S. Noelle’s Reviews > The Twilight Saga: The Official Illustrated Guide > Status Update

‘Werewolves’ section down the hatch. Leah Clearwater didn’t deserve all that - and disrespect on top of it! Onto the humans.

Phew. Done with the vampires’ profiles… on to that of the werewolves (and the shapeshifters formerly known as such).

Finished the Cullen and Volturi character profiles. Now time to snooze. 💤

(It’s been remarked ad nauseam, but some of these backstories are far more engrossing than that of the saga’s main characters. I mean, Bella ‘n’ Eddy’s profiles are two of the shortest…)

While wildly (and often worthily) criticized, I sort of love that S.M. remained ignorant of 99% of pre-established vampire lore. Twilight vampires are such freaks.

Onto the Cullens’ character profiles, starting with Carlisle… call me, doc! ❤️‍🩹

Twible™️ Time, beginning with Stephenie’s interview. Key takeaways:
• She is Bella, for all intents and purposes, and she allegedly writes from an external locus of control (i.e., characters dictate plot).
• ‘Twilight’ was fantastical escapism—its backloaded plot makes far more sense when you realize she wrote the first 250+ pages last.