Breaking Dawn (Twilight #4)

Reader reviewed by Andrea

I don't see what the bid deal is.**********Spoiler Alert!!!!***********Spoiler Alert!!!!!!*********DON'T READ PAST THIS POINT!!!*****

Breaking Dawn is the 4th installment of the Twilight Series. Bella and Edward are to get married and they do things that married couples do. Now, Meyer could have put in every little detail, but instead...she left it to the imagination. I thought that this book was just beauitfully written. Although some parts were a little slow, it did not drag down the whole book. I give it 5 stars. I loved

Reader reviewed by rh0606

i liked this one but not as much as the others. although it wasn't as great as i wanted it to be i think there is still room for another book. i didn't start these books untill all four were out so i would be very into one, finish it, and move onto the next. when i read the last one i was frustrated that there wasn't more for me to read and i began to wonder about the baby. she could write another about her growing up.

Reader reviewed by Dede

Wow, this book was incredible and incredibly long but worth it. My only thought is that she left the ending open to the possibility of future books in the series. I know for some the ending was anti-climatic, but I was happy. I know if there would have been a war, alot of the characters I cared for wouldn't have survived. Anyway, Bella and Edward finally get married and go to honeymoon at Isle Esme. They finally get intimate and Bella soon learns she's pregnant. She bonds with Rosalie to keep the baby safe - Edward worries that the baby will kill Bella, and others do also. She goes through pregnancy at an advanced rate and almost dies giving birth. In a way she does die, as she is finally changed to a vampire. Bella does better than most "newborns" and her baby girl Renesmee, ages rapidly and is smart and mature. They have to deal with the Voltori again, who learn of the baby and use it as an excuse for a personal visit, hoping for a war. There is no fight and the Voltori leaves peacefully, for now. Very possible that in the future, there will be more to the series!

Reader reviewed by Megan

This book, by far, is the best out of the 3 others in the Twilight saga by Stephenie Meyer. I read this 700 paged (about) book in like a week! And I am an extremely slow reader! In the beginning, this book is slightly innapropriate for readers under maybe 13 years old. But, as the book goes on, Bella is becoming extremely and unnaturally pregnant. Then, bad things start happening. Is this half human/half vampire baby actually killing Bella? All of this is soo suspenseful and this is the exact reason I loved the book. All the bad stuff lead to even worse stuff and you kept wanting to turn the pages and eat it all up! My heart even started to beat because of how scared I was for Bella! The author does a great job of keeping you interested because she doesn't just throw out the suspense all at once, she builds it up. She also uses a great amount of detail so you actually believe like you're the main character! Great book!

Reader reviewed by Sara E.

Before my copy of BD even arrived in the mail, I was hearing how much of a horrible book it is. I was a little afraid when I went to read it, but I loved it. It was a perfect end to the Twilight Saga. Stephenie takes things to a different level in this novel, and I'll admit it is different and not what I expected. Nonetheless, it is still amazing. Her writing style, the characters, the plots...its just as great as ever. This book is a little more mature than the rest, but the characters are getting older and maturing, so it's only fit. (Well, Edward may not be getting any older). I also loved how in this book it takes you into Jacob's POV for awhile. Jacob has always been one of my favorite characters - I love him dearly - so I really enjoyed seeing just how he thinks. There's a lot of great humor in this book. I found myself laughing out loud quite a bit.

If you're not sure whether or not to read this, if you're afraid it will ruin the series for you, I suggest you give it a chance. Just because someone else doesn't like a book doesn't mean you wont either. Why avoid something if you might really love it?

