Annnnnd... I'm back. Sorry again for such a short post the other day, I was just exhausted and I was posting that at the wee hours of the morning as it were. Also, as many of you have heard, the east coast is being hit pretty hard by storms, so I've been making preparations.

Anyhow, I'm back now for round two, part II of Part III (wow, that's a mouthful. Say that five times fast.) Enjoy! If you haven't read part I of my review for Book III: Bella, check here.

Book III: Bella

Things I loved:

-Edward teaching Bella how to hunt and his amazement.

- "'You nicknamed my daughter after the Loch Ness Monster?' And then I lunged for his throat." Hilarious.

- When Renesmee is recounting her thoughts for Bella. "Or the song Edward had crooned to her that was so perfect Renesmee played it for me twice; I was surprised that I was in the background of that memory, perfectly motionless but looking fairly battered still. I shuddered, remembering that time from my own perspective." ... a new melody! yay!

- The cottage. I love love love that they have their own home. I'm all for privacy. Which brings me to a few quotes I adored:

"He ducked down and yanked me up into his arms so fast that I didn't see it coming- and that was really something. 'Hey!'...'Thresholds are part of my job description,' he reminded me."

"Edward had always thought that he belonged to the world of horror stories. Of course, I'd known he was dead wrong. It was obvious that he belonged here. In a fairy tale. And now I was in the story with him."

"I sighed. My baby, the sea serpent."

"We're going to tell Alice that I ran right to the clothes," I whispered, twisting my fingers into his hair and pulling my face closer to his. 'We're going to tell her I spent hours in there playing dress-up. We're going to lie.' He caught up to my mood in an instant, or maybe he'd already been there, and he was just trying to let me fully appreciate my birthday present, like a gentleman. He pulled my face to his with a sudden fierceness, a low moan in his throat. The sound sent the electric current running through my body into a near-frenzy, like I couldn't get close enough to him fast enough. I heard the fabric tearing under our hands, and I was glad my clothes, at least, were already destroyed. It was too late for his. It felt almost rude to ignore the pretty white bed, but we just weren't going to make it that far....I could really appreciate him now - could properly see every beautiful line of his perfect face, of his long, flawless body with my strong new eyes, every angle and every plane of him. I could taste his pure, vivid scent on my tongue and feel the unbelievable silkiness of his marble skin under my sensitive fingertips. He was all new, a different person as our bodies tangled gracefully into one on the sand-pale floor."


Side note again: I literally laughed out loud that she was wondering when they would have to stop and actually do stuff. Haha, must be good to be a vampire. Hell, if I was Bella, Edward would be my personal sex machine, too. lol Though did anyone else realize that almost every scene ends with Bella- Edward- sexy time?

- "What were you doing last night? Discussing the national debt?" HAHA

- "I'm sure you'll ace your classes...apparently there's nothing interesting for you to do at night besides study."



- I really like Vladimir as a character. I think he's really interesting. I also think it's hilarious when Jacob says "They're the good guys, they're here to help, they're going to save us all. Etcetera, etcetera. Say what you want, I think Dracula One and Dracula Two are creep-tacular."

- The one part that really pulled at my heart strings:

"I love you," I told her. "More than anything."
"I love you, too, Momma," she answered. She touched the locket at her neck, which now held a tiny photo of her, Edward and me. "We'll always be together."
"In our hearts we'll always be together," I corrected in a whisper as quiet as a breath.

and then on p. 722

"Renesmee reached for Edward, and he took her in his arms. They hugged each other tighly. "This is what you kept from me?" he whispered over her head. "From Aro, " I breathed. "Alice?" I nodded. His face twisted with understanding and pain. Had that been the expression on my face when I'd finally put together Alice's clues? .... Edward kissed Renesmee's forehead and both her cheeks, then he lifted her to Jacob's shoulder."


- " Edward took my hand. He knew that he was included. When I said my fate, there was no question that I meant the two of us. We were just halves of the whole." Love that last line - halves of the whole. Perfect.

