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Friday night of last week, fans of the teenage vampire romance by Stephenie Meyer gathered at bookstores for the release of Breaking Dawn, the fourth installment of the Twilight Saga. They were dressed as characters in the books, as vampires in general and in particular as Edward and Bella. Several went on dates to the midnight release parties, the theme of the prom being a great backdrop for such an evening.
Depending on your bookstore, there were many events set up to participate in. The one I liked best was bobbing for apples with the grand prize being your placement in the line come midnight. Many fans wore their Team Edward and Team Jacob shirts, the iron-ons having been provided in the newer release edition of Eclipse. The crowds were just as large from what I could tell as any Harry Potter release, for there were boys and girls, youths and adults in attendance.
I joined in even though I didn’t have a book held on hold at the bookstore. I chose Amazon thinking I would get the book at midnight or on the 2nd, but Amazon didn’t release Breaking Dawn like they released Deathly Hallows. I won’t get my copy until the end of the week. Very upsetting! I’m avoiding Facebook because people are discussing the novel left and right across the board and I don’t want to get spoiled. I hate knowing endings before I get to them of my own accord.
If you could access Twitter in your area, last Friday, you would have seen several posts from those at the parties talking about the books, their thoughts, projections, and wishes for the fourth book. I found that just as fun to read as any forum, newspaper article, or discussion because Twitter is kind of like eavesdropping. Jacob fans said they’d be mad if he didn’t get someone in this novel, Bella or his bond-mate. Edward fans wanted to make sure Bella didn’t chicken out of the wedding and hurt Edward. And mothers were hoping the book didn’t get more elaborate in the sexually charged scenes as the bedroom scene in Eclipse. I for one will feel cheated if Meyer fades to black should the scene come up.
What were your experiences at the midnight release parties?
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