Midnight Sun
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- Author：Stephenie Meyer
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Reviews
Sandra
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Ką jūs padarytumėte vardan smalsumo？ Nostalgijos？ Aš， kaip matote， perskaičiau šią beveik 800 puslapių sunkiasvorę knygą。Vertinti "Saulėlydžio" sagos knygas balais arba žvaigždutėmis， mano kuklia nuomone， gan sudėtinga。 Čia yra tas atvejis， kuomet taip blogai， kad net gerai。 Žinote tą anglišką pasakymą "so bad it's good"？ Būtent į šią kategoriją ir patenka tiek pirmosios keturios serijos knygos， tiek ir "Vidurnakčio saulė" t。y。 ta pati pirmoji "Saulėlydžio" knyga， bet šį kartą - iš Edvardo persp Ką jūs padarytumėte vardan smalsumo？ Nostalgijos？ Aš， kaip matote， perskaičiau šią beveik 800 puslapių sunkiasvorę knygą。Vertinti "Saulėlydžio" sagos knygas balais arba žvaigždutėmis， mano kuklia nuomone， gan sudėtinga。 Čia yra tas atvejis， kuomet taip blogai， kad net gerai。 Žinote tą anglišką pasakymą "so bad it's good"？ Būtent į šią kategoriją ir patenka tiek pirmosios keturios serijos knygos， tiek ir "Vidurnakčio saulė" t。y。 ta pati pirmoji "Saulėlydžio" knyga， bet šį kartą - iš Edvardo perspektyvos。Beveik 800 puslapių buvo tikrai per daug， nors čia gal Stephenie norėjo taip parodyti Edvardo jausmų gilumą？ Nežinau。 。。Prisipažinsiu， kad ir pirmąsias keturias serijos knygas perskaičiau labiau vedama smalsumo， o ne todėl， kad labai sužavėjo istorija。 Tuo metu tai buvo lyg gaivaus vėjo gūsis jaunimo literatūroje， ko pasekoje dar ir dabar perkamiausių lentynose gausu knygų apie antgamtiškų būtybių meilės istorijas。 Nebuvo ir "Team Edward" ar "Team Jacob"， nes vienintelis mane kažkiek dominęs vyrukas buvo Karlailas。Edvardas， tuo tarpu， pasirodė dar dramatiškesnis negu kai kurie Telemundo studijos serialų veikėjai。 Nereikia pamiršti， kad jis ir yra amžinas septyniolikmetis， todėl nesvarbu， kad prieš tampant vampyru jis gyveno 19a。 pradžioje - paaugliškos aistros visad panašios。 Tie momentai， kuomet jis tik imdavo suvokti ką reiškia jo susijaudinimas arba bandydavo susilaikyti nuo paprasto prisilietimo， manau， yra aiškus ženklas， kad knygą rašė mormonė。 Aišku， ji tai gudriai įvilko į "kitokie amžiai， kitoks auklėjimas" rūbą。Kas dar？ Nuolatinis prieštaravimas pačiam sau， mėtymasis tarp "lėk nuo manęs kuo toliau/ negaliu be tavęs gyventi" mane tikrai stipriai prajuokindavo。 Bet kaip tokiam nestabiliam ir sutrikusiam vyrukui， Edvardas buvo pakankamai maniakiškas ir kontroliuojantis。 Kažką primena？ Štai jums ir puikus metas priminti， kad "50 pilkų atspalvių" pradėjo savo gyvenimą kaip "Saulėlydžio" fanfiction。 Ko pasekoje atsirado ir "365 Days"。。。 Net nežinau kas bus toliau， bet kažkaip ir nesinori žinoti。Taigi。。。 Menka literatūrinė vertė？ Per ilgas kūrinys？ Vartyti akis verčianti istorija？ Taip。 Bet ar gailiuosi， kad skaičiau？ Tikrai ne。 Kartais juk norisi kokio aliejumi aplipusio greito maisto。 。。。more
Rissa
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Maybe 3。5 stars。 At the end of the day， I’m very glad Stephenie finished and released this book and I’m thankful I got to read it。 Teenage me is still in awe。I thought Midnight Sun showed just how much Stephenie has grown as a writer over the past 15 years。 Even though this is the same story as Twilight in a different POV， we were still given more story， lore， and insight into characters。 Much more than I was expecting。Edward’s mind reading played a huge role in getting everyone’s stories told t Maybe 3。5 stars。 At the end of the day， I’m very glad Stephenie finished and released this book and I’m thankful I got to read it。 Teenage me is still in awe。I thought Midnight Sun showed just how much Stephenie has grown as a writer over the past 15 years。 Even though this is the same story as Twilight in a different POV， we were still given more story， lore， and insight into characters。 Much more than I was expecting。Edward’s mind reading played a huge role in getting everyone’s stories told that we missed out on in the first book。 It was very satisfying to read。 On the same note， just like Stephenie mentioned in a post， it is exhausting being inside Edward’s mind - which is why it took me so long to finish。 Both a strong and weak point of the book。Overall， it’s so satisfying to see this book on my shelf and I’m unabashedly excited about the insights the fans received by Stephenie finishing it。 。。。more
Nina Pendaroska
