I will admit it.  I read Twilight.  OK, that’s not saying enough.  I really LOVED this book.  I get that this is more for teen girls than for guys my age.  But I still enjoy watching Disney movies and damn it I love this book.  That isn’t where this ends.  I also plan on going to see the movie.  I have been shy to admit this to people.  Then I figured I owed it to the world.  If you refuse to read this book and watch this movie just because teen girls like it then you are missing out.  In case you live under a rock this book is about a young girl who falls in love with a vampire.  He walks among humans and, along with his “family”, refuses to eat humans.  They deal with usual challenges that would face the undead trying to date someone with heavy amounts of the expected teen angst.  Then they run into a situation with some other vampires who don’t share a respect for human life.  I didn’t know this was being made into a movie when I read it.  I usually watch the movie first and then read the book.  The book is always better, so this way the movie never disappoints me.  I will go into the movie with an open mind and hopefully it doesn’t let me down.  I sort of wish this is where the my story ends.  I have more to confess.  I loved the first book so much that I got into the second book of the series titled “New Moon” and finished it in no time.  I like the way these are written.  You get all the teen feelings and emotion covered off early.  The back half of both these books just flies by with action.  You can hardly catch your breath!  What makes it so special?  I would pick a few reasons.  The characters are written well by Stephanie Meyer.  I believe they are teens.  They don’t sound like the pompous fuckers on Dawson’s Creek.  The action is intense.  Hey, I am a guy and I can’t handle a love story without a little blood thrown in.  The last reason is pretty simple: vampires are cool.  They are walking undead with super hero abilities and they drink blood.  That’s awesome.  The fact that we are dealing with vampires adds that level of mystery into the stories.  Obviously this isn’t the first time this formula has been used.  Buffy the Vampire Slayer is one of the most famous and popular shows created.  The Buffy character falls in love with a vampire named Angel.  Angel has a human soul and refuses to kill people.  Sound familiar?  I expected a complete ripoff when I read Twilight.  Didn’t happen.  This series stands on it’s own.  I feel so much better now that I have admitted this to the world.  I can now read these books in public.  Check out the trailer for the movie below.