Most codependent relationship I’ve ever read. Bella is just dead inside without her Edward. Edward is the same without Bella. Bella has to have a boy around to feel okay, whether it’s Edward or Jacob. I wanted to strangle her. Edward too. Also Jacob for good measure.

Hated all the navel gazing. A fair amount of action happens. But each time it’s followed by pages of badly written thoughts from Bella about what it all means for her and Edward. 300 levels of parsing.

Truly awful tripe.

Full review (with spoilers, like not knowing what's gonna happen will make this any better): http://reading.kingrat.biz/reviews/ne... ( )

I've been bitten by the Twilight Saga! But it's not until I reached "New Moon" that I was hooked. ( )

Excelente, debo admitir que las alucinaciones de Bella me aturdian por ratos pero luego comprendi lo que puede hacer una mujer enamorada "arriesgar su propia vida solo por escuchar por momentos su suave y aterciopelada voz"... creo que este libro me ha dejado un tanto suceptible pues tuve muchas lagrimas a flor de piel :'(... espero pronto poder comenzar a leer eclipse. ( )

Not a great book, but not a bad book either. I am a much bigger fan of Jacob then Edward. Jacob is a much more fleshed out character in my opinion. Bella on other hand, I am not so sure about her. To weepy for my tastes, at least in this book. ( )

The writing isn't atrocious, but it isn't great either. Luckily, the story is damn fun. ( )

New Moon is the sequel to worldwide bestselling novel, Twilight, I don't know how it became bestselling but everyone seemed to love it...so I went in to see what all the hype was about. I saw the film adaptation of Twilight and loved it, so I went round the corner to my local library and picked up New Moon, I felt slightly embarrased about carrying a book with a pink flower on the front through town, so I took The Gunslinger with me too, so I could conceal the girly edition with the intimidating Dark Tower...

I began to read, I was bored shitless by the second chapter which was entitled 'Party', if you ca't find a good chapter name then just don't use one. Looking at the title of the chapter, I had a slight tingle that there may be a party involved in the chapter. But enough of the picky criticism, what I wasn't expecting was Bella to recieve a papercut from wrapping paper and for Edward to push her into a table causing her serious injury...and the bad boyfriend award goes to...
I was delighted to see that Edward had been removed from the novel (if that's what it is...a novel, pfft more like a err...well, I don't know what it is...it's like a err, book smeared with monkey faeces) due to being afraid of endangering her life.
I've never much liked Vampires, yeah sure the kind of superpowers they possess; immortality, super-speed, super-strength, etc. seem really cool, but Vampires are nothing to Werewolves. The emergence of Jacob Black appearing to be a Werewolf certainly perked up the story, giving me hope that some real kick-ass action would eventually occur in the book. Evidently I was wrong, yes Black and his pack chased after Laurent and supposedly ripped him to shreds but we weren't actually informed of how his dark skin was removed from his body, how his cold blood dappled surrounding trees, how his head as finally prised from his neck...

I was deeply impressed by the Twilight film adaptation, but was deeply impressed by how terrible Stephenie Meyer could write. This also applies to New Moon, I am eagerly awaiting the New Moon film adaptation, it looks awesome. I previously rated New Moon a 2 and 1/2 star but upon writing this review have realised how much better it was than its predecessor. Therefore I reward it three stars. I'm told by badass Twitards and not so major fans on Twilight, that its successor, Eclipse, is in actual fact much better than New Moon. I have the book and plan to read it shortly. ( )

I thought this book would be hard to get through because Edward leaves and it is mostly about Bella and Jacob. However, once I got into it, I found that I really appreciated Bella and Jacob's relationship. And of course, Edward comes back in the end which made it all worthwhile. :) ( )

I loved the Twilight series. It's not exactly literary genius, but very fun. ( )

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Shortly after Bella's 18th birthday, her vampire boyfriend Edward abruptly dumps her and leaves with his vampire family for parts unknown. She is, in a word, devastated. However, she finds the pain eased somewhat when she does something stupid or reckless, because she hears Edward's voice in her head, telling her to stay safe. She becomes addicted to these delusions, and pulls more and more idiotic stunts to get her fix. Meanwhile, childhood friend and would-be paramour Jacob Black is more than willing to step in, and the two become close.

Though the technical issues are still present in this book - Bella's repetitious stream of consciousness, the overuse of adverbs, the underuse of "said", etc. - the plot moves much more naturally. Jacob is a very likable guy, and I felt bad for him even though I think Edward and Bella are a better match, what with their angst-ridden, melodramatic tendencies. The constant Romeo and Juliet references got really old. The delusion angle wasn't wrapped up very well either, but I was able to more or less ignore it. It's not like I didn't already know Bella's crazy and obsessive.

The werewolf treatment is interesting as well. They are as unaffected by the moon as the vampires are by the sun; they more resemble The Incredible Hulk, in that they turn into wolves when they lose their tempers. Vampires and werewolves are sworn enemies, which is nothing new, but the whole vampire-human-werewolf love triangle is kind of fun. The last few chapters are especially good as Bella attempts to convince Edward to turn her into a vampire, despite several unexpected complications.

And here comes the confession: I found myself utterly sucked into this one. I zipped through it in record time, unable to put it down. I'm embarrassed to admit that I'm champing at the bit to start Eclipse. Clearly there is something wrong with me.

P.S. - A new moon and a lunar eclipse are not the same thing. Just sayin'. ( )

I admit to being a little sucked into the series, mainly in toward the end of each book only because the action picks up and I’m anxious to know what happens. The second book was not as good as the first, and probably not as good as third, but it was still great, with one incredible stylistic choice near the beginning to show the passing of time. Stephanie Meyer is an amazing writer. I will, however, not be sad when I can move onto a different genre of novel.

