ECLIPSE: Chapter 17-Alliance

CHAPTER SUMMARY: The werewolves and vampires agree to work together.

NOTES/THOUGHTS/REACTIONS:
We open where we left off with Bella going to her party. Big smooch with Edward and they go to the party which is of course huge and fabulous as Alice was in charge (a little note: sequined top and red leather pants were totally stolen from Buffy's wardrobe in season three). There's a little talk of army vampire worry and then the party starts.
All minor characters from school (you know, the friends Bella treated like crap all those years) somehow show up even though I thought she was currently only friends with Angela and Ben. Also I'm sorry, we suddenly are told about this guy named Lee. Who is Lee? For that matter, who is Conner and Samantha? She acts like I'm supposed to know who these random names are but I don't because they are never mentioned in the first place. To her surprise (and mine because I don't get the impression from her description) Bella is enjoying herself. Then the kicker: Jacob shows up.
Quil and Embry are there as well. We have a lame apology scene and then Jacob gives her a bracelet he made himself (another indian stereotype I might add. You know, they ALL know how to carve...;rolls eyes;). This endears him more of course and now they're okay all of a sudden (except for the constant double standard Bella holds him too, but I figure that's a given). Then Jacob knows something is up and they ask Bella what's going on.
She explains about the newborn army. For some reason there's great shock as Bella realizes they're coming to Forks. Um...yeah? They're after YOU aren't they? Where are you? In Forks. Really, how stupid is this girl? So the werewolves offer their help. The vampires agree. For some reason this upsets Bella. Even though, last I checked, this is what she wanted. Whatever. Chapter ends with her being horrified that everyone's gearing up for battle. Sigh.

WORD LIST: none
GENERAL ANNOYANCES: All at once, everything was surreally normal.- Really? Surreal implies an odd experience. Normal implies...normality. So...it's both? What? This makes no sense. Unless of course, Meyer is once more trying to drill in our heads that Bella is not normal. In which case, we get it already.
More weak female stereotyping as Bella is horrified at the thought of coming battles.