Ding ding ding! Round 2. In the red corner we have Jacob “The Wolfman” Black backed by his werewolf crew and in the red corner we have Edward “The Bloodsucker” Cullen backed up by his family of vampires.

If you hadn’t guess by that little intro I put together, or read the first book in the Twilight Saga, the second book in the internationally best-selling series is focused on the strong dislike of werewolves against vampires and vice versa. New Moon sees the charming and endearing Edward Cullen crushing Bella (and our) hearts. In fact, without giving too much away, it’s how the book begins. That’s right, heartache from the get-go.

After a birthday party, for Bella,of course (the vampires don’t age) goes awry (shall we say)Edward and his family decide to up and leave the tiny town of Forks to leave the poor girl in peace. But oh no, this is not what Miss Swan wants, she would rather be surrounded by attractive, pale-skinned vampires all day as her and Edward are in love (spoiler!) And so, what’s a girl to do when her boyfriend abandons her?Well, she seeks comfort in Jacob ,a vampire hating, werewolf’s arms!This is where it really gets interesting.

Stephenie (Meyer, the author) uses the strongly developed character backgrounds to shape and mould exactly how the reader would expect Bella to respond to Edward’s departure. Her captivating use of description in the book enables the reader to have a deep understanding of everything that’s going on at every single moment, never leaving you even a little confused. The whole story right from the start when the Cullen’s first leave, to the middle where Bella & Jacob get closer, to even the very end where things take a drastic turn for the worse, where it could turn into the end of (a love) life as Bella knows it.

Albeit the rather complex and depressing story Meyer still manages to stay right on the ball without ever faltering , sharing the same passion for the story as the very readers at home. And frankly, that’s what makes it such a good book.