I am finally getting around to this... I start school on sept 3rd so I want to read them all by the time I go back! haha Im almost done the first one. I don't know how I feel about edward. He is kind of all-consuming... and MOODY! But I do LOVE the book! I can't wait to start the second one! I do agree that it started slow, but it really picked up and now Im having a hard time putting it down. I started it on Monday... I guess Im not as fast a reader as some here!