I enjoyed this second book in the Twilight Saga series almost as much as the first, and in places, even more. Bella, one of the main characters, has become even more annoying (at least to me) in this book than in the first, which made me not appreciate this book as much. However, there are some real suspense-filled scenes that made me want to zip through as quickly as possible to see what happens next. ( )

While I enjoyed this book, I found I was annoyed with the main character pretty much constantly throughout it. It's really hard to explain without giving away the plot of the book, but I found myself trying to figure out some way to kick Bella in the head for being that girl. I couldn't give a book with a main character that obnoxious any higher even if I absolutely loved the book. ( )

The second one, much as the first. A good continuation of the story and I did enjoy the exploration of Jacob's character. ( )

After enduing 'Twilight', I pushed on through 'New Moon' (remember this is all in service to a friend who wants me to see the upcoming movie adaptation with me). At least this installment had some action in it :/ ( )

Reviewed by Hillias J. Martin in School Library Journal (August 1, 2006). Found in Follett Titlewave.

Edward leaves Bella alone and heart broken after an accident happened with jasper. Bella accidently with her b-day present wrapper cuts herself and jasper throws himself to kill her. Then Jacob helps her with her.Bella starts to like being with Jacob, then one day on their way to Bella's house, Alice was there to tell Bella that Edward thinks she's dead and is going to provoke the voltury to kill him. Bella packed her stuff but on her way out Jacob stops her and tells her to not go. but Bella tells him she has to go. ( )

New Moon is the second book in the Twilight Saga, and it is just as good as the first. In this novel we get to see a lot more of Jacob Black and Quillute clan. This pleased me, because Jacob is one of my favourites. We also meet the Volturi in this book. Those who have read Twilight will remember that Carlisle spent a bit of time with the Volturi early in his Vampirism, but these guys are as different from Carlisle as bread is from cheese. We don't see half so much of Edward in this book, which is a shame, but it is a great read nonetheless. ( )

Good as well but bella is a little to helpless and winey. But i love Jacob ( )

New moon is the second book of the Twilight Saga. In this book it shows more about the war between Jacob Black and Edward Cullen, pretty much all werewolves and vampires are enemies. I love the love triangle between Jacob, Edward and Bella, it just brings the story to the top but you get kind of nervous about what Jacob and Edward would do to eachother if they could. ( )

Almost like book one, I couldn't put it down. The beginning starts so slowly and seems to drag on. I found myself wanting to shout, "Get on with it already!" but the second half of the book was definitely better although I found about the last 100 pages to be the best of all. Can't wait to start Book 3, but hoping it moves along a little more quickly than this one. ( )

I liked the way Bella Swan (the character) tries to do extreme sports so she can remember Edward. Also I liked the part when Jake and Bella were hanging out and how Jake was deeply in love with Bella. But my favorite part about the book is when Bella and Edward are together again and never leave each others side. I can't wait for the next book. The author (Stephanie Meyer) is really getting into the book and seems like she is trying to make it relate to the readers. AHS/KS

it was good but i liked the other books better. ( )

Reviewed by K. Osborn Sullivan for TeensReadToo.com

NEW MOON is the much-anticipated sequel to last year's exceptional vampire romance, TWILIGHT. When I first got my hands on a thick copy of TWILIGHT, I ended up losing sleep for a week until I finished it. Night after night I could not put down the gripping tale of 17-year-old Isabella Swan and the family of vampires who virtually adopt her - some more willingly than others.

With the thrill of TWILIGHT fresh in my mind, I eagerly plunged into NEW MOON. The story takes up several months after TWILIGHT ended. Bella has enjoyed a magical summer with her vampire love, Edward Cullen, but as she closes in on her eighteenth birthday, her own mortality weighs heavily on her. Edward will be eternally young and beautiful, while Bella is doomed to age like a normal human.

In this sequel, author Stephenie Meyer starts out strong. For example, she offers some foreshadowing when Bella and Edward discuss Romeo and Juliet for a school assignment. Also, Meyer masterfully set up a potentially epic conflict that must be resolved in the next book. I'm already on the edge of my seat waiting for that one.

Unfortunately, NEW MOON did not captivate me and keep me awake way too late the way its predecessor did. It was largely lacking in the two things I liked best about the first book. First, the vampiric Cullen family did not feature as prominently here. Yes, Bella managed to make other unusual friends, but these new pals were not as compelling as the eternal Cullens.

The other thing I missed in NEW MOON was that it did not emphasize the heroine's stumbling, bumbling klutziness. That aspect of her character made her endearing in the first novel, but while it existed here to some degree, it did not provide the same level of comic relief that I enjoyed in TWILIGHT. Overall this felt like a more serious book.

NEW MOON's rating doubtless suffered from the extraordinary expectations created by TWILIGHT. I loved NEW MOON's beginning and its end, but I only liked the middle. Despite the criticisms, this is an intriguing tale that I highly recommend. And I can't wait to see what happens next. ( )

This is the heaviest book in the series and a gloom surrounded it. I would just like to comment on the writing style of Stephenie: it was brilliant. Given the first person point of view, she was able to make me feel Bella's pain of losing, depression, and being dead while being alive. While others whined on and on about how bad this book is, it's all about perception. Without Jacob in this story, she might not have survived all the ordeal she went through. This book is definitely a teaser about Jacob's origins and Stephenie really prepped it for a sequel. ( )