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Possibly the worst book I've read in a long-ass time， but I also had fun with it。 Hear me out: the first half of this book surprised me so much I was actually fooled into liking it。 I never thought I would find Bella to be so badass and quippy at the beginning of their relationship， but she turns into a pining garbage-fire of a girl in the second half。 This book also made me despise Edward。 Absolutely loathe him。 Throughout the entire book， his go-to narrative was the classic " I'm a monster， I Possibly the worst book I've read in a long-ass time， but I also had fun with it。 Hear me out: the first half of this book surprised me so much I was actually fooled into liking it。 I never thought I would find Bella to be so badass and quippy at the beginning of their relationship， but she turns into a pining garbage-fire of a girl in the second half。 This book also made me despise Edward。 Absolutely loathe him。 Throughout the entire book， his go-to narrative was the classic " I'm a monster， I killed people， I don't deserve you， but I can't stay away from you。" "I'm a creep for spying on you without your consent all day every day， I know it's wrong but I can't stop。" HELLOOOOO？？！！ Real bad message to send to boys and girls。 Alas， it was like the characters learned nothing about their mistakes and they just kept repeating them。 Meaning no positive character development happened in Midnight Sun。 。。。more
Camille
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I loved this。 A great page turner。 I feel like I waited forever for this book。 For me， this isn't a deep read but it was just what I needed to get away into fantasy land。 I loved this。 A great page turner。 I feel like I waited forever for this book。 For me， this isn't a deep read but it was just what I needed to get away into fantasy land。 。。。more
Kaye Jensen
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3 stars for the nostalgia。 That’s about it。
Charlie
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Basically it’s Edwards version of how he and Bella met it’s really amazing to read
Queen Candy Toppenmarble
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I was recommended this after I had mentioned I had read the other twilight books。I wasn't very keen at first to read this because it had been so long in coming out and the fact that I had read the leaked extract a while ago。 I wasn't sure if I wanted to read something that I had read when I was younger because so much has changed in my life since then and I wasn't sure if I wanted to pick up these books again。 I also wasn't sure how different it would be to Twilight and Bella's version of events I was recommended this after I had mentioned I had read the other twilight books。I wasn't very keen at first to read this because it had been so long in coming out and the fact that I had read the leaked extract a while ago。 I wasn't sure if I wanted to read something that I had read when I was younger because so much has changed in my life since then and I wasn't sure if I wanted to pick up these books again。 I also wasn't sure how different it would be to Twilight and Bella's version of events。I listened to this book via the library's audible books。 I really like the person who narrated the book Jake Abel。 He has a very mature voice， which is great as Edward is supposed to be 104 years old， even though he looks 17。 He was very easy to listen to as Edward and I could really imagine him as Edward Cullen。 It did take long for me to be totally engrossed by the book。I was amazed by how much detail there was and how much there was to Edwards perspective of things。 Things that when I read Twilight I had questioned at the time but had forgotten。 Also we find out a lot more about the Cullen family as a whole。 I also found myself remembering things that were in the film but actually weren't in the book， which was great as I had forgotten how much better the book was to the film。 All in all it was a great book。 I am glad I read this even with my misgivings。 It puts a whole new perspective on the books one which actually really enjoyed。 。。。more
Monica Miranda
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Disfrute mucho la lectura y recordar el amor de Bella y Edward fue mágico， me regreso a la época en que leí crepúsculo， volví a ser esa adolescente emocionada。Me encantó conocer la historia desde el punto de vista de Edward， lograr comprender porque el es de esa forma， saber sobre su pasado y poder saber lo que piensa y siente es increíble。Aunque mi parte favorita sin duda es cuando sabemos más de los Cullen y podemos conocerlos como familia y su forma de ser como parejas， me gustó mucho saber c Disfrute mucho la lectura y recordar el amor de Bella y Edward fue mágico， me regreso a la época en que leí crepúsculo， volví a ser esa adolescente emocionada。Me encantó conocer la historia desde el punto de vista de Edward， lograr comprender porque el es de esa forma， saber sobre su pasado y poder saber lo que piensa y siente es increíble。Aunque mi parte favorita sin duda es cuando sabemos más de los Cullen y podemos conocerlos como familia y su forma de ser como parejas， me gustó mucho saber cuánto se aman y se cuidan entre ellos。 Este libro hizo que amará mas a Jasper， Alice y Emmett son los mejores y me gustaría poder leer más de estos personajes。 。。。more
