There are books that when you read them for the first time you like them but upon re-reading them you find small mistakes that drive you nuts. This is true for the Twilight series. I really enjoyed reading it but when I re-read the first one and then continued on to the second one I found a big plot mistake. If you recall reading in Twilight that Edward sought the help and advice of his brothers you would remember that he said Emmett was immortal longer than Jasper and had encountered strong scents like Bella's. Emmett killed these two people.
Anyway, in the second book when Bella is freaking out over her birthday Edward says that no one had celebrated a human birthday since Emmett. Now this shows that there are three possible reason's for this mistake.
a.) vegetarian vampires are more sensitive to blood scent than regular vampires
b.) She messed up on Emmett and Jasper's ages and back stories
c.) She simply wasn't paying attention and didn't elaborate on this part of the book
I believe the first of these can be eliminated because the Volturi call Bella a blood singer so therefore they have some knowledge and experience with enticing blood. Therefore its not only vegetarians that are sensitive to "blood heroin."
I think b is the most reasonable explanation. C is plausible but just shows a lack of note keeping abilities and an uncaring nature for her work; her fans should be pissed off if this is the reason. But I did find a similar mistake regarding the color of Bella's eyes. When she is shocked at how red they are Edward says "Animal blood dilutes them faster." I believe she meant that herbivore's blood would dilute them faster than carnivore since we know that red eyes are common in non-vegetarian vampires and all the Cullens have topaz eyes even though they drink bears or mountain lions which are predators.
I also find that Meyer is a one trick pony. While we love, love triangles I think this is a major part of any novel she writes. It was in Twilight and it was in The Host. She should really try creating some tension on the relationship in some other way like Edward's stalker like behavior. I also think Twilight is potentially harmful to young girls who haven't discovered what is healthy in a relationship. By the way I think the fact that she allows Edward in her room without parental consent is in blatant disregard to a teen's health as well. There are reasons parents do what they do. Honestly I think Bella and Charlie's father and daughter relationship is the fakest thing in the book.
Moving on to the Host I think it is the Twilight series condensed, with a splash of aliens, and the same love triangle dilemma.
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