Well, since I read the first three, I figured I should give the fourth Twilight book a shot, and borrowed Breaking Dawn from a friend. I haven’t really found love with the first three, possibly because I’m not that into vampires, and I think I’m simply too old for the books. *Sigh* So with Breaking Dawn, the story picks up where Bella Swan has decided she wants to be a vampire so she can live forever with Edward Cullen. She has made her decision between Edward and Jacob, and vampire trumps werewolf in this case. We watch her make her decision, marry Edward, have sex with a vampire and get pregnant with a vampire baby, and read about the gruesome birthing scene that has terrified me. I’ll be honest – I stopped really reading by the 100th page of so. So I had a lot of speed reading ahead of me, as this is one ginormous book. With the series not doing much for me, it was hard to keep my attention commanded on the fourth. I haven’t watched any of the movies yet, and I probably won’t unless I’m super bored one day and stumble upon them on Starz or something. While the books weren’t for me, I clearly understand that many, many others love them, and I’m happy I gave them a go.
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Twilight – 2 stars
New Moon – 3 stars
Eclipse – 3.5 stars
I had a few issues with Breaking Dawn, too. First, I didn’t like how they had made a big deal in the first books that Bella’s Mom would be so against her marrying young, and then suddenly, she was OK with it?
Then, all through the other books Meyer makes a huge point about everything Bella would have to give up to become a vamp- and then she gets to keep everything?
Jacob imprinting on their kid? I get it, but it still creeped me out.
I also felt the ending was somewhat anti-climactic. Honestly, about 100-150 pages in, I had to realize that the book was going in a completely different direction than I had anticipated, and take it for what it was. But I wanted to throw the book across the room as I read it and finished it. I had no love for it at all.
Like you, I’m glad I read the series because I know what everyone’s talking about. But I think there’s a lot better YA lit out there.
I read the first book last week, to see what all the hysteria was about. It was quite painful. I know they’re supposed to be teenagers, but the level of overreacting to every word said to one another was infuriating.
Never mind the vampires: the most unrealistic part of the book was the prospect of a boy driving a girl everywhere, waiting outside every class and literally carrying her from room to room as though she couldn’t walk. I await the next generation of disappointed females and “unchivalrous” men! 😉
Thanks for an honest, refreshing review!
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Thanks for stopping by Catherine! I have to agree with what you said! I’m glad I gave them a try, but just not for me 🙂
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Hi Ashley! Thanks for the great comment – I do agree!!