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monster - gabbie hannah （royalcore edition）
Maddy
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I didn't want to hate read Midnight Sun， but that's what happened。 I was looking for a trashy romance and I thought I might actually enjoy this one because I assumed it would be better than Twilight。 It's not。 There are some fundamental problems with the novel and it's just。。。 not good。 First of all， it's WAY too long， and now that I reflect on the story， I really just don't know how it's over 600 pages。 It's such a bloated story and it's really quite boring， and the fact that everyone already k I didn't want to hate read Midnight Sun， but that's what happened。 I was looking for a trashy romance and I thought I might actually enjoy this one because I assumed it would be better than Twilight。 It's not。 There are some fundamental problems with the novel and it's just。。。 not good。 First of all， it's WAY too long， and now that I reflect on the story， I really just don't know how it's over 600 pages。 It's such a bloated story and it's really quite boring， and the fact that everyone already knows how it goes doesn't help。 So of course， my review has to be extra long and pointless， just like the book :）Imagine Twilight but the abusive love interest is supposed to not be abusive （but he's exactly the same）。 Imagine Twilight but the narrator is insufferable and makes everyone else unsufferable。 Imagine Twilight but the charming portrayal of a surprisingly average high school experience is totally abandoned and replaced with unrelatable angst and annoying commentary。 Thanks Edward！ I've had enough of your thoughts！ The purpose of Edward's internal monologue， and this whole book really， is to justify the dubious parts of the story in the first book。 That is to say， Meyer tries to make it believable that the most handsome man on Earth would like Bella。 So Edward spends all his time gushing about how Bella is actually not like other girls and how deep she is。 Unfortunately， constantly being told how complex a character is doesn't automatically make them well-developed。 And constantly being told how unusual she is for doing things like not wearing makeup and looking up when it rains does NOT actually make her unusual。 No matter how hard Meyer tries， she can't make Bella unique， and yet she persists。 The thing is， Bella works better without any personality。 She's meant to be a basic bitch that any reader can erase and replace with themself。 And that doesn't need to change - I'm pretty sure I criticised that when I first read Twilight， but honestly， it's a choice and it works for the series， plus the fans like it。 There's just some things about Twilight that aren't great， but that doesn't mean they should be changed。 What I actually liked about Twilight was that it felt genuine in some way， mainly in its portrayal of small-town America and interpretation of school life。 We're robbed of that， and instead we see a small town through the eyes of a vampire boy， and of course this perspective won't feel as genuine。 I'm not saying Stephanie Meyer is an awful writer， but she can't make the scenes in normal daily life work particularly well from Edward's point of view。 The vampire scenes？ They're fine， a bit ridiculous because， y'know， it's Twilight and the vampires sparkle， but there's nothing wrong with them。 The problem is that meshing the vampire side of the story with what really is Bella's story just didn't end up working that well， in my opinion。 If you're reading Twilight for the vampire worldbuilding （which I doubt you are）， you'd probably like this， because naturally we follow Edward as he goes about his regular vampire business and get more of his story。 If you're in it for the Cullen siblings though， there's curiously little here for you。 Emmett and Esme are （as always） barely characters， Rosalie is a little more unbearable， Carlisle is still a daddy， and Jasper and Alice are curiously absent， somehow？ Alice， on the surface， plays a big part in progressing the plot of Midnight Sun。 But when you think about it， it's not her， it's her power。 It seems like she's always around， but what's really happening is that Edward is reading her thoughts and hijacking her powers for his own use， AKA Meyer relies very heavily on Alice's powers as a plot device。 