Breaking Dawn

Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer

My review

rating: 2 of 5 stars
OK, I know I will probably be ripped limb by limb and thrown into a burning fire by all of the die-hard Twilight fans out there. However, I am entitled to my own opinion. Hooray for America! The fourth book of this series starts off as predictable, slow moving, and redundant as all of the other books. I wasn't surprised by this. After reading the other 3 I knew it was coming. But, after reading about 500 pages and realizing that only about 2 or 3 major things had happened, I had to stop. I found myself very frustrated. I would read 20 pages at a time, get annoyed, and take a break. Finally I approached page 630, and things started moving faster. (Thank God!) It was as if the author thought, "OOPS! Nothing has happened and I guess I should get on with it. Rush, Rush, Rush, The End!" I will admit that the last 100 pages were much more interesting, and I was satisfied with the ending. However, a good ending does not a good book make. Everyone loves a good ending, but had I known that all I needed to read was the last 150 pages I would not have wasted my time with this rubbish.



So, in conclusion here are my thoughts about the series overall....



#1 - I think the concept of this book is fun. I think the execution stunk.

#2 - Yes, I think Edward Cullen is dreamy.

#3 - Bella, while being a very flat character in books 1-3, makes some changes for the better in book 4.

#4 - There were some characters I did always like: Charlie, Jacob, & Alice

#5 - Obviously I read all of these books, so I will give the author credit that she did make me want to find out what happened in the end.

#6 - This series is incredibly over-hyped. Very much a "bandwagon" book. USA Today said, "Move over Harry Potter!" - um, no.

#7 - These books suffered from a case of poor editing.

#8 - Thank goodness it's over.


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