Author: Stephanie Meyer
Page Number: 752
Genre: YA
Synopsis: In Breaking Dawn, the fourth and final installment in the series, Bella’s story plays out in some unexpected ways. The ongoing conflicts that made this series so compelling--a human girl in love with a vampire, a werewolf in love with a human girl, the generations-long feud between werewolves and vampires--resolve pretty quickly, apparently so that Meyer could focus on Bella’s latest opportunity for self-sacrifice: giving her life for someone she loves even more than Edward. How close she comes to actually making that sacrifice is questionable, which is a big shift from the earlier books. Even though you knew Bella would make it through somehow, the threats to her life, and to her relationship with Edward, had previously always felt real. It’s as if Meyer was afraid of hurting her characters too much, which is unfortunate, because the pain Bella suffered at losing Edward in New Moon, and the pain Jacob suffered at losing Bella again and again, are the fire and the heart that drive the whole series. Diehard fans will stick with Bella, Edward, and Jacob for as many twists and turns as possible, but after most of the characters get what they want with little sacrifice, some readers may have a harder time caring what happens next (~via Amazon.com)
My Review: **(WARNING: If you have not read the book and don't want it to be ruined for you, do NOT read the review, please.)
In this last installment of the Twilight Saga, Bella is now Mrs. Cullen..and so begins a huge rollercoaster afterward.
Bella becomes pregnant with a half-human, half-vampire and it's killing her. Jacob leaves his pack and Seth and Leah join him. Once, Renesmee is born Jacob catches a glimpse of her and becomes Imprinted. Renesmee is growing quickly and soon is walking and talking. She has a special power as well. And Bella learns she is a shield. A protector of sorts. Irina, having been furious with the outcome of her beloved Laurent, sees Renesmee on a hunting trip Bella is on and rushes to the Volturi. Alice forsees their arrival and they quickly get things prepared for what they see as a battle, a suicide mission..
~deep breathes~ As always, I feel like the pacing of these books is very slow. Out of all four books this one is both the best and most disapointing.
Best because the reader got two sides of a story. Jacob and Bella's. I found Jacob a bit more entertaining but I could never grasp the whole reason as to why he loved Bella. Neither shape-shifter nor vampire ever really explained why they loved Bella. Obviously, Edwards reason was the irristable bloodlust he felt toward her..Jacob on the other hand was a bit more different, I'd say he only loved her because it was a way to irritate Edward.
and worst, because of the ending..
The ending was the most anti-climactic ending I've ever read. So much was wasted in everything the vampires were preparing, I felt like I wasted hours reading the last half, when in the end there was only ONE person who could change the mind of the Volutri and it happened in less than five minutes.
The Volturi were gone and everything was to be forgotten. The Cullens and their friends did not die and there was no battle. I was excited for this battle. I wanted the battle to happen. I was actually rooting for Bella for once. I wanted the Volturi dead and Vladimir and Stefan back in power, but to my disapointment that did not happen. I even wanted Bella and Edward to die. Have Renesmee and Jacob take off and live their lives the way it should have been intended. The biggest sacrifice Bella could have done. I felt that if that ending occured, the books would have had a bigger meanging. Instead, it just seemed rushed.
All in all, I didn't like the series. No moral, no theme, no leason learned.
Nothing.
Disappointment.
I'm going to go read Harry Potter now..
My Rating: 2/5 -It was alright, even if it wasn't for me.
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