Her character does very little， says very little， and isn't expanded on at all。 When she does have dialogue， it's to tell someone what she's seeing。 It's sad because she's one of the better characters and yet she's little more than her ability to see the future。 As for my other favourites， my boy Charlie wasn't done too dirty。 I actually *kind of* thought it was fitting that his thoughts were muffled， but I also don't like the whole concept that Edward can't fully read everyone， because then why is it special that Bella's vampire power is shielding？ Obviously it's a common thing？ Anyway， Charlie and his whole vibe has always been the most underused， underappreciated and yet the best part of this series。 There's not enough of him in this book。 I wish there was more Jacob， too， but at least he wasn't slandered by Meyer。 I appreciate that。 It's a shame we miss out on those little interactions between Jake and Bella， though。 The La Push scene was one of the better ones in the original story， and it sucks that we didn't get that same experience here， but of course it wouldn't make sense in Edward's story。 I do have one big positive thing to say: Meyer has really improved with the action scenes since writing Twilight。 She delivered with the high speed driving and vampire fight at the end （FINALLY） so now I can die happy knowing exactly what happened at the end of Twilight while Bella was conked out。 You can tell Meyer has grown as a writer， and I think she'd do better with a fresh story so that she can flex her writing muscles without having to fit it into the parameters of the old story。 If she does write another Twilight book， will I read it？ Probably。 Well， I'll probably listen to the audiobook if it's 600 pages again。 Because while she has grown as a writer I can still barely stand to read this stuff :） 。。。more
Sharna
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 My god I did it， I finally finished this bloody book and it took me way too long。 This whole book began pretty decently I enjoyed Edward being well Edward and the character development I got that was lacking in Twilight itself。 I started to fully enjoy Bella as a character more than I did in Twilight and all the other characters such as Emmet and Alice。 Than I kept reading and struggling to even finish one chapter a night， I just kept checking how long it would be until I could even get through My god I did it， I finally finished this bloody book and it took me way too long。 This whole book began pretty decently I enjoyed Edward being well Edward and the character development I got that was lacking in Twilight itself。 I started to fully enjoy Bella as a character more than I did in Twilight and all the other characters such as Emmet and Alice。 Than I kept reading and struggling to even finish one chapter a night， I just kept checking how long it would be until I could even get through one chapter。 What made this book so painful to read through and put me into a reading slump so bad it lasted from 2020-July 2021？ The repetition and Edward Cullen himself。 Honestly， this book would’ve been so much shorter if there wasn’t so much repetition that consisted of Edward being angsty， sad， etc。 There were pages and pages of the exact same angsty lines that the author included in this book that made it so hard to read。 It was so bad that I ended up completely skipping whole chapters just so I could read the baseball scene and finally be done。 Midnight Sun broke me and I have never in my life been made to skip chapters of a book and not even complete it properly。 I pushed through my least favourite book and yet Midnight Sun was the book that broke me。 I never knew Twilight could do this to me but it did and I enjoyed reading Twilight。 The only reason this book even got 2 stars was because I loved; Alice， Emmet， Bella， and Charlie。 That’s it。 In fact this whole book has somehow made me despise Edward。Alice is the best character in this entire book and I will die on this hill gladly。 Sort of spoilers starting from here:————————————Honestly， Alice is the best character and it’s because the whole book she has been like Edward shut up and just be with Bella。 I wanna meet Bella she is amazing and we will be friends。 Which has in turn made me fully want Alice and Bella to be together instead of Edward。 I hate him now my god he was infuriating。 If you can count this as a spoiler than the entire book you will read nothing but this:Bella can’t be with me I’m a monsterShe deserves a human man not me I’m a monsterI need to run awayI’m sadThat’s it。 That’s Edward’s entire personality in this bloody book and I hated it because it was repeated time and time again。 I enjoyed reading the biology angst scene for Edward where I thought he would get some good development。 I was wrong his character didn’t get much after that point。 Sure maybe I’m being too harsh for a book set in Edward’s POV for Twilight， which is the first book in the series so maybe a lot more development is saved for the others。 Yet， I don’t care and if you enjoyed this book I’m so glad you could find the joy that I lost while reading it。 To my friend who lent me this book I am so sorry。 。。。more
