New Moon (The Twilight Saga, Book 2)
Legions of readers entranced by Twilight are hungry for more and they won't be disappointed. In New Moon, Stephenie Meyer delivers another irresistible combination of romance and suspense with a supernatural twist. The "star-crossed" lovers theme continues as Bella and Edward find themselves facing new obstacles, including a devastating separation, the mysterious appearance of dangerous wolves roaming the forest in Forks, a terrifying threat of revenge from a female vampire and a deliciously sinister encounter with Italy's reigning royal family of vampires, the Volturi. Passionate, riveting, and full of surprising twists and turns, this vampire love saga is well on its way to literary immortality.Product Details
Editorial Reviews
From School Library Journal
Grade 9 Up–Recovered from the vampire attack that hospitalized her in the conclusion of Twilight (Little, Brown, 2005), Bella celebrates her birthday with her boyfriend Edward and his family, a unique clan of vampires that has sworn off human blood. But the celebration abruptly ends when the teen accidentally cuts her arm on broken glass. The sight and smell of her blood trickling away forces the Cullen family to retreat lest they be tempted to make a meal of her. After all is mended, Edward, realizing the danger that he and his family create for Bella, sees no option for her safety but to leave. Mourning his departure, she slips into a downward spiral of depression that penetrates and lingers over her every step. Vampire fans will appreciate the subsequently dour mood that permeates the novel, and it's not until Bella befriends Jacob, a sophomore from her school with a penchant for motorcycles, that both the pace and her disposition begin to take off. Their adventures are wild, dare-devilish, and teeter on the brink of romance, but memories of Edward pervade Bella's emotions, and soon their fun quickly morphs into danger, especially when she uncovers the true identities of Jacob and his pack of friends. Less streamlined than Twilight yet just as exciting, New Moon will more than feed the bloodthirsty hankerings of fans of the first volume and leave them breathless for the third.–Hillias J. Martin, New York Public Library
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From Booklist
Gr. 8-11. "Which is tempting you more, my blood or my body?" Things are heating up between Bella Swan and her vampire boyfriend, Edward Cullen, in this sequel to the immensely popular Twilight (2005). Then Bella is injured at her birthday party, and the Cullens' reaction to her blood sends Edward's family packing. Bella is inconsolable until she discovers that reckless behavior allows her to hear Edward's warning voice in her head. To keep him close, she decides to live as dangerously as possible, acquiring two motorcycles and developing a close friendship with Jacob, who helps her rebuild them. Romantics will miss Edward's presence, but the suspense created by a pack of werewolves bent on protecting Bella from a vindictive vampire will keep them occupied until the lovers can be reunited. The writing is a bit melodramatic, but readers won't care. Bella's dismay at being ordinary (after all, she's only human) will strike a chord even among girls who have no desire to be immortal, and like the vampires who watch Bella bleed with "fevered eyes," teens will relish this new adventure and hunger for more. Cindy Dobrez
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Review
All is not well between demon-magnet Bella and Edward Cullen, her vampire Romeo. An innocent papercut at Edward's house puts Bella in grave danger when various members of the Cullen family can barely resist their hunger at the smell of blood. The Cullens promptly leave town, afraid of endangering Edward's beloved, and Bella sinks into an overwhelming depression. Months later, she finally emerges from her funk to rebuild her life, focusing on her friendship with besotted teen Jacob from the reservation. Bella's unhealthy enthrallment to Edward leads her into dangerous and self-destructive behavior despite her new friends, and supernatural complications are bound to reappear. Bella's being hunted by an evil vampire, and Jacob's adolescent male rage turns out to be incipient lycanthropy: It seems many Quileute Indians become werewolves in the presence of vampires, their natural enemies. Psychic miscommunications and angst-ridden dramatic gestures lead to an exciting page-turner of a conclusion drenched in the best of Gothic romantic excess. Despite Bella's flat and obsessive personality, this tale of tortured demon lovers entices. (Fantasy. 13-16) (Kirkus Reviews)
Customer Reviews
GOT Me Hooked 
I'm not much of a reader but when I seen the movie to Twilight I just had to read the book. It was a book I couldn't put down; then had me wanting to read the other books ASAP. So I read all four books in 6 days not wanting to put them down. These books are down right hilarious and kept me on an edge to know what was coming next. I just LOVED the characters too. I'm a person of few word... great book to read, so buy it!
Not great but still strangely compelling 
Bella Swan is just your average love-sick teenage girl--with one slight difference. The object of her affection is a vampire who has dumped her. To further complicate matters, it turns out her best friend is also a monster straight out of an old myth.
I'm not exactly sure why this book (and the Twilight series as a whole) is so popular. It isn't exactly great literature. It just sort of meanders along without much action or character development and the ending is rather anticlimactic. For a love story about vampires there is remarkably little bloodsucking or sensuality.
Instead there is a lot of immature teenage angst. As I read, I found myself wanting to slap Bella. But then, I'm not the book's target demographic and I viewed her emotional trauma through somewhat jaded eyes of my own experiences.
Bella is the stereotype of every woman who refuses to let go even when her jerk of a boyfriend leaves her high and dry. Even with a new and better love staring her in the face, she continues to cling to her hallucinations.
There is something mesmerising about this book. Because it is written in the first person it's like being privy to Bella's innermost being--all her hopes and fears, joys and sorrows. Perhaps that is the secret to Twilight's success: it taps into universal emotions of love and loss, the desire to belong and the realisation that we are all monsters on some level.
While I don't see myself ever getting caught up in the Twilight frenzy, I can't dismiss this book as trendy tripe either. If you look, you can find layers of meaning. It's a great book to discuss in a group setting because it speaks to different people in vastly different ways. And it is an entertaining read--especially on a chilly rainy day.
Monette
My least favorite in the series do to Edward's absence. I love his caracter so much and missed reading about him.
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