The final installment of the Twilight series, Breaking Dawn finishes the story of Edward the vampire, Jacob the werewolf, and Bella the human. I have been waiting a year for this book and couldn't wait to read it. I read all 750 plus pages in a little over a day... and I have to say it wasn't worth it. I'm not saying I didn't enjoy the book, but it definitely wasn't the best of the series.
There were a lot of disappointments for me. My sister, Lisa, summed these up pretty well.
WARNING!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SPOILERS AHEAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(from Lisa's blog)
- From the very first page Breaking Dawn was different, and had a different tone to it. Having separate "books" -- one even from Jacob's point of view -- was unlike any of the other books.
- A lot of the time, Edward didn't act like the Edward I know and love. That bothered me. In fact, Bella didn't really act like herself either. They weren't the Bella and Edward that everyone got to know in the first three books. Bella seemed much older and much more mature than her 18 years.
- Renesmee is the most awful name for a child I've ever come across! I understand that Bella wanted to honor Renee and Esme with the name, but it's just plain awful. (And "Edward Jacob" had the baby been a boy -- I think the middle name would have been a bit cruel to Edward. When she was pregnant, she depended on Jacob way too much and I hated that she lit up so much whenever he was around. Sure, sure, I get that he's her best friend, but their relationship was a bit too friendly. Edward was going crazy with worry over Bella -- would the baby kill her? -- and Bella is fantasizing about a little boy named Edward Jacob. Cruel, just cruel.)
- The 'big fight' against the Volturi at the end was totally anti-climatic. I was a bit disappointed on one hand, but happy that no one was hurt. That everyone got their 'happily ever after' was also unexpected, but I'm okay with it. I just wish something more had happened.
I'd like to add on to the last comment - I absolutely hated the fight scene! I loved that Bella's power was able to save all of her family, but I hated that there wasn't really a fight. They had been building up to this situation for a good chunk of the book, then nothing really happened. The Volturi just walked away - what is up with that? Very upsetting.
However, there were also a lot of good parts. Bella and Edward's wedding was one, as well as the fact that they were able to have a baby together (besides HATING her name). I enjoyed that Jacob was finally able to get over Bella (even if that meant imprinting on her newborn daughter) and that Edward and Bella had their happy little vampire family. There were a few scenes that were a good laugh (like the one where Bella freaks out on Jacob for calling her daughter "Nessie" after the Loch Ness monster).
SPOILERS OVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm glad that I read this book. I am glad to be able to say I read the whole series. I love the idea of a good vampire falling in love with a regular human. This book just didn't end like I thought it would. To me, it was so different than any of the other Twilight books Stephenie Meyer has written. After all that suspense, I'm glad it's all done. Thanks for the fun reads, Stephenie!
Rating: 3.25/5
4 comments:
I was upset about the non-fight with the Volturi, too. (When I said that I was glad no one got hurt, I obviously meant Bella, Edward and his family, etc. But I wish that the Volturi had been dealt with. Or that Caius, at least, had died!) You're right... all that build-up for NOTHING! Bah! But I do like that Bella was able to "shield" her loved ones.
Oh, and Jacob isn't a werewolf, remember? He's a "shape shifter." :)
Hee hee!
Obviously I know he is a shape-shifter, but I didn't want to sit and explain that in my post, so I just put what everybody who hasn't read the book thinks he is.
I know, I was just teasing.
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