- "And I half- climbed the giant russet wolf to rip my daughter off his back and then crushed her to my chest. Edward's arms were around us in the same second. "Nessie, Nessie, Nessie," I crooned. Jacob laughed his big, barky laugh and poked the back of my head with his nose. "Shut Up," I mumbled. "I get to stay with you?" Nessie demanded. .... "Forever," Edward echoed in my ear. I couldn't speak anymore. I lifted my head and kissed him with a passion that might possibly set the forest on fire."


- I love that Bella can now let Edward hear her. It was such a sweet moment. Edward + Bella = "Forever and forever and forever."

Things I hated:

- Did anyone else feel that the whole Bella-jumping-over-the-river scene was done purely to tie in the movie? I sure did and it kinda annoyed me.


- "You shouldn't be able to do any of this. You shouldn't be so...so rational. You shouldn't be able to stand here discussing this with me calmly and coolly. And, much more than any of that, you should not have been able to break off mid-hunt with the scent of human blood in the air. "

That's right, Edward. Bella shouldn't have been able to, but then again when Meyer's breaking the rules... hell, why not break all of them? Meyer's thought process while writing Breaking Dawn: "Let's see how much crazy shit I can get away with in the book without my editor telling me anything. Oh, haha, how silly of me... he's not going to say anything because I'm Stephenie Meyer, bitch and I bring in the big bucks!" ... Speaking of which, didn't I read somewhere that they did not want to publish Breaking Dawn, but Meyer pushed and pushed for it, so they finally gave in. Perhaps that's the reason they couldn't afford to get a good editor seeing as how there are like 1,000 mistakes in the book (both grammatical and plot).

On another note, I don't care how much time Bella has had to think over being a vampire, her newborn qualities are innate with transformation. She is supposed to be giving into her primal side because that's just part of her make up now, instead we get a super sexified Bella who can walk around like she's taking a stroll down Park Avenue. We get a Bella that can apparently manipulate her emotions and qualities at will. That's almost as illogical as getting a lion out of the wild and saying "Ok, now I'm going to release the lion into society and see what happens." Um, no. That lion is wild and untamed, there's no way, NO WAY, that the lion would be able to control itself. Bella is fresh from transformation, there's absolutely no way she would be able to do the things she's doing no matter how much time she's had to think over her decision. Sorry, but no.

- Super fast growing Renesmee? Creeeeeepy. A baby who remembers her birth? Creepy. A toddler who speaks like they are 20 years old? Even creeepier.

- Jacob imprinting on Renesmee? That's going to be such a great convo when she's older. "Hey Nessie, you know I used to be in love with your mom, I even tricked her into making out with me, but hey it's cool cause I love you!" Good times.

- On a side note. I forgot to mention this in the last post. Wouldn't the transformation process have started when Edward bit through Bella's skin to get Renesmee out? If so, why wasn't she screaming in pain almost immediately? Not to mention, Edward ripping through her skin mustn't of been the most pleasant of experiences, so why is she so calm when looking at Renesmee for the first time?

- Yet another big bow: As I said before, I wasn't crazy about the fact that Meyer let Bella get everything out of life with no sacrifice other than giving up her mortality. So when Jacob tells Charlie (or rather shows Charlie), I got extremely annoyed. I think it is ridiculous that he knows (or at least has an idea.) Honestly, it's absurd. And how convenient that now that Charlie has somewhat an idea of what's going on, he suddenly "doesn't want to know specifics." So Bella gets out of confronting Charlie, which is something she really doesn't want to do. Yet again, Bella gets off the hook. Awesome.

- "Renesmee could speak with flawless grammar and articulation, but she rarely bothered, preferring to simply show people what she wanted." The fact that Nessie doesn't want to speak is just so aggravating to me. That coupled with the fact that the baby already looks older, speaks like she's 20 and can even read... at 3 months... is just so over the top.

- In many ways, I felt like too much was going on in this book. The wedding, the pregnancy, the wolves, the transformation, Nessie growing up and then when I thought nothing else could happen suddenly The Volturi are coming to kill them all! Too much. Way too much.


- I hated that Alice left. Point blank. I hated it.

- Hated that Alice sent Bella on this wild goose chase for absolutely no reason at all.

- Edward please stop being a pussy and teach your wife how to fight! She's a vampire, not a Barbie doll.

- P. 633 - Since when does Bella refer to her dad as "Charlie" to his face?

