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 Good but not that good. November 15, 2008
Laurann (Ireland)
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and I was completely caught up in it as I read it. I loved every second and was so enthralled I ignored everything except school, sleep and food or two days. I loved the ending, but when I reread it I could see there were serious flaws in the ending. The whole series is about Bella making a choice - living with the love of her life and making huge sacrifices or having a normal human existence. In the end she gets both. Bella had always been simply a voice to tell the story, without much personality. But what little she had ebbs away in the last book. I still think of it as one of my favourite books, but I feel shallow doing so because all it did was give me, a tween girl, exactly the fairy tale I wanted to read.
 breaking dawn- disappointment November 11, 2008
Ms. Grace P. G. Kirkman (UK)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I won't write anything elaborate like most other reviews. (Spoilers by the way)
The previous books were fairly compelling- and Ive read a hell of a lot of books of this genre. Its all been done before, though other writers haven't been as successful in popularity. I will give it two stars for the simple fact it was the only book i couldn't really predict- Jacob imprinting on Bella's daughter (admittedly a bit of a surprise for me) and the utterly disappointing ending (yes, it really had me fooled that something tragic and brilliant was going to happen). I expected some spectacular fight, and i was sadly mistaken. It was almost as if Stephenie Meyer was too afraid to kill off any characters or even injure them. The 'happily ever after ending' kinda repulsed me more than marriage and the imprinting on infants. It seemed rushed and unconvincing- other writers of this genre have done a lot better. Overall not a bad saga- save for the crappy ending.
Meyer ends the Twilight Saga with an epic and absoluitely unmissable finale November 9, 2008
Sam (South England)
I cannot speak highly enough of this book, Breaking Dawn is without a doubt the best book in a fantastic series. Its written so well, the plot flows excellently and there are thrilling twists and turns that I haven't experienced with any other book I've read. In my opinion Stephenie Meyer is one of the best authors of all time, she never fails to deliver and I cannot wait for her next work.
This book is a MUST BUY
Ill keep it short November 5, 2008
Ms. H. V. Armstrong (Scotland)
Ok so theres enough people on here having big long rants pointing out all the flaws of the characters and plot so ill keep this short and maybe not so sweet.
I discovered the twilight series after book three was released so i read the first three and fell in love with the characters. I was awaiting the third book was such excitment and i was so disapointed.
The author seemed to have given up. I have read another of her recent books - Host - and it was amazing so what went wrong here?
I was actually heart broken to see how badly the series was ended.
Breaking Dawn November 5, 2008
Julia
!Because so much happens in Breaking Dawn, this review man contain some major spoilers. Please don't read it if you plan or are currently reading a prequel to this book, this review would probably ruin it!
- The Author -
Stephenie Meyer was born on the 24th of December, 1973. She is an american author who writes for both adults and teenagers. Born in Hartford, Connecticut, after graduating from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, Stephenie Meyer now lives with her husband who she met whilst growing up with her three sons.
- About -
Breaking Dawn is the last book in the Twilight four book series(although there is a fifth book not yet released which is Twilight written in another characters perspective) written by american international bestseller, Stephenie Meyer. First published hardcover in August 2008, 1.3 million were sold in the first 24 hours of its release breaking the record. It continues the story of 17/18 year old Bella (Isabella) Swan who has moved to Forks, Washington, and has fallen in love with vampire, Edward Cullen. Breaking Dawn is split into three books, the first and last written in Bella's perspective, the 2nd in werewolf Jacob Black's perspective. It is the longest of all four twilight books at 758 pages. Although the first of the series Twilight, has been made in to a film, there have been no plans to make Breaking Dawn in to a film as it would be too hard. If you want to read Breaking Dawn, you must read the first three so you know what has been going on.
- Storyline -
Bella has to become a vampire - and soon - or the Volturi will kill her. That has been made very clear.
The first story, which is written in Bella's point of view, is about Bella and Edward's marriage and honeymoon. Bella finally gets what she wanted which is for Edward to make love to her. But soon afterwards, Bella realizes she is pregnant, and calls Carlisle who tells them they must come home. Edward wants her to have an abortion but Bella refuses, and turns to Rosalie who supports her as she has always wanted a child.
The next part of the story is written in werewolf Jacob Black's point of view. This part of the story tells Bella's pregnancy and childbirth. When the pack (of werewolves) find out that Bella is pregnant, fearing the baby is going to be a vampire and "immortal child", they plan to destroy the baby, even if Bella dies too. But as Jacob loves her, he leaves the pack and instead helps protect the Cullens from the pack. Soon Seth and Leah Clearwater leave the pack too,and help protect the Cullens and Bella. Slowly, Bella becomes very weak. Her ribs start breaking and she loses a lot of blood. Carlisle fears for her life but when Jacob points out the obvious, Carlisle manages too fix the problem. Soon after, Bella manages to give birth to her daughter, Renesmee, a name which is a mix between both her mothers' and mother in laws' names'. But Jacob makes a shock discovery when he sets eyes on Renesmee..
The last part of the book goes back to Bella's perspective. Bella is finally a vampire and stronger than ever. However, the Volturi find out about Renesmee and like the werewolves fear Renesmee is an "immortal child". The Volturi plan to kill Renesmee. Meanwhile, Bella tries to get used to her life as a vampire, learning to hunt and resist herself when with humans such as her father, Charlie. When Alice has a vision of the Volturi coming to kill Renesmee as well as all of the Cullens, the Cullens prepare for a fight, gathering other covens for support. Bella discoversthat like Edward, Alice and Jasper, she has a power. Can the Cullens win against the Volturi, or will they all be destroyed?
- Price -
Breaking Dawn can currently only be bought hardcover. Priced at RRP 12.99, as it is fairly new, it can't be found that cheaply, 8.99 is probably the cheapest I've seen it.
- Critisism -
Unlike New Moon and Eclipse, Breaking Dawn got mostly very positive reviews. However, the odd few complained about the childbirth chapter and the final few chapters. However I don't think any of these things had a problem, I particulary liked the final few chapters. In my personal opinion though, the ending was to happy!!
- Vercict -
I would very highly reccomend Breaking Dawn.
Near the end it all got a little too confusing but that was problem solved with an index at the back of the book!
Stephenie Meyer did a great job in tying up the myriad storylines from the whole sage. Now, she is able to write a (or a few) spinoffs as she has left the door open for one. The detail and talent Stephenie Meyer must have is huge! All four Twilight books were outstanding in the actual writing points.
Many critics have complained about the character of Bella. In alll four books, Bella has been portrayed as a weak girl who lives to serve men and suffer. She always has a man to save her. She is also shown as an incredibly selfish woman and she becomes annoyingly whiny, although when I think about it, she does seem very concerned about how her actions affect Edward, Jacob and the other characters. She does need to care more about herself though.
I can't find any real faults in the book and it is either this book of Twilight that is my favourite book I've eve read!
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