New Moon

by Stephenie Meyer
CMSW, hard cover, 563 pages

Book two in the vampire romance series opens with Bella's birthday which she does not want to celebrate (since it obviously means she's "older" than her sweetie Edward). For most of the story, we are treated to Bella's agony, indifference, and growing friendship with Jacob.

Not quite as compelling as the first book, but I stayed up much later than I ought to have so I could finish it! The main dilemma for Bella is that she wants to become a vampire so that she can stay with Edward forever. Time for me to read book three?