I kinda sorta read the books too. They were too giddy to actually read through.
I hear you. I thought Bella was so whiney and annoying. A few of my kids thought so too. But they enjoyed the books and the movie. I haven’t seen the entire movie yet.
I've read them all. A cousin asked me to. The first book was the worst for all the swooning ick.
Given what I've seen on other message boards, I'm astonished by all the, apparently unfulfilled, adult women sighing over the story. It's nauseating.