MC
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Omg I finally finished！ I took a months long break in the middle （around 400/450 pages in） after having started it when it came out and then finished it over the past two days。 I think it made it better。 See， this book is LOOOOOONG！ My favorite parts of Twilight were the getting-to-know-you bits， not the we-could-all-die-but-especially-you-Bella bits。 So when I tried to move out of that happy place to the boring James crap， I was reticent。 But I actually like the ending even more！ It was super i Omg I finally finished！ I took a months long break in the middle （around 400/450 pages in） after having started it when it came out and then finished it over the past two days。 I think it made it better。 See， this book is LOOOOOONG！ My favorite parts of Twilight were the getting-to-know-you bits， not the we-could-all-die-but-especially-you-Bella bits。 So when I tried to move out of that happy place to the boring James crap， I was reticent。 But I actually like the ending even more！ It was super interesting to see all the lengths they go through and how they use their special skills to track him down！ I really want more。 When I saw the size I was kind of hoping we would be getting a book about Edward’s perspective for the majority of the series—maybe a part one of two sort of deal—but alas。 Twilight from Eddie’s POV is just extra long 😂 it was an ok long though！ I retrospectively don’t mind！ I recommend this read for all the has been and continue to be twihards！ 。。。more
Talia Rothschild
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I mean， it was a Twilight book。 I give it three stars instead of two because honestly， if it had been much different it wouldn’t fit in with the rest of the series。 My tastes have certainly changed since I was a die-hard fan—I am no longer the target audience。But I will say that it was way too long。 Endless pages of Edward grilling Bella on mundane details of her life （no I am not interested in the nuances of her old bedroom and all her pet goldfish， thank you） and him going on and on about how I mean， it was a Twilight book。 I give it three stars instead of two because honestly， if it had been much different it wouldn’t fit in with the rest of the series。 My tastes have certainly changed since I was a die-hard fan—I am no longer the target audience。But I will say that it was way too long。 Endless pages of Edward grilling Bella on mundane details of her life （no I am not interested in the nuances of her old bedroom and all her pet goldfish， thank you） and him going on and on about how he’s a monster and not right for her at all。 （Yes， I get that’s the biggest point of the book。 But by the 200th time of him mentioning it， I think it’s fair to say it was beating a dead horse。） And Bella？ My gosh。 Her genuine stupidity was construed as bravery。 Her self-deprecation was lauded as selflessness。 Far more than Edward， they way she viewed the world was straight up unhealthy。 She doesn’t take care of herself， EVER， blames herself for everything， is totally dependent on him for all her self-esteem， defends the murders of people around the Cullens because she has SO MUCH EMPATHY FOR THEM… and all of this is shone in such a positive light。 It’s unnerving that we’re teaching our daughters to emulate this toxic behavior。Of course， that was all in Twilight， too。 But it’s been awhile， and the detail in Midnight Sun （and my age， I’m sure） really underlined some of these major issues for me。 。。。more
Jessica
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This is my official plea to Stephenie Meyer to PLEASE write versions of all of the books in the Saga from Edward's perspective because holy crap this was SO FREAKING GOOD。 This is my official plea to Stephenie Meyer to PLEASE write versions of all of the books in the Saga from Edward's perspective because holy crap this was SO FREAKING GOOD。 。。。more
Francis
