Midnight Sun Read-Along

Stephenie Meyer’s long-awaited Midnight Sun comes out tomorrow. Though many of us have moved on from Twilight, there will always be a special place in my heart for the series. And you bet that I bought myself a copy! In fact, I am hosting a read-along of the book and you’re welcome to join in. (Some of my co-workers and friends are in for the ride too.) Twilight was the first read-along that I hosted on this blog, so I think it’s a great idea to read Midnight Sun together.

Why should you give Midnight Sun a try?

Because Meyer’s did a better job with Midnight Sun than with Twilight. At least that’s what I remember from the leaked pages that I read back in 2009.

Though Mini Me read Twilight several years ago, she is adamantly refusing to read Midnight Sun with me. And I don’t blame her. It’s exactly the sort of book or series that I would have scoffed at when I was her age.

But I like to read all sorts of books now, and I’m curious to see things from Edward’s point of view.

Fun fact: I prefer both Where She Went and Just One Year which were written from the male protagonist’s point of view. Though technically both of those books are sequels (to If I Stay and Just One Day, respectively) not concurrent novels. And Gayle Forman is the master at getting to the heart of a character’s, well, heart. I just started re-reading Just One Year, but I might have to backtrack because it’s been a long time since I’ve read Just One Day. It’s possible, just possible, that I love both those books because they’re about finding a previous love again. Just for the exact same reasons that I loved Recipe for Persuasion by Sonali Dev, a modern day take on Jane Austen’s Persuasion. There’s something about the steadfastness that makes me swoon. Though it doesn’t hurt that the plot of Just One Year involves a lot of traveling so it’s a great novel to escape with this summer.

Come join us for the Midnight Sun read-along. My copy arrives tomorrow so let’s discuss the first half mid-month.