“A guardian vampire – that was a stretch.”

Midnight Sun is the companion to the Twilight series, the first book is told through the eyes of Edward Cullen instead of Bella Swan. Edward is stricken when he first meets Bella because her smell entices him more than anything he’s ever encountered during his long life. He plans to stay away, but there’s also something about her that pulls him back and wants to protect her. Maybe it’s also because she’s one of the few people that he can’t hear the thoughts of. He has a strong desire to know what she’s thinking. But, when he tries to scare her off, he finds out she’s feeling the same pull towards him that he feels toward her.

I read the Twilight series more than a decade ago and have had Midnight Sun on my to-read list for several years. I put it on my holds list as soon as I knew it was published and waited a few months before the book became available to check out as an e-book from my library. It was fascinating to re-read a story from the point of view of a different character.

While I wish there wasn’t so much time that had passed between reading the original series and Midnight Sun, I really enjoyed delving into the story again. It reminded me of reading Four after finishing the Divergent series. Edward is a vampire and he falls in love with a human. She’s a teenager, so it is a teenage love story, but the author does a great job of making the characters come alive. 

Fans of the Twilight series will love getting this taste of Edward’s story. I would recommend starting with Twilight and reading Midnight Sun after reading the other books. I have not watched the movies, so I’m not sure how they compare.

Did you read the Twilight series? What did you think of them? Share in the comments!

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