The Twilight Saga: New Moon

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New Moon Summary

I knew we were both in mortal danger. Still, in that instant, I felt well. Whole. I could feel my heart racing in my chest, the blood pulsing hot and fast through my veins again.

My lungs filled deep with the sweet scent that came off his skin. It was like there had never been any hole in my chest.

I was perfect-not healed, but as if there had never been a wound in the first place.

In New Moon Edward decides that the only way to keep Bella safe is to leave her. Without so much as a warning and barely a goodbye, Edward and the Cullens leave Forks with a promise never to return.

And after the heart-wrenching departure of her only love, Bella is devastated. She's in pieces without him and in more danger than ever.

Vicious Victoria is back and looking to avenge the death of her mate-James, whom the Cullens killed in Twilight. And she'll stop at nothing to leave Edward without his love.

Bella and Jacob develop a much closer friendship in Edward's absence. I do like that she has him to rely on. But now he and the werewolves are risking their lives to protect her.

There was a good amount of suspense and bits of action that somewhat made up for the lack of the Cullens. And meeting the Volturri in the end was definitely an interesting experience.

However, Bella's broken soul and reckless behavior tore at my heart. She was desperate to hold on to the only thing left of Edward she had- her memories. It was an intensely emotional volume, but still worthy of a read ( and re-read... I read it more than once ).

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Favorite Quotes from New Moon

You haven’t changed at all. I expected a perceptible difference, but here you are, red-faced just like always. - Emmett Cullen

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I look at my… son. His strength, his goodness, the brightness that shines out of him—and it only fuels that hope, that faith, more than ever. How could there not be more for one such as Edward? - Carlisle Cullen

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I was halfway asleep, maybe more, when I realized what his kiss had reminded me of: last spring, when he’d had to leave me to throw James off my trail, Edward had kissed me goodbye, not knowing when— or if— we would see each other again. This kiss had the same almost painful edge for some reason I couldn’t imagine. - Bella Swan

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You smell just exactly the same as always. So maybe this is hell. I don’t care. I’ll take it - Edward Cullen

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"Bella, he sighed. "Really, what were you thinking! And so I started to cry. The tears welled up and then gushed miserably down my cheeks. "I knew it," I sobbed. "I knew I was dreaming." "You're impossible," he said, and he laughed once- a hard laugh, frustrated. - Edward Cullen and Bella Swan

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His mouth was on mine then, and I couldn't fight him. Not because he was so many thousand times stronger than me, but because my will crumbled into dust the second our lips met. The kiss was not quite as careful as others I remembered, which suited me just fine... - Bella Swan