User blog comment:Teamedward4eva/Stephenie Meyer vs. J.K. Rowling/@comment-188.81.163.67-20140704172558/@comment-58.165.215.249-20141201144326

 "Before you, Bella, my life was like a moonless night. Very dark, but there were stars, points of light and reason. ...And then you shot across my sky like a meteor. Suddenly everything was on fire; there was brilliancy, there was beauty. When you were gone, when the meteor had fallen over the horizon, everything went black. Nothing had changed, but my eyes were blinded by the light. I couldn’t see the stars anymore. And there was no more reason, for anything."

This is considered deep? It's nothing but a cliche wrapped up in pretty sounding language, which isn't used very well. I'm sorry, I'm not bashing Twilight or anything, but this is really close to purple prose and nauseatingly sappy. Well I guess it is a romance, so it gets a pass.

"That's very true. The diction in the Twilight series is quite advanced and mature, and hard to understand if you're young. Harry potter has some advanced language usage, but not to the extent of twilight. I think you've got to be at least 14 to 15 years old to fully understand and retain everything in twilight, whereas you can be maybe 12 and over to comprehend Harry potter" Again, I don't mean to bash SMeyer but come on. The dictation is more mature? It's barely at a 5th grade reading level. (Fun fact, the majority of "fun" adult books are actually at about a 5th - 9th grade reading level.) And even then the word choice is sometimes clumsy and disjointed, the imagery is confused and the overuse of certain words *ahem* "chargrin" is annoying and unimaginative. And sometimes even some words don't work in the context they're given!

Both series' have their weaknesses and strengths. Both captivated reluctant readers and both authors have done extremely well. It's all down to preferences. Personally, I side with Harry Potter, but only because I grew up reading it and I respect JKR a bit more. *cough* Midnight Sun tantrum *cough*

If you prefer Twilight, that's fine also. Enjoy what you enjoy. Life is too short.