Breaking Dawn (My Book Review)

This has spoilers. So if you haven't read the book, I suggest not to read this book review. Please remember that this is MY opinion. I would be happy to hear yours but do not be rude to me. Everyone has opinions.

Breaking Dawn started the way I wished for and more. I was taken surprise by the whole beginning because I hadn't read anything about the book. I wanted to be surprised. I wanted to be caught off guard, so I REFUSED to read anything about Breaking Dawn.

Although, when I came to the whole baby situation....I was disgusted and disappointed. Stephenie Meyer always described her vampires as not having children. Like Esme had one before she got turned but she couldn't have one now. So it made me think that vampires, girl AND guy vampires, couldn't have babies. But I guess I was wrong. The whole thing was digusted...From the start to when Bella gave birth. Edward had to tear the fetus open...Eww.

It also made me mad that Bella was like this 'totally awesome vampire'. Like she could do just about everything that Edward could do and more. She was stronger than Emmett and I know it was just because she was a newborn but still. Being strong is like his only power...she took it away from him. She was 'graceful'? Bella isn't graceful. She is Bella. That's what we love about her. She is clumsy and accident-proned. That makes her real to the readers. But after she was turned...she lost all the connections to her fans.

Jasper was not even needed in this book. His power is to control emotions...well he thought he was going to be useful to Bella but she didn't need him at all. She could control herself, she didn't struggle at all. I'm sorry but that's just so fake. Stephenie Meyer said it was because Bella was 'prepared to be a vampire' but that's just like saying someone is prepared to have cancer so they aren't going to struggle. Sorry but the world doesn't work that way.

Reneesme. She was this powerful little baby that almost killed Bella. And did I mention that Jacob imprinted on her?! That's kinda sick...I mean don't get me wrong....I want him to be happy but imprinting on the daughter of the women he used to love? Eww.

Don't even get me started on Alice. She was just not there anymore because she had a headache. She couldn't see the future because of Reneesme. Yea and to make things worse...she lost total personality. Rosalie was best buddies with Bella because of Reneesme. And then after Bella gave birth Rosalie lost personality as well. Carlisle was a little girl because he was afraid to speak, at the end, with the Volturi. Wow.

Oh...and Jacob is a shape shifter? Okay...so for New Moon and Eclipse we are lead to believe he is a werewolf but he could have chosen what he wanted to be?! Again...sorry but if Stephenie Meyer was going to change it then she shouldn't have started with the whole Werewolf thing. We sat through chapters, learning the history of it. So why change it in the last hundred pages of the LAST book of this series?!

Everyone in this book was flat. They lost total personality and that just made me sad. To be honest, the only character that had personality was Jacob and his chapters were the best to read. He was funny and reading his point of view made me like him just a little.

I love Twilight, New Moon, and Eclipse. But Stephenie failed with Breaking Dawn. She totally lost all the characters in this book. Most of them were flat and not even there anymore. They all changed. Edward wasn't the gentleman that you fell in love with in Twilight. He wasn't they guy you cried over when he left. He wasn't the guy you jumped in joy with when he came back.

This book was a disappointment because of all of these reasons. The Twilight Saga was better as a Trilogy and it will be a Trilogy to me. Breaking Dawn just isn't what was expected. The series ends with Eclipse.

Comments:

Alex
(not registered user)

I completely agree. But I must say, I'm quite surprised by how strongly you believe in this. Basically, you trashed this book in every way possible but I believe a lot of people will agree with you.

What you wrote was intelligent and powerful. From the beginning to the end.

"Stephenie Meyer said it was because Bella was 'prepared to be a vampire' but that's just like saying someone is prepared to have cancer so they aren't going to struggle. Sorry but the world doesn't work that way."

I like what you said there. That was an awesome analogy.

- Alex

Posted: Aug 23, 2008

Author Comment:

Thanks for your opinion. I'm glad that we can see this in the same way. People may agree or disagree but again like I said...this is my opinion. Thanks for putting in your opinion.

Thanks for commenting. =)

122333MexicanPeanut122333

Yeah my friends looooove twilight, and I do too, but it seems breaking dawn fails to impress. And I agree with the thing about cancer. What's up with "graceful" Bella? She's a klutz, sin't she? Weird...