Reader reviewed by Tiara

*Spoilers*
I have seen the Twilight series slowly receding since book two. Meyer's ending leaves Bella perfectly content, with everything she could ever have dreamed of. Even though she was a selfish, silly girl from the beginning. She didn't have to sacrifice anything. The reader is left completely unsatisfied. No, i am not one of those people who thinks that Meyer is encouraging teen marriage. No, i don't think that Bella should have agreed to abort the disgusting "Loch Ness Monster".I do, also, believe in happy endings- the kind when the main character has learned a thing or two about life. This story was written badly and the plot was simply ridiculous. Basically, Bella and Edward have a perfect wedding. Then they fly off to a breathtaking little island in the pacific for the ideal honeymoon. Then Bella gets all sex-crazy over Edward. I am not an old granny but I seriously began wonder what Meyer, who is quite aware of her ten year old readers, was thinking having Bella try to seduce Edward at every turn. My little cousin is ten and i would not let her read about Bella's new sexy lingerie that Edward comes to love so much. Then, of course, Bella gets pregnant and ,like a martyr, goes through a tormenting pregnancy where everyone talks about how strong she is. The chapter with the wolf pack is somewhat minutely entertaining because Jacob is the narrator and for some small portion of the book the reader does not have to come in contact with Bella. Things get worse, after Bella's graphic delivery, the "Loch Ness monster" is born. Poor Jake has finally found someone to imprint on. whoopee!!!The book just gets worse. At times I laughed out loud at how stupid it was. Its a complete Dues ex machina ending. The worst part of this is the morality that intrigued me so much in Twilight is gone, vanished, kamoosh. There was a very good reason why Winnie in Tuck everlasting did not choose to become immortal. When i read that book as an eleven year old I was so upset that she didn't choose to be with Jesse forever. I grew older and realized that Winnie made the right choice. The end of Tuck Everlasting, although sad, was whole and satisfying. Meyer's happily ever after for Bella is not.

Reader reviewed by Natalie

I have always been a fan of the series. The world Meyer has created is uniquely addicting. Throughout the series, Bella has had obstacles getting in the way between Edward and her. Getting married with Edward meant sacrificing important things such as her friends, family, growing older and even having a family of her own. Did this happen? No.

In the end, Bella got everything a husband, immortality, a child (which by the way is totally unexpected and far fetched), her conflict with Jacob resolved, even her father, Charlie hints in knowing Bella's new life. Although I like the fact that the book had a happy ending, everything semed to get solved too easily with no real climax or action.

Not to metnion the fact that she has a child and Jacob imprints on her. I wanted Jacob to get over Bella and impring on someone else but not Bella's CHILD!!!! Also, throughout the series, Bella and Edward led a PG love life but after their wedding, it seems that all they could do was have sex and think about having sex.

All in all, this was not the best book in the series. Be prepared to get disapointed.

Reader reviewed by blob

Bella Swan has 'life' changing plans. And has just got married to her beloved husband Edward who just happens to be a vampire. She is ready to join his family in more ways than one. But suddenly she makes a startling discovery, and a chain of unexpected events follow. Bella finds herself in a struggle to keep what she cares about most-her family, Can she stop them from being destroyed completely...?
Breaking dawn is the last book in the brilliant and exilerating twilight series. It is exiting and extreamly hard to put down! I highly recommend this book to ANYONE over 13!!!

Reader reviewed by stephanie

Edward and Bella finally decide to tie the knot and get married. On their honeymoon, however, things go awry rather quickly...as usual. Bella finds herself pregnant and in hopes of saving her, Jacob and Edward make a difficult decision. Bella wakes up to find all her senses heightened and improved. Her child becomes one of a kind and trouble soon follow. She finds an ability that can and will save her family from the Voluturi. Stephanie Meyer did a wonderful job on concluding the story.

Reader reviewed by mearley

I'd really like to give Breaking Dawn 4 1/2 stars. I loved following up on these characters and seeing their lives. I smiled and laughed at so many lines. It's like having dinner with old friends. I also loved the middle section told in Jacob's voice. Even the chapter titles were so Jacob, I couldn't help but smile.

Breaking Dawn was a fitting end to a wonderful saga that I have enjoyed tremendously from beginning to end.