I started reading the first book, and I got about 2/3 the way through it (quite a page turner, don't really remember what happens, though, but I don't recall anything big happening) before leaving it. I don't really have any interest in finishing the series for several reasons: there's a lot of 'near-sex' stuff going on like ldsflower mentioned (one other person put it as 'pyscho-sex'), there's a lot of annoying fanbase going on, and I just get the impression that it's a really corny love story. I laughed through almost the entire first movie (the make-out scene was getting on edge) and have no desire to see the other ones, although the trailer for the 3rd one was hilarious. I've read a few good reviews for some Twilight stuff and the entire thing just throws me off. I'm kinda shocked myself that an LDS author (she is LDS, right??) did write some of that stuff, and how she got published with Shadow Mountain, which is supposed to maintain the same standards for publishing as Deseret Books (since SM is under DB) just boggles my mind. I Wikied the book summaries and that was good enough for me. There's better stories out there.