how the books are different from the movies. i haven't seen the movies in a hot minute so take with a grain of salt!

i † twilight

• jacob is introduced pretty late, and is not bella's childhood friend
• the "sex, money, sex, money, the cat..." scene is missing :(
• the "you're a vampire" thing is much less dramatic, they're in the car and it's a casual conversation
• edward is so horny
• their house is not modern on the outside
• laurent has short hair
• alice's backstory is revealed
• jacob wears ponytails
• jacob has a sister (only mentioned)

ii † new moon

• jacob is tall but kinda lanky (pre-werewolf)
• bella knows jacob is a werewolf before he transforms in front of her
• the humans in volterra are dressed red, but not all in the same capes. (some have fake vampire fangs!)

iii † eclipse

• edward and alice hang out with bella and her human friends at school
• rosalie is (according to alice) a mechanic / good with cars
• edward is genuinely funny (when he chooses to be)
• jacob's hair slowly grows out again (shoulder-length by the end of the book)
• edward has a cool motorcycle (but doesn't use it)
• werewolf backstory: they were a 'spirit army' before wolves
• jacob's wolf form has long fur because his hair is longer than the others'! they cut their hair short when they become werewolves because the hair length translates to fur length! SUPER FLUFFY WEREWOLVES ARE POSSIBLE