- Eleazar. Oh, Eleazar. Let's introduce a character for the sole purpose of getting Bella to realize her power with absolutely no effort on her part. AWESOME!

- For that matter, let's just introduce a thousand different characters at the very end of the novel for absolutely no reason.

- Which brings me to my next point: The Volturi Showdown. Or lack there of. Meyer builds, and builds, and builds up this epic battle between the Volturi and the rest of the vampires and then at the very last minute, after Garrett's impassioned speech and we are all on the edge of our seats, Meyer goes "haha! Just kidding! Fooled you all!" Terrible. Just terrible.

- Oho! Suddenly there are more half-vampires in the world! Can we say COP - OUT?

- Suddenly, the wolves are all connected by the Alpha? Cop out?

- And we have arrived at my favorite illogical part in Book III. The werewolves are suddenly SHAPE SHIFTERS? WHAT? And Edward knew all along? What? Then please tell me, why he keeps referring to them as werewolves throughout the whole series. Please tell me why he gives Bella a huge sermon about "young werewolves" after his return in New Moon? Why all of this when suddenly they are "shape shifters"? I'll tell you why. Three words: Big Red Bow.

- " Goodbye, Jacob, my brother... my son." Son? Your former enemy is now your son?? No. Just no.

- The anti-climatic ending in general. Such a disappointment!

All in all, Breaking Dawn was not my favorite of the series. I think the Twilight series should have been a trilogy. However, since it's not, I have to say Breaking Dawn was... decent. It's not great, but it's not 100% terrible either. Whilst it had a lot of bad parts, it still had some good ones and therefore we shouldn't just write it off.

I still think it reads like fan fiction in many parts. I also think that Meyer lets Bella take the easy road, which is a bit disappointing. In terms of her writing, I think that her working on The Host, Midnight Sun and Breaking Dawn all at the same time probably took away from the quality of her writing, which is a true shame. But alas, no use crying over spilled milk! We all love a happy ending and we got one.


The Cullen's are alive, Jacob imprinted, Charlie is happy, Bella and Edward are going to be together forever...And they all lived happily ever after.


Rating for Breaking Dawn: B-

Next book to be reviewed: City of Bones by Cassandra Clare

Play list will be up later on. EDIT: Here it is!



Also: Drunk girl harasses Robert Pattinson

WHO DOES THAT? I feel so bad for him. It's almost painful to watch. Fan girls: Control yourselves! Seriously.

Hello again,

Sorry for such a late post. I'm absolutely knackered. First of all, I want to thank all of you who emailed me today with questions, support and book suggestions. I really appreciate it!

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Now on to more important things.

Breaking Dawn, Book III: Bella


Things I loved:

- First vampire kiss: "Warm - or at least, that was my perception. With the sweet, delicious scent that I'd never been able to really take in with my dull human senses, but that was one hundred percent Edward. I pressed my face into his smooth chest. And then he shifted his weight uncomfortably. Leaned away from my embrace. I stared up at his face, confused and frightened by the rejection. "Um... carefully, Bella.... Ow.".... I stared into his eyes and heard my own voice for the first time. "I love you," I said, but it sounded like singing. My voice rang and shimmered like a bell. His answering smile dazzled me more than it ever had when I was human; I could really see it now. "As I love you," he told me. He took my face between his hands and leaned his face to mine - slow enough to remind me to be careful. He kissed me, soft as a whisper at first, and then suddenly stronger, fiercer.... It was like he'd never kissed me - like this was our first kiss. And, in truth, he'd never kissed me this way before.... Edward chucked and stepped with me, keeping his arms right around my waist. His face was glowing - like a white flame burned from behind his diamond skin... "You've been holding out on me, " I accused in my singing voice, my eyes narrowing a tiny bit.... "It was sort of necessary at the time," he reminded me. "Now it's your turn to not break me."

That's a long passage, but oh so good! Finally a non-chaste kiss! Edward's only been waiting some 108 years for it, but who's counting...

- "Bella, you have never been merely pretty." I love you, Edward. I do. Le sigh.

Things I hated:

- Can Bella stop referring to Renesmee as her "little nudger," please? Thanks. ::cringe::

- You know how Jacob refers to Vladimir as "Creeptacular?" Perhaps he should have reserved that name for Renesmee. A newborn baby born with a full compliment of teeth? Creepy. First act towards mother? Bite her. Super creepy. (I'll get back to this creepiness later on.)

