Book · 2008 · Vampires, fiction
The Twilight Saga
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And they said oh it's the Twilight Saga. And I thought huh okay that sounds you know I've never read a book like that. I'll go check it out.
Anna Lembke · The Mel Robbins Podcast · Jan 2026 Listen at 35:38 Why people recommend it
The Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer is a commercially successful young adult vampire romance series that follows the relationship between a teenage girl and an immortal vampire. Dr. Anna Lembke discussed the books on both The Mel Robbins Podcast and The Jordan Harbinger Show, sharing a personal narrative about how she unexpectedly fell into reading the vampire romance novels while in her early forties. On the Jordan Harbinger Show, she explained to the host that she developed an addiction to romance fiction that began directly with Meyer's teenage series, despite falling far outside the intended demographic of the books. Similarly, on The Mel Robbins Podcast, Dr. Lembke recounted discovering the saga, noting that she had never read a book of that genre before deciding to check it out of curiosity, which ultimately sparked her broader exploration into romance literature. Through these personal anecdotes on podcasts, the popular series is highlighted not only as a cultural phenomenon for teenagers but also as an engaging, habit-forming literary escape for adult readers.
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Anna Lembke And they said oh it's the Twilight Saga. And I thought huh okay that sounds you know I've never read a book… 2
“And they said oh it's the Twilight Saga. And I thought huh okay that sounds you know I've never read a book like that. I'll go check it out.”
“so uh you know somewhere in my early 40s which was some years hence now um I did get addicted to romance novels and it started with the Twilight Saga which for those not in the know is a vampire romance uh series written for teenagers and I certainly wasn't a teenager”
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“some of the other popular books that the Bible is among include quotations from The Works of maong The Lord of the Rings and The Twilight Saga”