I've always ranked New Moon lowest in my ranking of the books (in terms of movies BD1 has to be even lower) but upon the reread it didn't feel worse than Twilight at all. It's different...less Edward, more Jacob. Bella's grief is stunning, but her reactions to it actually make her a slightly more interesting character in this book than I felt she was in the last. All in all, doesn't deserve the hate I give it, even though my movie ranking stands.