6 Books to Read if You Have TWILIGHT Nostalgia

With Fall right around the corner, those of us who grew up in the Twilight era cannot help but get nostalgic for the good old days—those times when we’d stay up late finishing the new book and getting ready for the premiere of the next movie.

In recent years, newer generations have gotten into the Twilight craze, read the books for the first time, and watched the movies. In April 2023, The Hollywood Reporter announced that the saga is being adapted for television, bringing back everyone’s favorite human, vampire, and werewolf trio.

While we wait for this series to premiere, the nostalgia doesn’t go away. If you are nostalgic for a time when sparkly-skinned vampires and body-building werewolves ruled the world, here are six books you can read.

1. The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

In The Cruel Prince, at the age of seven, Jude’s entire life was turned upside down after the murder of her parents. She and her sister were kidnapped and taken to live in the High Court of Faerie. Even though she wants to belong, everyone there hates humans.

In order to win her place in the High Court, Jude must defy Prince Cardan and face the consequences. However, before she can do so, the Court is attacked, and Jude must risk her life to save her sisters and the High Court.

2. Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead

Vampire Academy quickly became a well-known vampire saga. The first book tells the story of a mortal vampire, Lissa Dragomir, who must be protected from Strigoi, a group of vampires who never die. The one in charge of protecting Lissa is her best friend, Rose, who is the perfect mix of human and vampire.

Even though Rose has been doing a great job keeping Lissa alive, the two are confronted with even more danger when forced to attend St. Vladimir’s Academy. While fighting for their lives, these two characters come face-to-face with love.

3. Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice

Louis, the main character of Interview With the Vampire, tells the story of how he became a vampire at the hands of Lestat. Even though he didn’t want to be a vampire, he had to learn how to live as one in New Orleans. Things get complicated when he meets Claudia. At first, he doesn’t want to turn her into a vampire, but he fails, and Claudia becomes just like him.

While Claudia struggles to forgive Louis for the betrayal, they both long to find somewhere they belong. As they travel through Europe, they meet Armand, who introduces them to a vampire society. But is that the answer they’ve been looking for all along?

4. Fallen by Lauren Kate

In Fallen, Luce Price joins the Sword & Cross boarding school, not imagining she would meet a mysterious yet familiar person like Daniel Grigori. From the moment she sees him, she feels attracted to him. He seems to be the only good thing about a boarding school prohibiting cell phones and watching students’ every move.

But as desperately as Luce wants to get to know Daniel, he avoids her. There seems to be a secret he is unwilling to reveal to her. Nevertheless, Luce will persist…even if it kills her.

5. Royally Sucked by Ellie Aiden

Royally Sucked is the second book in the Suck U saga. Once Amon has been put in custody, Ever and Talon want to start the honeymoon phase of their relationship. All they have left to do is visit the king and then head home.

However, their plans change when a plot against the king is revealed. Ever and Talon soon discover the suspect is someone close to them. Could it be possible they are now three mates?

6. Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris

In Dead Until Dark, Sookie Stackhouse lives in Temps, Louisiana, works as a waitress and tries to keep to herself. However, this seems impossible as she can read everyone’s mind. That is until Bill comes around, and she cannot hear a single word from his mind.

The truth is that Bill is a vampire with a bad reputation. Soon, Sookie begins to wonder if having a vampire boyfriend is a good idea when a string of murders terrorizes the town.

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By day, Lara Rosales (she/her) is a solo mom by choice and a bilingual writer with a BA in Latin-American Literature who works in PR. By night, she is a TV enjoyer who used to host a podcast (Cats, Milfs & Lesbian Things). You can find her work published on Tell-Tale TV, Eulalie Magazine, Collider, USA Wire, Mentors Collective, Instelite, Noodle, Dear Movies, Nicki Swift, and Flip Screened.