- Transformation illogicalness: Bella, who is constantly referred to as being a terrible actress throughout the whole series, suddenly can withstand the pain of being transformed and act quiet? What? Again, just another deviation from character.

- Chagrin is a word permanently banned from Meyer's vocabulary. Seriously. No more chagrin! For the love of God!

- Ok. Here's my double edged sword. I hate that Bella was free of the usual newborn vampire qualities. She immediately wanted Edward, she can control her thirst, etc. However, I also love that she and Edward can have that love despite her renovations. So, honestly, I don't know which I feel more passionately about.... love or hate. It's a bit of a mix at the moment.

- It kind of bothered me that Jasper's scars were so prominent now. Not that I have anything against scars, but something about the way she described them... I don't know. It just stirred something strange deep inside.

- Page 403. Edward calls Alice out for her "voyeuristic gratification." So let me get this right. Alice forgets to show Bella how she looks in her wedding gown, but suddenly remembers to get a mirror in the room once Bella turns into a vampire? Not only does Alice remember, but she refuses to let Edward and Bella go hunt until Bella sees her face for the first time in a mirror. Alice even goes as far as carrying a mirror twice as wide as her into the room, so as to get the full effect. Wow, we must be talking about two different Alice's... Memory-loss-Alice and Instant-gratification-Alice. Meyer says: you get to choose, today! Two for the money!



Ok guys, sorry but I'm going to cut this short and post the rest of my review + play list tomorrow. Hope you've liked it thus far!

Here's a slide show of some drawings I found online. Enjoy!

I've gotten emails from some of you asking if I'm posting part III of my review today.... Fear not! I am. It's just been a rather insane day. Check back later tonight!

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Hello again, my fellow readers! Here's PT. II of my Breaking Dawn breakdown.

Book II: Jacob

I've always been one of those who finds Jacob to be bratty, immature, self centered and all around annoying in comparison to Edward, so I admit that I went into this part of the book literally groaning. I felt like reading it would cause me physical pain and as I said in my last entry, I was desperate to get back to Bella's perspective during my first read through. Things changed a bit when I reread, however. I sort of enjoyed Jacob's banter from time to time and even found myself (gasp) disliking Edward at one point... but we'll get back to that. Here are my likes and my dislikes of Book II: Jacob.


Things I loved:

- The pack originally backing up Bella's decision. I thought that was very mature and wise. I was happy to see that Sam didn't use former hatred towards the Cullen's to impact his decision.

- "For a second I was just a kid - a kid who had lived all of his life in the same tiny town. Just a child. Because I knew I would have to live a lot more, suffer a lot more, to ever understand the searing agony in Edward's eyes. He raised a hand as if to wipe sweat from his forehead, but his fingers scraped against his face like they were going to rip his granite skin right off. His black eyes burned in their sockets, out of focus, or seeing things that weren't there. His mouth opened like he was going to scream, but nothing came out. This was the face a man would have if he were burning at the stake."

I absolutely loved this image. It was so perfectly written. I could really see Edward looking at Jacob with this face of desperation. It was beautiful in all it's horror. Too bad this scene was followed by the one thing that I absolutely despised! Not to mention, the one time I really disliked Edward in the whole series.

- Finally, Jacob acted like a man! I loved that he left the pack and stepped up as Alpha in order to protect Bella. Also really loved that Seth came with him, quickly followed by Leah.

-Speaking of Leah, I was so happy that she was finally able to have some peace away from Sam. I was proud of her!

- Loved that Esme was trying to make the wolves more comfortable. I wish Leah would actually have been nicer about it.

- I enjoyed the banter between Leah and Jacob. It was pretty amusing, not gonna lie.

- "You know things are bad when you feel guilty for being rude to vampires" ... loved that chapter title. Hilarious.

- Love that Edward can cook.

- "Fido." Self explanatory. ( Watch: http://oiea4.deviantart.com/art/Interference-69321887 )

- The blond jokes! Gotta love them.

