiting in between the novels and since twilight was still fresh in me i had that insatiable hunger for the story that im sure many of you have gotten. I think it stinks that it was only eight months between Twilight and New Moon but it will be more than a year between New Moon and Eclipse. Thankfully I know that its coming and its not the end. (which makes me wonder whether or not Bella will be turned in this 3rd book) Anyways I just wanted to say i love these two books and I will buy everyone in the series until it’s (unfortunaly inevitable but long off) end. Major Kudos to Ms. Meyer for such a spectacular debut novel and sequel(s).

Not as riveting as the rest of the series, but girls can relate to Bella's inner struggle. Picks up again at the end when the hero returns to claim his prize.

Twilight, the first of the series, draws you in from the start. Although there is too much talk and not as much action, you're still in it from the start. This is a "sugar rush" if ever I saw one. There's so much "Lovey-Dovey" you're sure to think you need to get your blood sugar checked. That having been said, you still wouldn't consider not finishing the books.
The comparisons between Meyer and J.K don't make any sense to me. Apples and oranges-they don't share anything other than they're both writers. Meyers writes a very young sounding book, J.K'S got a much broader appeal.
Still, you're looking at a very compelling read and I'm personally thrilled to see they've made a film already. She's worked very hard and she deserves the success ten fold.

This second book in the Twilight series wrenches the guts of anyone who knows what it's like to be a teenage girls with a broken heart. The further development of the Jacob Black character and his relationship with Bella add realistic depth to our heroine's struggle to survive emotional devastation. The climactic resolution to Bella's crisis leaves us eagerly awaiting the next stage in her life. . .whatever that may mean.

New Moon picks up a few months after Twlight left off, with Edward and Bella just as in love as ever and life proceeding as normally as it can when your boyfriend is a vampire. Bella's big problem is that with her birthday, she technically becomes older than Edward, and is still insistent on becoming a vampire so that she can be with him forever. Edward doesn't see things her way, and disaster strikes when an accidental paper cut at her birthday party causes the Cullens to have to fight to resist the sight of her blood. With this danger on his mind, Edward convinces Bella he no longer needs her and he and his family leave Forks.

This book is big on emotion; Meyer does an incredible job of forcing us to feel Bella's pain at losing Edward and her moments of joy when she realizes that doing dangerous stunts bring on the "sound" of his voice. We're led to understand the growing friendship between Bella and Jake, and Meyer pulls us in with the reveal of Jake's own problems. The relief Bella feels upon seeing Alice and then the terror of Edward's dilemma are all events that caused my heart to jump. Rarely do I get so caught up in the lives of characters, but Meyer makes it impossible not to. The fact that she moves her stories along less on action (though there is plenty of that at times) than on emotion is the driving success of both Twlight and New Moon, and the imprint all of the characters leave on you as you close the last page makes you want to simply turn the book over and begin again.

Highly, highly recommended for all who love well-drawn characters and inventive story-telling. Just be prepared to be disappointed as you are forced to wait for the next installment!

Book two of the Stephenie Meyer Twilight series is another hit! Great reading for teens and young adults- we were thrilled to get this addition as the middle book of the trilogy! Super easy transaction! We are awaiting the 4th book at the end of the summer and will now have all 4! Stephenie Meyer is the hottest author on the market right now!

I recently noticed that these books are aimed at teens. I have no idea why. They are excellent. I can't stop reading. I'm so sad that there are only four books in the series. I am an avid reader and I haven't run across such a good writer in years! I just can't express in words how much I love these books. I'm on the third and it's as good as the first. Stephanie Meyer is my new hero.