 Many have derided the series as poor writing . While comparing Stephenie Meyer to J. K. Rowling , Stephen King said , " the real difference [ between Rowling and Meyer ] is that Jo Rowling is a terrific writer , and Stephenie Meyer can 't write worth a darn . She 's not very good . " However , King understood the appeal of the series , adding , " People are attracted by the stories , by the pace and in the case of Stephenie Meyer , it 's very clear that she 's writing to a whole generation of girls and opening up kind of a safe joining of love and sex in those books . It 's exciting and it 's thrilling and it 's not particularly threatening because it 's not overtly sexual . " 