- "The baby, the baby. Like that was all that mattered.... Allow me, I suggested. He paused, raising one eyebrow. Silently, I lifted my doggy bowl off the floor. Then, with a quick, powerful flip of my wrist, I threw it into the back of Blondie's head so hard that - with an earsplitting bang - it smashed flat before it ricocheted across the room and snapped the round top piece off the thick newel post at the foot of the stairs.... Rosalie turned her head slowly, and her eyes were blazing. "You. Got. Food. In. My. Hair."

Hilarious. I really love how Jacob refers to her as psycho or blondie or something degrading because, honestly, Rosalie is a psycho bitch. I thought she had redeemed herself in Eclipse and at the wedding by doing Bella's hair, but sadly she reverted back to her old hateful ways later on.

- "What?" Bella asked, her face just blowing away. "What's he thinking now?" At first he didn't answer, and then -shocking all the rest of us, three distinct and separate gasps - he laid his ear tenderly against her belly. "He loves you," Edward whispered, sounding dazed. "He absolutely adores you."

Finally! Edward has returned! Praise the lord (or maybe just Edward)! This was really the first Edward swoon moment in the whole section. At last, Edward has recognized his child! You know we all did a collective, "aww!" when that happened! I will, however, have to add a small down-er thought to this... how the hell did Edward hear Renesmee's thoughts? To my knowledge, babies in the womb don't speak. Then again this is Edward's child we are talking about, so perhaps we should just refer to her as Super Nessie from now on.

- Loved that Jake was selfless and gave Edward permission to turn Bella.

- Edward's first moment with Renesmee.



Things I hated:

- " I don't care about anything but keeping her alive," he said, suddenly focused now. "If it's a child she wants, she can have it. She can have half a dozen babies. Anything she wants." He paused for one beat. "She can have puppies, if that;s what it takes."


This was so so so out of character I could not stand it! When in the world would Edward have offered up his wife for sex to another man? Not to mention another man he hates. Never ever ever ever would Edward have done this. It bothered me because it sort of cheapened his love for Bella.

Now, before any of you say it, I know a lot of you think that this actually reinforces his love. The fact that he was willing to give up so much for her proves that he truly loves her. Meyer has a tendency to do this. She puts her characters in compromising positions and makes them choose right from wrong. In Eclipse, Meyer tells us that it is the fact that Bella has the opportunity for another life that makes her choice to be with Edward as important as it is. Here it's the fact that Edward chooses to keep Bella alive no matter the cost. Forgive me, Bella's make out session with Jacob in Eclipse was a huge betrayal and now Edward's offer is just another treachery. Both wrong, although this one just happens to hit a new low.

Another thing that bothered me was how calmly Bella takes the news that Edward offered her up. Sorry, but she would have been so upset! Her husband offered to have another man sleep with her and she takes it with only a hint of suspicion. Mind you this is already after a disastrous honeymoon, where Bella was already thinking that Edward didn't like making love to her. You think that Bella would not have been upset? Hardly. Lastly, as brilliant as Edward is, how could he have not realized that the only reason that Bella wants this baby is because it is his baby! Bella's whole life revolves around him, yet he thinks all she wants is a child? What? What's that? That's right, illogical-ness yet again!

- DNA madness with Carlisle. None of that made sense. Sorry, but no. Take an anatomy lesson.

- And now we have arrived at my favorite illogical scene in the book! Horrah! The baby craves blood. Bella, who faints from the smell, is suddenly cool drinking it from a sippy straw? The Cullen's, who had to flee from Forks after Bella got a paper cut, are now prancing around the house with cups full of blood as if nothing were more normal in the world? WHAT? Not to mention when the cup falls on the white living room, it's like "oh! It's merely a stain. No worries!" WHAT? Illogical! Illogical! Gotta love when writers break the rules of their own world.

- I really really really wish we would have had more involvement with the rest of the Cullen's. I truly missed Alice, Jasper and Emmett.

- Hate hate hate the name Renesmee. I can't really stress that enough. Pick a more absurd name, please.

- The horrific, gory childbirth scene. I don't even know what to say about that. Honestly, ew. Edward having to chew his way to the baby. Just...no. Then, of course, there's the illogicalness yet again of Rosalie suddenly not being able to be around blood. Forgive me, but isn't this the same Rosalie that was prancing around with the sippy cup? Doesn't make sense.

