Interview with Kimmy West of hisgoldeneyes.com

One of our favorite Twilight fan sites is HisGoldenEyes.com. Recently, we had the opportunity to chat with Kimmy "Kanye" West, who runs the site. Here's what she had to say:

TwilightShirts: So who are you? And what do you do?

Kimmy "Kanye" West: I'm Kimmy, and I run HisGoldenEyes.com. =]

TS: That’s cool, how’s that going?

Kimmy: It’s really fun. The website has lots of fans, and I have some great people working on it with me. Running a website is the best when you have a lot of people to support you. We have had over 5 million hits on the homepage alone, and that makes me really proud.

TS: Tell me about how you got into Twilight...

Kimmy: I saw the book at a bookstore when I had a gift card back in October, and I had never heard of it before. I basically saw the cover, thought it looked catchy, then read the back of the book and thought it sounded good, so I bought it. I read it really, really fast, and bought New Moon right afterwards, and then I was really, really impatient waiting for Eclipse, which I also loved.

TS: What makes the Twilight series so special?

Kimmy: The story is so different, and the characters are so likable. I never read love stories, and I was happy to find one that was so good.

TS: Who is your favorite character and why?

Kimmy: Edward, because he is such a complicated character and he is the one that makes the story so different. If he wasn't a vampire, the story wouldn't be so great. Also...he is dazzling. =D

TS: What did you do for the Breaking Dawn release?

Kimmy: I went to my local bookstore for the midnight release, and there were around 100 people there. I stayed up all night reading it, and all of the next day too.

TS: How long did it take you to read Breaking Dawn?

Kimmy: Around 3 days, since I had to sleep and do summer homework. ;)

TS: What would you say to Stephenie right now if she was here?

Kimmy: Thanks for creating such a wonderful world! I know that everyone loves you for it, and we all support you in your future books.

TS: And Edward? What would you say to him?

Kimmy: If Edward was here right now, I would probably faint, or mumble something unintelligible. I can't even imagine what that would be like. It would be amazing. Seeing as he is fictional...I would settle for Robert instead. ;)

TS: If you weren't reading Twilight... What would you be reading?

Kimmy: Probably Harry Potter, or A Great and Terrible Beauty.

TS: Finally, which is your favorite shirt from TwilightShirts.com?

Kimmy: Edward Cullen: Breaking Hearts since 1918! It's simply gorgeous.

TS: Thanks for talking with us, Kimmy.

Kimmy: Thank you!

We have sent Kimmy one of the "Edward Cullen: Breaking Hearts since 1918" shirts. We can't wait until she gets it so she can tell us what she thinks.