Dawson's Creek With Fangs

So unless you've been living under a rock for the last year or so, I'm sure you've heard of a little book (and very soon to be released film) called Twilight. My girlfriend, my sister, many of their girlfriends and about 1 in every 3 females I see in any given public area is either reading this book or has read it several times and is obsessed with it. Notice the lack of mentioning of any males in that last statement.

So at the risk of being crucified by several of my close loved ones, I just wanna say that if you're a teenage girl or in need of a new Dawson's Creek-esque fix and don't mind some fangs thrown into the mix, than this is for you. However if you are not a teenage girl that daydreams about hunky, chisel-chinned dreamboats than this is gonna offer little to you.

Being a vampire story enthusiast myself (Anne Rice and Joss Whedon's stuff specifically) I was immediately skeptical when asked to read it months ago. What really pushed me from never wanting to read it was looking at the demographic. The vast majority of who I see reading these books are quite frankly, girls that seem invested in shows like the aforementioned Dawson's Creek, were most likely home-schooled, and believe in fairy tale love stories. So I have to ask myself the question: What do I have in common with these girls? Answer: Absolutely nothing.

So after making a bet with someone I am currently reading through it. I will say that Stephanie Meyer is a very good writer. She has a decent style on to herself. However, the ranting of a puppy lovesick angsty teen and the perfection that is her Vampire knight is really just not for me. There's also a completely made-up vampire mythology without offering up an origin story and I really don't like that.

Meanwhile check out the trailers for the film; what do you see? A bunch of pretty young white people you've never heard of and can't act right? I'm thinking, The Covenant 2: The Glittery Vampires Attack the Emo Girl in Seattle. I think my title is a lot better.

I'm sure it'll have a good opening weekend and the horde of readers will buy it on DVD too. Be on the lookout for my new romantic comedy about a high school student that falls in love with the Bride of Frankenstein coming out next summer, Reanimated Love...