Our view
“New Moon” is an inward second volume: most of its length is given to absence and to Bella’s grief, and the way it stays with her depression is the most convincing thing in it. It is also where Jacob becomes a character worth caring about. Some readers find long stretches in which little happens, and a heroine whose teenage choices exasperate. For those already attached to the series.
The view of the BookRank editors, written from readers’ ratings and comments. It does not affect the score or the book’s place in a ranking.
About the book
New Moon is a 2006 romantic fantasy novel by author Stephenie Meyer. The second installment in the Twilight series, the novel continues the story of Bella Swan and her relationship with vampire Edward Cullen as she enters her senior year of high school. Everything changes for Bella when Edward’s brother Jasper almost attacks her on her eighteenth birthday, leading to Edward and his family moving away to protect Bella. Bella sinks into a depression in the months following Edward’s departure, but she begins to heal as she grows closer to her friend Jacob Black. However, her life twists once more when Jacob’s nature reveals itself, prompting a surprise visit from Edward’s sister Alice and a harrowing, spur-of-the-moment trip to Italy as Bella and Edward’s fate hangs in the balance.
Reading order · Twilight
Full order & progress →- TwilightStart here
6.26.2 / 10 - New MoonThis book
6.16.1 / 10 - Eclipse
6.46.4 / 10 - Breaking Dawn
6.46.4 / 10
On screen
This book has been adapted for the screen once.
- FilmThe Twilight Saga: New MoonIMDb
Adaptation data: Wikidata · On screen →
Where the score comes from
The sources average 6.0 across 1,959 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 93% of the weight and the score stays at 6.1 — the Romance average of 7.6 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.9 | 80 | 4% |
| Google Books | 8.0 | 30 | 2% |
| Hardcover | 5.9 | 1.8K | 94% |
Frequently asked
What age is New Moon for?
New Moon sits on the Young adult shelf in the sources we use, which by convention means roughly ages 13 and up. This is a guide from the book’s category, not a publisher’s age rating. It has 563 pages — longer than 81% of the ranked books in Romance.
In this book
Themes this book shares with others — each leads to the best books on it.
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