Chapter Eleven: Frost/Nixon, this is not.

It seems that vampires have a lot of questions too, especially vampires that are used to reading minds. Since Edward can't quite seem to get inside Bella's head (oh Stephenie Meyer, you and your symbolism!), he spends most of this chapter questioning her about every mundane detail of her life. What music does she like? What's her favorite color? What kinds of flowers does she like? If she were a mythical creature that wanted to kill him and drink all of his blood, which one would she be?

Okay, he didn't ask the last one, but he did ask all the others. And a whole lot more. Really, Bella's favorite gemstone isn't something I as a reader felt strongly about, but I'm not a vampire. Maybe they need to know these things.

Bella also goes to gym, where they play badminton. Pop quiz! Bella's contribution to her team consists of:

a) Hitting a screaming shot down the line to win the final point, leading them to victory;
b) Supporting her partner by making the occasional good play, but mostly brooding about Edward; or
c) Managing to hit both herself and her partner in one swing of the racket, then standing in one corner of the court for the rest of the game while her partner singlehandedly wins matches for them.

If you answered A, you haven't been paying attention. B is a little better, since I might have fooled you by suggesting that she brooded -- she does that a lot, so it's an understandable mistake. But we all know that the correct answer is C, because we have to be reminded at every possible opportunity that Bella is a klutz. Not just an ordinary klutz, mind you; she consistently falls over, hurts herself and the people around her, and threatens her very existence on a daily basis.

The chapter ended with some potential drama, as Jacob's dad saw Bella and Edward together. Remember those tribal legends Jacob told Bella about? His dad takes that shit seriously, and probably won't like seeing any of them there Cullen boys messing with his friend's daughter. Of course, nothing will come of it, I'm sure; how could the simple fact that Bella is dating an inhuman hunter capable of killing all of Forks in a single night possibly stop a three-day old relationship?

Will to Continue: 87 (-1)
My will to continue remains strong, despite another chapter where our main characters did little else but stare longingly into each others eyes. I should know better, but I'm going to expect something exciting to happen any minute now. I mean, we've got vampires, Quileute legends, a heroine who always finds herself in trouble -- this is a recipe for action, right?

Right?