Book profile
Twilight
- Subgenre
- paranormal
- Edition year
- 2005
- Spice
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This paranormal romance novel follows Bella Swan, a teenager who moves to the small, rainy town of Forks and meets the mysterious Edward Cullen, a vampire who has concealed his true nature from the local community. As their intense, forbidden romantic relationship slowly develops, Edward grapples with his inherent thirst for Bella’s blood, creating conflict that puts both of them at risk from his vampire coven and the suspicion of their small-town peers.
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- Forbidden Love: “Bella Swan and Edward Cullen, a pair of star-crossed lovers whose forbidden relationship ripens against the backdrop of small-town suspicion and a mysterious coven of vampires.” source
- Hidden Identity: “Up until now, he has managed to keep his true identity hidden, but Bella is determined to uncover his dark secret.” source
- Slow Burn: “whose forbidden relationship ripens against the backdrop of small-town suspicion and a mysterious coven of vampires.” source
- Small Town Romance: “When Isabella Swan moves to the gloomy town of Forks and meets the mysterious, alluring Edward Cullen, her life takes a thrilling and terrifying turn.” source
- Strong Heroine: “Bella is determined to uncover his dark secret.” source
- Tortured Hero: “there was a part of him -- and I didn't know how dominant that part might be -- that thirsted for my blood.” source
- Vampire Romance: “First, Edward was a vampire. Second, there was a part of him -- and I didn't know how dominant that part might be -- that thirsted for my blood. And third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him.” source
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