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reseña hecha el 09/05/21。muy pesado， aburrido y repetitivo， completamente innecesario。si， ya entendimos lo frágil， vulnerable e indefensa que es Bella， ya entendimos que tiene ojos de chocolate fundido， y ya entendimos que es una chica muy diferente a las demás。 no es necesario que se repita 20 VECES （！！！！） por capítulo， se vuelve sumamente abrumador。si alguien me pregunta de qué trata este libro， le voy a contestar que trata de la mente psicópata de edward cullen en un debate interno queriendo reseña hecha el 09/05/21。muy pesado， aburrido y repetitivo， completamente innecesario。si， ya entendimos lo frágil， vulnerable e indefensa que es Bella， ya entendimos que tiene ojos de chocolate fundido， y ya entendimos que es una chica muy diferente a las demás。 no es necesario que se repita 20 VECES （！！！！） por capítulo， se vuelve sumamente abrumador。si alguien me pregunta de qué trata este libro， le voy a contestar que trata de la mente psicópata de edward cullen en un debate interno queriendo devorarse a bella y hacerla de su propiedad y una repetición insoportable y constante de lo única que ella es。la forma en que edward piensa en ella es repulsiva。~~~escuchado por audiolibro1⭐no lo recomiendo para nada 。。。more
Carolyn Thompson
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I truly hated this book so much
Valeria Caz
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Edward， please summarize your ideas！The pages are 662 but they feel like 1000。 The chapters were so long。 Edward thoughts were very repetitive。 But， I enjoyed see the Cullen family， it was nice。----------Edward， resume tus ideas， por favor。Son 662 páginas pero se sienten como 1000。 Los capítulos osn muy largos。 Los pensamientos de Edward son repetidos constantemente。 Pero， me gustó ver a la familia Cullen。
Jessica Karem
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If Edward went to therapy this book would be 200 pages shorter and I would be 100% happier。 10/10 recommend。
Emily
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I read this out of obligation to my 15 year old self。 While it was interesting discovering some background elements that the original book brushed over， the narcissistic and domineering musings from Edward’s point of view was just too much。 And it was so long！ Edward had the same conversation with himself so many times just as filler。 Complete overkill。
Raeya Anderson
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I was so excited to read this book because I usually love the guys perspective better than the girls。 But this was just awful。 The amount of times Edward talked about killing Bella was just an unhealthy amount。 And just his thoughts during this book， mostly about how he feels about Bella， are not romantic in any way。 If anything， it is very creepy how obsessed he is with her。 I thought that in the Twilight books before， and this book just solidified that。 I just laughed the entire time I read it I was so excited to read this book because I usually love the guys perspective better than the girls。 But this was just awful。 The amount of times Edward talked about killing Bella was just an unhealthy amount。 And just his thoughts during this book， mostly about how he feels about Bella， are not romantic in any way。 If anything， it is very creepy how obsessed he is with her。 I thought that in the Twilight books before， and this book just solidified that。 I just laughed the entire time I read it because it was so bad。 。。。more
Kaitlin
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Loved hearing Edwards point of view about the race to Arizona and what happened in his house when Bella wasn't there and the backstories for his family members。 Loved it but man， so LONG。*audiobook Loved hearing Edwards point of view about the race to Arizona and what happened in his house when Bella wasn't there and the backstories for his family members。 Loved it but man， so LONG。*audiobook 。。。more
Taylor Nolan
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So nostalgic， and written better than the original twilight books。
Hannah
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So Twilight baggage aside， I loved seeing into the heads of the vamp fam and learning more about the weird way time/the future works in the Twilight universe。 Alice is my favorite always。 Jasper is more interesting than before。 Edward is manic， in case that wasn’t apparent before。 Charlie is not as present， but still a cinnamon roll。 Also the Edward-reads-minds structure of this book gave you a lot more insight into the characters and honestly worked much better than the original。 It’s a fun tim So Twilight baggage aside， I loved seeing into the heads of the vamp fam and learning more about the weird way time/the future works in the Twilight universe。 Alice is my favorite always。 Jasper is more interesting than before。 Edward is manic， in case that wasn’t apparent before。 Charlie is not as present， but still a cinnamon roll。 Also the Edward-reads-minds structure of this book gave you a lot more insight into the characters and honestly worked much better than the original。 It’s a fun time 👍 。。。more
