At first glance, Falling Under IS Twilight. For the first 100 pages, there is not really a difference to be found. This had the potential to be annoying, and the author realized this. She managed to make the book poke fun at itself and its similarities to the saga within the dialogue. The best example of this is in the book, during one scene, (which is the Falling Under equivalent of the famous Say it. Out loud. scene from Twilight), it shamelessly points out the quite glaringly obvious and slightly humorous similarities to the saga. Theia actually says You arent going to tell me that you are a vampire who sparkles in the sunlight, ARE YOU? Luckily, Haden is a demon, not a vampire, and about 50X more believable and WAY more attractive than Edward can ever dream of being. In my opinion, Falling Under is a much better book in general, written with MUCH better technique, and the audience quickly forgets the saga altogether as the plotline gets more intense. The hilarious, dark cast of minor characters (including a drag-queen psychic, a man-eating, gorgeous goth girl, a terrifying demon queen and a beautiful, but naïve best friend) make this book edgy, enjoyable and funny. A lesser author with the same plot would have found it impossible to make this story not be depressing, due to the incredibly sad and dark subject matter, but there is never a point where our hearts remain broken for too long, which is a very, very selling quality. A gripping, uplifting tale of growing up and teenage rebellion, Falling Under is to be one of the best books of the year.