Breaking Dawn (Twilight #4)

Reader reviewed by Samantha Watt

The ending to the great series that has taken America and the world by storm. Not sure it can beat harry potter.

I never expected Bella to get pregant, and when she was i wanted her to get rid of it. But after it was born i was okay with that.

The only thing i hated about this book was that Jacob imprinted on Nessie. I like the ending battle, that was cool.

I loved it! Just wish this story wouldn't end.

Reader reviewed by Ms C

Meyer's Breaking Dawn breaks the continuity of the Twilight series. The first three are face paced and edgy enough to keep a wider range of readers interested. First, she needed to edit some sixty worthless pages of the 754 pages. However, still book is no longer considered part of a young adult series. While the saga of the covens continues, Meyer dialogue infusion using "pissed off", Edward's flippant response which cheapens even a vampire's celibacy, and her hideous graphic details of Bella's unfortunate "illness" and surgery should strip this author of any association in young adult literature circles. Meyers herself has become money thirsty for a new audience and has ushered in thoughts to youngster that equals tabloid quality. Meyer seduces young adult's thoughts to accept dishonor of marriage, and creates tantalizing sexual connotations. She makes an evil attempt to introduce readers to gasp worse that those Roman Polansky's days. This book should be titled Remake of Rosemary: Bella's Baby. Indeed, Meyer phased into being a horror writer. She bit the young audience and now offers a tantalizing seductive novel at less than a sixth grade reading level. The book lacks the moral values for a young audience. It does not deserve to be placed in the Renaissance Place Reader program. In fact, her final book should NEVER SHELVED IN ANY SCHOOL LIBRARY. It should be banned from anyone who cannot produce legal drinking age id.

Reader reviewed by Stilts

I have read the entire Twilight series. Twilight and New Moon are my favorites, Eclipse is okay, but in my opinion, Breaking Dawn is a bit of a letdown. In Breaking Dawn, Bella and Edward get married, go on a honeymoon, and Bella gets pregnant. I think that the book focuses too much on the vampire baby. The entire book is about it!
The whole book is about the abnormalities of the baby, and how the Cullens must protect it.

Reader reviewed by ambeen

This is obviously going to be more positive than negative so lets get the negative, minor annoyances out of the way now:

" I did not like the nicknames Em and Jazz. Rose and Nessie didnt bother me. I felt Em and Jazz were poor nicknames for these two vampires. The nicknames strike me as juvenile and feminine. Both of which Emmett and Jasper are not.

" I still (since New Moon) found Bellas constant self-loathing to be annoying. Seriously, this girl has problems. I would expect such self-loathing and self-denying behavior to come from an anorexic or other masochistic type people who are bent on destroying themselves.

While Bella overcomes her self-loathing, its only once shes become a vampire. Maybe Meyer was trying to show self-consciousness has human traits, but it just seemed to me that Bella was only happy once she looked like a model. If only we could all become vampire models and rid ourselves of our self-conscious thoughts.

" The scenes in which Bella drinks human blood (while still human herself) made me literally sick to the stomach. She likes the smell and the taste of the blood. Its just a sickening scene imagining someone drinking blood and liking it. This isnt really a negative, though, just my own queasiness coming into play.

" Finally, the ending. It was pretty anti-climatic. There was a huge build up of tension and then POP! its gone. It was a bit of a let down after so much build up of tension. I suppose this is the sacrifice, though, for a happy ending.

Now for the positive/my response to the outrage over the novel:

I wasnt in as high anticipation of Breaking Dawn (nor have I really been for the others) until I read the spoilers. Thats when I knew I had to read it because I figured I wouldnt be one of the haters and had to put the random spoilers into context.

This is where I think the haters (for lack of a better term) are coming from, they are taking the events in the book and isolating them. The people who claim Meyer went against the world she created have decided to ignore the explanations given and rather isolate the event and critique it. So please, read it for yourself so its in context. Dont base your opinion on spoilers. If you read the spoilers and what the haters are saying, you too may assume the book must be trash. Seriously, put it in context.

That said, I think Meyer did a great job in ending the series. Granted the ending was anti-climatic, but I would rather it be that way than have to see any beloved characters die. It would just have been too heart breaking to end the novel with Edward and Bella dying, leaving Renesmee and Jacob to hide from the Volturi. If that had happened, I think the ending would have been more contrived than the way it did ended.

I loved the split narrative. I think I enjoyed the mid-section with Jacobs narrative the most. It really makes me look forward to reading from the other characters points of view if and when Meyer decides to write them (as far as I know Edwards is the only one definitely planned).

Reader reviewed by reader_anonymous

Bella and Edward together forever
The love triangle is coming to a close

She loves Edward. He loves Bella. Perfect couple.

Stephanie Meyer filled this story with everything we wanted and more. Answers to all the questions and action to more than we expectd. She threw a curve ball and added more than we expected and I loved this book cover to cover. I dont understand people saying it wasn't a good book because I absolutley loved it.

I loved how she puts an end to everything and just makes the ending so satisfying. Like you know there is going to be problems, but just little ones that they're going to be able to solve no problem. I just can't wait for her Midnight Sun now

Reader reviewed by cheeseflavoredcorncurls

The 4th and final installment of the Twilight saga was a good read. I really liked that Stephenie switched to Jacob's perspective. It helped the readers see a new take on the story. It wasn't just all wonderful like what Bella thought. Jacob's perspective showed all the flaws and dangers that Bella's might not have or refused to see.

Reader reviewed by EshInoBi

Hmm, Breaking Dawn, this should be one of many reviews, it's also very late because of the extreme popularity of this well-anticipated book. As for my opinion, I thought it was 'okay'. It definitely had some new ideas I've never heard before, but it wasn't perfect, maybe TOO fantastical. Don't get me wrong. I love fantasy. But it seems so unreal. I can believe in vampires, werewolves, whatever I want, but this was enough. I think this was better than New Moon and Eclipse, but Twilight destroys all of them. The beginning, was wonderful, and this was a well-written ending. Just a bit too unreal for me. xP. But read it. =D

Reader reviewed by Jenna

This book surprised me. I was expecting something totally different, and I didn't like it at first, but it really was worth it.

Bella and Edward are in for the surprise of a lifetime. A new complication twists their relationship in strange ways, with Jacob there at the heart of it. Can the vampire, the werewolf, and the human resolve all of their differences before the impending confrontation with the Volturi comes to pass?

Just read it. I can't guarantee you'll like it, but I know I did.

Reader reviewed by kayla

This book is a great conclusion to this thrilling series. The book keeps you entertained throughout. The character list in the back of the book comes in handy when the new characters are introduced. This book is much more detailed than the others.

If you aren't a big Jacob fan, this book may get you disappointed. Jacob's book was actually one of my favorite parts just because of the chapter names. This book was actually my favorite in the series. Meyer also closed up the book pretty well,leaving little open.

Reader reviewed by Sarah

I must agree with some of the other reviews I have read, this book was definately a disappointment. To me, it all seemed a little predictable and there was no suspense or thrill. It was a good book, just not too entertaining. Part of my questions the reasoning behind Meyers' continuation of the series. If she wrote it because she wanted to and had the inspiration or because her editors wanted it or the simple fact that majority of the readers wanted a happy ending for Jacob. This book seemed to drag to me and I read it not to enjoy it, but to simply finish it. The first three of the Twilight Saga I would reccomend but this is not something to get too excited about.