Posted: Aug 28, 2008

Author Comment:

I know. I agree with you...I feel this book just didn't flow.

Before the dawn

One thing that I couldn't stand was that when Bella had to drink human blood. She said. "It smells good". Then after she took a sip she said. "It taste good too." That part make me wanna gag.
But yeah, somethings in the book didn't go. I think she should have left the werewolfs the same.
But did you know that Stephenie Meyer had a book called Forever dawn and it was right after twilight. There was no New moon or Eclipse. So you can guess who is alive and the story is almost the same from what I read on Stephenie Meyers web page. Only a few things were not the same.
Like the hole thing is from Bellas side and Jake never falls in love with her.
But yeah I agree with you

Posted: Sep 8, 2008

Author Comment:

I know. I felt disgusted beyound belief about the blood thing.

ada.
(not registered user)

i totally agree with you.
breaking dawn was creepy, disgusting, and just...bad.
bad, bad, bad. sorry for being so blunt, but it was such a struggle to finish.
"Stephenie Meyer said it was because Bella was 'prepared to be a vampire' but that's just like saying someone is prepared to have cancer so they aren't going to struggle. Sorry but the world doesn't work that way."
exactly.

i love jake. and i wanted him to end up with leah. the whole renesmee thing was a sick, pedaphilistic way to have bella the center of attention.
jake imprints on the daughter of the girl he once loved.
gag.

im stopping here before i enter a rant :]

Posted: Sep 13, 2008

Author Comment:

Lol. I know. I would enter rants as well with this book.

XxDaceyxX

I found Breaking Dwan to be a great disapointment, and as mentioned, the only character with substance for me was Jacob. He was like my all time favourite character. It kind of disturbed me how Jacob imprinted on Renesmee (and the name made me cringe), but not for the reason you think. Stephenie Meyer just kind of threw away Jacob and Bella's little relationship, in a failed attempt to make the Cullen clan seem like a happy one. And all of the sudden clumsy little Bella Swan is now some super cool amazing vampire. Phht. Don't even get me started. I loved the first three books, but this one totally reaked. People should seriously get refunds for Breaking Dwan.

Posted: Nov 11, 2008

Author Comment:

I agree. I'm happy that you read my review! It made me so sad to read how all the characters just weren't there anymore.

Smile(;
(not registered user)

I kind of agree with you. Its like Bella isn't the Bella everyone knew anymore. And the part when she drank blood when Renesmee was in her womb was like ... And Bella actually faints at the sight of blood, so how on earth did she drink it. It's disgusting how Jacob imprinted on Renesmee... And Jacob being a shapeshifter? Stephenie should have started with him being a shapeshifter instead of until the ending when it was revealed that he is not a werewolf. That kind of sucks. The characters in the book didn't seem like them anymore. The only one with substance was Jacob.

Posted: Nov 25, 2008

Author Comment:

Lol yea. I feel the same way. =)

forgottenletters

I really agree with a lot of the stuff you said about Breaking Dawn. It was definitely NOT my favorite of the series.

You make good points with the lack of personality. I agree with that.

I do think Jacob was witty and fun throughout his portion of the book that was in his point of view.

Personally, I hated Renesmee. I was lead on to believe that they couldn't have babies (Stephenie Meyer even said that in an interview!) and I was really mad when I found out that they did, which was before I even read the book. Stupid Amazon.com for their book reviews.

I thought the ending was slow, and I hated how Bella had so much control. I thought it would have been much better if Bella didn't have as much control. She might've been funny being viscious. Ahaha.

And the whole Jacob imprinting the baby thing - GROSS! I was really disgustified (my new word) when I read that. Ugh.

Overall, I thought the book was a disappointment. I like the previous three, but this one just didn't cut it. Maybe (if she publishes it) Midnight Sun will be better.

And, might I add, that I thought the Twilight movie was FANTASTIC. Just had to put that out there.

Posted: Nov 28, 2008

Author Comment:

The movie was pretty good. But it still didn't relate to the book. =(

I like the movie, though, just because it was a good movie...not because it related to the book.

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