new moon is the second book in the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer. starts with the main character Isabella (Bella) Swan turning 18 where the Cullens (the friendly vegetarian vampire coven) throw her a birthday party against her wishes. Unfortunately she cuts her finger opening a present leading Jasper to almost kill her in the midst of his blood lust. The party is a warning to the Cullens who move away as not to endanger Bella's life anymore. Bella becomes heartbroken over Edward and the Cullen Coven leaving until she meets Jacob Black who heals her broken heart however Jacob also has a secret that he's not allowed to tell Bella but off course Bella finds it out anyway. 
 My favourite character was most likely Jacob since he was so cheerful and whilst his crush on Bella was annoying it was also normal. Jacob was a lot more relatable than the Cullens' who were seemingly perfect. I just could not connect with Bella at all in this book, I quite liked her in the first and it wasn't too bad of a read but the second novel just ruined any love I held for Bella. She became irritating and unlikeable, at times she was bearable but that became increasingly less as I continued throughout the book. 
 I was maybe 12 or 13 when I first read this book. I was obsessed with the series but as I grew I found I started to dislike the series more and more. This isn't to say anything against the author or people who enjoy the series. I suppose I would have enjoyed it more if Bella hadn't been so....different? If she had decided to move on? If she hadn't thrown herself in situations foolishly? 
 I disliked the ending since come on...it made absolutely no sense to me...I mean I suppose I can kinda relate it to Romeo and Juliet but I still have issues with that play so that's not really an excuse for me. Well if you decide to read it good luck.