Sarah Ferrabee
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Nobody asked for this。
Jay
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It was nice to return to this universe， even if its flaws became more obvious to me in the intervening years。 I’m probably going to point out what I didn’t enjoy， but I did read the whole thing and looked forward to seeing what would happen next each day。 I really like getting some of the backstory filled in from Edward’s point of view。 Also， I thought his ability to see other people’s minds and Alice’s ability to see events of the future were really well-presented。Negatively， I found the idea t It was nice to return to this universe， even if its flaws became more obvious to me in the intervening years。 I’m probably going to point out what I didn’t enjoy， but I did read the whole thing and looked forward to seeing what would happen next each day。 I really like getting some of the backstory filled in from Edward’s point of view。 Also， I thought his ability to see other people’s minds and Alice’s ability to see events of the future were really well-presented。Negatively， I found the idea that there is exactly one person for everyone and so you must find them and you will immediately *know* that is your one and only to be cloying。 Also， it gives excuse for anything a person may do to start on continue the relationship。 On the good side， the novel does highlight the importance of communication。Negatively， I found too much detail being presented。 While it was nice to see Edward’s side， I didn’t need his every single thought for all that time。Finally， while the books did have some surprises， those were definitely few。 The original story didn’t have enough plot to offer much to work with。 I’m glad I didn’t go back to reread Twilight first， or this book would really have dragged。I’m glad to have read this novel， but I really doubt I will ever desire to pick it up again。 。。。more
Ashley K
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I thought this was better than Twilight。 We get a better sense of Bella and of what I'd happening in the background。 Still， I lost interest about halfway through。 There was too much repetition in the internal dialog。 I thought this was better than Twilight。 We get a better sense of Bella and of what I'd happening in the background。 Still， I lost interest about halfway through。 There was too much repetition in the internal dialog。 。。。more
Natasha
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I did enjoy most of this。 I liked hearing more about the other members of the Cullens。 Especially about Emmett， Rosalie， Alice and Jasper， Esme - their relationships， origins and so on。 But， it was a tad bit long and some of the inner monologue especially towards the beginning was a little OTT。
Clary Perez
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I would’ve liked a whole book about Alice instead of this
Fernanda
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This was such an enjoyable read。 It was so nostalgic to be put back into the twilight world after so many years; as well as being able to be put in Edwards Perspective。 I didn’t think that it would make much of a difference but it did。 For one I got to see how much of a simp Edward（loved） was and added more depth and life to Bella， sense we got to see her through Edwards eyes。 It did drag in some places because of how much inner monologue Edward has as well as his melodrama could be a lot。 I do This was such an enjoyable read。 It was so nostalgic to be put back into the twilight world after so many years; as well as being able to be put in Edwards Perspective。 I didn’t think that it would make much of a difference but it did。 For one I got to see how much of a simp Edward（loved） was and added more depth and life to Bella， sense we got to see her through Edwards eyes。 It did drag in some places because of how much inner monologue Edward has as well as his melodrama could be a lot。 I do think it would be too depressing read new moon in his prospective but this just give me an itch to be back in the twilight universe。 It’s a perfect expansion of the world with how much more we get to learn about the vampires; the perfect leaping point for a new story set many years into the future。 Maybe centered around a revolution。 。。。more
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