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Message: <blockquote data-quote="catsclaw227" data-source="post: 5039123" data-attributes="member: 14197">FQFT, with some XP.I did read the first 2 books. Wait, check that, I trudged through the first three books. trudge:  To move with purpose.You know, I don't have a terribly negative view, but if my daughter acted like Bella, I would be upset with her... check that... disappointed in her.  I asked myself "why would she agree to do that" or "what is it about him that makes her think this is OK" once or twice, but I imagine that's pretty consistent with typical teenage girl decision-making.  Ladies, please, chime in here.... if I am wrong, I will stand corrected.And, BTW, teenage boy thinkin' too.   Who doesn't make bone-headed decisions, almost wholly based upon emotion, when they are that age?  Girls fall for the "wrong guy" (usually labeled as such by the slightly jealous guy-friend who secretly wants to be her BF -- guys, come one have you ever been one?  I have. Once.)  Guys say yes to stupid stuff like drugs or doing a prank that gets them in trouble, his friends doing the ol' "come on dude, go for it!" (in some other language or differently phrased, but basically the same thing), or makes an ass out of himself trying to be cool.Bella has strong emotions for Edward and makes some bad decisions because of it, but she is a teenage girl.  They're not always good, and it shouldn't glorify or paint these as right, but from what I read, the books don't do that.Whatever... I was neutral going in and neutral coming out.  I won't read the rest of the series, I have a stack of much better books (IMHO) to read instead.</blockquote>

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