Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, Book 4) | Stephenie Meyer

Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, Book 4) | Stephenie Meyer | The best of them all!

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To be irrevocably in love with a vampire is both fantasy and nightmare woven into a dangerously heightened reality for Bella Swan. Pulled in one direction by her intense passion for Edward Cullen, and in another by her profound connection to werewolf Jacob Black, she has endured a tumultuous year of temptation , loss, and strife to reach the ultimate turning point. Her imminent choice to either join the dark but seductive world of immortals or pursue a fully human life has become the thread from which the date of two tribes hangs.

Now Bella has made her decision; a startling chain of unprecedented events is about to unfold with potentially devastating and unfathomable consequences. Just when the frayed strands of Bella's life--first discovered in Twilight, then scattered and torn in New Moon and Eclipse--seem ready to heal and knit together, could they be destroyed...forever?

The astonishing, breathlessly anticipated conclusion to the Twilight Saga, Breaking Dawn illuminates the secrets and mysteries of this spellbinding romantic epic.

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Great ending...tied up lose ends.

I loved Breaking Dawn. While the plotline definitely took a turn for the weird, I really appreciated Stephanie Meyer tying up all the loose ends.

I can't really imagine a conclusion that would be any better than the one presented. As I turned the last page, it was a bittersweet closure. I was happy with what I had just read but still sad to reach the end of such an engrossing saga.

The best of them all!

I think the author did a wonderful job tying everything up and making a true modern day fairytale (happy endings and all). How sad that others would want it any other way! I hope more are written!!

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It completes the collection...

It took me several years to find the Twilight series, and once I finally picked up the first book - Twilight, I was hooked. Every other Twilighter can probably relate to me when I say the series became my addiction, my world revolved around Bella, Edward and Jacob for the week it took me to get from book one to book four.

Now, to clarify, I've rated the previous books in the saga with five stars. This particular rank of three stars should only be associated with Breaking Dawn - if you haven't read the other novels..READ THEM and stop reading this review right now!

That said, prepare for spoilers below.

I was severely disappointed with Breaking Dawn. I can handle the pregnancy, the marriage, "Renesme". I could even swallow the slow start the novel opened with. What bothered me, to begin with, is how the characters ( at least the main three ) all broke personality and .. well character. Edward asking Jacob to sleep with Bella? Maybe my interpretation of Edward is completely misconstrued but the (arrogant) hero that I know would NEVER stoop so low. Yes, I realize that he loves Bella, but please, his self sacrifice completely turned my stomach. AND JACOB, he just rolled with the punches..sure why not bang up Bella because and do the "bloodsucker" a favor. Now, this flows into the next flaw ( for me at least ) - Edward and Jacob becoming friends?

Excuse me, did Eclipse precede Breaking Dawn?

That move made Jacob appear shallow to me. Oh, more self sacrifice I suppose. Great to move the story (albeit it painfully) but pathetic when identifying established characters. Don't worry, Jacob gets a lot more hallow. He imprints on Renesme? What...just...happened...here. I would have preferred to see Jacob left in the damn snow, howling his broken heart out, then just transfer all of his affection and devotion, INSTANTLY - regardless of the fact that Nessie is a baby.

Now, as much as I am complaining about those two discrepancies, it should be said that I could have digested those plot twists and rated the novel a five if not for the following annoyance..

Bella.

Where did my sweet, uncertain, nerdy, awkward Bella go? We have already filed a missing persons report, because she certainly has NOT made an appearance since Eclipse.

Vampire Bella was .. empty. She got everything she wanted, okay..I can be happy for her..if not for the fact that she morphed into a completely different soul. That underlying self doubt just vanished and really, without reason. No lesson in growing to love yourself, no thought of expanding her horizon outside of the Cullens, nope..she just does a complete 180 because..the author rushed to get the book to print? I have no idea, that is the only reasonable assumption I can make because Ms. Meyer did not leave another alternative.

Regardless of every irritating turn mentioned, I will not return Breaking Dawn or burn it .. or throw it out the window. Neither will I read it again, though.

If you absolutely love the characters, and the story, I strongly urge you to stop at Eclipse. I really wish I had, because it will be years (if ever) before I am able to reread the series and enjoy them as I did before.

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Not as great as the first three...

I absolutely LOVED Twilight I couldn't get enough. I wanted to be immersed in this story. I was so in love with Edward I could have moved to Forks just to see if it could happen to me...lol

I was in a rush to get through New Moon because I wanted my Edward fix, but LOVED IT all the same.

Then Eclipse was great because you have this love triangle that made you wonder what Bella was going to do.

Then came Breaking Dawn...hmmm....I was so excited to get this book. I wouldn't let myself read any of the spoilers so that I would be competely surprised.

Well, Surprised I was!! The Begining was great everything I expected it to be. Then the honeymoon came, I was so disappointed that Bella was pregnant. So unrealistic and it almost (and I stress almost) made me want to stop reading it.

It was too perfect!!

The first 3 had struggles and problems and even though it involved a family of vampires and werewolves the issues were so real as a reader I could relate to them. It made you feel like maybe this really happened, maybe this really isn't fiction.

The series itself is WONDERFUL and I will recomend it to anyone who might ask. Breaking Dawn was definitely not as great as the first three, but all in all the book was okay.

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