Binding: Hardcover EAN: 9780316067928 ISBN: 031606792X Label: Little, Brown Young Readers Manufacturer: Little, Brown Young Readers Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 768 Publication Date: August 02, 2008 Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers Reading Level: Young Adult Release Date: August 02, 2008 Sales Rank: 2 Studio: Little, Brown Young Readers
Forbidden Love? What About Forbidden Conflict?
The only time Bella really suffered was when Edward left in New Moon and during the birth scene. I admit that I only read mostly 2 out of the 3 parts of Breaking Dawn but I know everything that happens. However the book is awful. I have the same problems that all of the negative reviewers have, but I have a problem with something else also. The whole series is a dud. Nothing really happens. No one suffers (besides the two exceptions that I noted above). Every book follows the same pattern. 9/10ths of the book is eye candy and infaturation between Bella and Edward. During this, the story builds up to villain confrontation. Then the "Epic" battle scene takes place and lasts for only a few pages. It felt like Meyer swinging the baseball bat to ... Read More
Fluff and mistakes
I gave the book two stars because the author knows how to write and how to entice a young audience by using "Romeo and Juliet" for her outline, but other than that, the series is all fluff and doesn't even include accurate information. For instance, who ever heard of an elk bull (not buck--that's deer) with two dozen points (and they're tines, not antlers)? Unbelievable! Someone needs to do a bit of research before they write stuff like that. Since it's a fantasy romance series, it really doesn't matter whether or not an imaginary vampire can impregnate the main character, etc., but at least the author should get real facts straight.
Other than that, everything in the story is predictable, the main character is so stupid, whiny ... Read More
I Echo The Read it for Yourself Crowd
I made the mistake of reading a lot of the reviews of this novel before it finally arrived in the mail. The conclusion I've come to is this: If you are fully engrossed in this saga, then Breaking Dawn will be a book you'll really enjoy. If you are of the mindset who read the stories in this series very critically and you are looking for things wrong, then that is all you will find.
I enjoyed this read. I liked the changes in the characters and the atmosphere. Meyer's writing was much tighter too. Even the ending wasn't as poorly done as so many have alluded to. My only wish is that the book didn't end. There is so much potential for more stories here and I hope Meyer will continue forward in that regard.
Perfect Ending...
This is the best series I have ever read, and I can say that having lived through nearly all 4 sagas myself, I have come to appreciate Stephenie's compassion for her characters through writing.
Breaking Dawn encompasses the Love that was chosen from book 3, and committing to it. There is an endless array of emotions in Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, Book 4), and I feel the older audience (or younger adults in their early 20s such as myself) would appreciate it a greater deal than the younger readers would.
Overall, the delicate details of Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, Book 4) is highly impressive, and I suggest you read it yourself before going with all the naysayers who honestly, may not have reached that stage in their life to appreciate the completeness of this last book. ... Read More
BD doesn't live up to its promise
The beauty of Twilight, New Moon and Eclipse was the developing love, devotion and relationship between a vampire and a human. I loved Bella's flaws all-- of them. They made her endearing...human
I loved Edward's strength of character, maturity and his internal conflict in loving Bella. I loved his commitment to protecting her at all cost. I also loved the fact that he wanted Bella to live longer, to enjoy many human experiences that she would lose as a vampire. And I loved the sacrifices and dangers each of them face each day to love each other. It made their love and commitment special. It's what made the series so compelling.
All the things I loved about the Twilight series were sadly lacking in BD. I think ... Read More