- Syringe of venom? Fan fiction? Yes. I honestly wish that this whole Bella-turning-into-a-vampire thing would have been so much more romantic! I mean one of the reasons why she agreed to marry Edward was so that he would turn her. So that his venom would be running through her veins. It was such a romantic thought... oh well.

- I genuinely felt bad for Jacob when Bella stopped breathing, but then he was such a jerk. "I didn't feel any reason to be here beside her. She wasn't here anymore. So this body had no more draw for me. The senseless need to be near her had vanished." Fine, he was already feeling the pull towards Nessie, but still that's his best friend. Where did all this supposed love go? If you love someone it's through thick and thin. Monster or human. The way Bella loved Edward. Here Bella's dying and Jacob doesn't have the decency to stay? No likey. All the affection I had started to gather for him during the course of his story suddenly, to use Jacob's words, vanished.

- Two last points:

First, didn't Meyer say that the reason for imprinting was to find a genetic match, so to produce more little perfect, precious wolves? So how is a hybrid the perfect genetic match? See Touj0urPur on Youtube for a really fantastic video on this idea.

Second, and I really don't want to touch on this too much because there are enough blogs/videos/etc on it already, but there's no way that a vampire can impregnate a human. Meyer broke the rules of her own world so that she could tie up the series with a big bow. Plain and simple.

This concludes PT. II of my review. Check back tomorrow for the final installment!

P.S. I'll post the play list later tonight. EDIT: Here it is!

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August 2nd, 2008. Midnight. Yes, like all of you, I was eagerly awaiting my copy of Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer. I paid for my book, ran to my car, hurried home and proceeded to spend the next day reading.

Today, it is officially the one month anniversary of the books release and I've decided to finally put my thoughts down since I've now had time to really reflect on how I feel about the end of my beloved series.

My initial reactions (August 3rd, 2008): At first, all I could think about, through all 754 pages, was how fan fiction-y the book was. Once I saw that Book II was in Jacob's perspective things began looking bleak in my own little Edward-is-God world.

I was desperate for Book II to be over and be back in Bella's perspective with swoon worthy Edward moments (which I was positive there would be more of in Book III in comparison to Book I.) In general, I was not a fan and I swore it off for a while before deciding to give it another chance.

Those were my initial thoughts. It is only fair that I inform you of them so that you may see where my purgative has changed and were it has remained ever fixed.

I have now taken the liberty of breaking down, Breaking Dawn after a month of reflection. Here are my loves and hates. Enjoy!

BOOK I: Bella

Things I love:

- "I looked into Edward's shining, triumphant eyes and knew that I was winning, too. Because nothing else mattered but that I could stay with him. I didn't realize I was crying until it was time to say the binding words. "I do," I managed to choke out in a nearly unintelligible whisper, blinking my eyes clear so I could see his face. When it was his turn to speak, the words rang clear and victorious. "I do," he vowed. Mr. Weber declared us husband and wife, and then Edward's hands reached up to cradle my face, carefully. as if it were as delicate as the white petals swaying above our heads.... He kissed me tenderly, adoringly; I forgot the crowd, the place, the time, the reason... only remembering that he loved me, that he wanted me, that I was his."


.... Perfection. That's all I can really say about that. I felt like my heart was about to burst of happiness when I read that whole section. Truly.

Also really loved how satisfied Edward sounded when he was introducing Bella as his wife to Tanya. I will admit that I wish that Tanya would have played a bigger role in this book because, you know, she's been building it up since Twilight, but oh well. C'est la vie. At least, we had this truly perfect wedding, which brings me to my other favorite moment:

"Dancing isn't so bad - with you. But I was thinking more of this" - and I pressed myself to him even tighter - "of never having to let you go." "Never," he promised, and he leaned down to kiss me. It was a serious kind of kiss - intense, slow but building...I heard Alice call, "Bella! It's time!"... Edward ignored her; his lips were hard against mine, more urgent than before. My heart broke into a sprint and my palms were slick against his marble neck.... Edward turned his face slightly to murmur, "Go away, Alice," and then pressed his lips to mine again....Alice growled quietly, "I'll tell her where you're taking her, Edward. So help me, I will."... "You're awfully small to be so hugely irritating."

::swoon::


- Bella waking up crying and Edward finally giving into her after being so distant! Praise the mighty and holy E! He finally came to his senses. Thankfully the morning after that was better than the first ( see: bullet point 5 in Things I hate.)



Things I hate:

-I felt that Renee being so cool with Bella's engagement was a cop out. Renee, who throughout the whole series, is worried about how serious Bella is about Edward is now suddenly cool with the idea of her only child getting married at 18? No freak out? Only excitement and joy? I think not. This was only the first of many many instances of characters acting "out of character."

- When, in Meyer's dizziest daydream, would Alice not have made Bella look at herself in the mirror before her wedding? Alice Cullen, who is obsessed with shopping, who primmed Bella for hours and hours before prom and thrives off of people being astonished by her handy work (i.e. Bella's astonishment at her make-over at Prom). In what surreal universe would Alice have ever made the faux pas of not making Bella look at herself before her own wedding? Never ever would Alice have made that mistake.

- Jacob being angry and meddlesome at the wedding. Self explanatory.

- "Isle Esme"... can we say fan fiction?


- Alice packing for Bella. Tampons: check. Lingerie: check. Condoms: uh-oh. Birth control: double uh-oh.

- The lack of even the smallest bit of Bella-Edward love session. Let's all face it... that's really all we've wanted for the last few years. Edward sexy time. What do we get? Non-sex. (to quote Touj0ursPur.)

- Speaking of non-sex, what do we get in turn? A horrible, horrible, horrible morning after. Oh dear, can I tell you how absolutely terrible I felt for Bella? I hated that Edward was ruining the moment. I mean, I get that he was worried and frustrated, but c'mon this is supposed to be the most romantic morning of your life and here you are arguing? UH! Not good.


- Edward has two medical degrees. Not one, but two. Yet he suggests going to the mainland to have Bella checked out by a doctor? What? What's that? That's right, illogical-ness.

- Edward being upset and angry that Bella is pregnant. I understand it, but again I wish he would have reacted much more swoon worthy.

- Speaking of Bella's pregnancy.... why, oh why, is she pregnant?! One of the things that made this series so beautiful was the fact that Bella was giving up her mortality in order to achieve this higher love with Edward. Her willingness to give up her family, her friends, her future to be with him was one of the resounding elements of the series. It almost felt, to use another reviewer's words, as if Meyer was trying to package this series up with a nice big bow. A lot of the elements that made this series as interesting and inspiring were lost in this novel such as questions of mortality, the afterlife, life and death, love and sacrifice and right from wrong. It's a true shame since those were so prevalent in Twilight, New Moon and Eclipse.


Pt. 2 will be posted tomorrow. Thanks for reading.


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A few things before we start.

1. On the left panel, you will find a calendar with the release dates of some of the YA novels being released from September 2008-May 2009. If you'd like me to add a book or think I should look into something, feel free to email me at ReadersPen@gmail.com or leave a comment. I will update the calendar as much as I can.

2. Also on the left panel, you will find a list of some really excellent writers. Check them out! I'll be adding to those frequently, as well.

3. If you are a writer, I would be happy to read and review your manuscript. Please email me at the address above. Moreover, if you are an aspiring writer and would like some critique/ help with editing, feel free to email me. I'll take a look at it happily. Speaking with writers is one of my favorite things to do!

4. I will be adding play lists along with the books I read for your enjoyment.

5. If you disagree with any of my reviews, please feel free to email me or comment. I love a healthy debate. I, however, do not support arrogance therefore no sass, please! Thanks!

That's all for now!

I suppose I should introduce myself before we start.

I'm a 22 year old, self- proclaimed bookworm. On average, I read somewhere between 2-4 books a week...or at least that was my total over the summer. I absolutely adore YA/Children's literature. I'm a creative writer (or at least that's what my degree tells me.) I am also an avid music and film lover.

I've been writing a book for a few years now. I'll let you know how that progresses as I go along. Incidentally, I'll be using my pen name on here. I love all things fantasy, enjoy the occasional science fiction and even will indulge myself with (gasp) realist fiction from time to time. Gossip-y novels (like The Luxe) are a guilty pleasure as well.

Happy reading!