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Breaking Dawn

Meyer, Stephenie, 1973- Book - 2008 Teen Fiction / Meyer, Stephenie None on shelf 1 request on 1 copy Community Rating: 3.2 out of 5

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In the fourth and final book in the #1 bestselling teen vampire Twilight Saga, questions will be answered and the fate of Bella and Edward will be revealed.

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Okay.. I guess. submitted by LikeOmg on August 11, 2008, 10:12am I honestly was a little disappointed, the whole "Happily Ever After" thing. a
There were big problems in Edward and Bella's relationship, and... I don't know, it just wasn't as exciting or exhilarating to read
as Twilight. For the first three books, I just had to finish it the same night I checked it out, for Breaking Dawn, I finished 2/3 of it at Midnight, and honestly, I didn't really want to read on. It just wasn't as good I thought it would be.

Well, the series is done submitted by Slavewoman on September 5, 2008, 6:47pm I have to agree with LikeOMG. I could not put down the first 3, but Breaking Dawn did not capture me the same way. I know the author is disappointed with how this book was accepted, and she is also very upset with how Midnight Sun was leaked, and between those two, I think we can be assured that this series is over. If you are into the series, you're going to read this, but it probably won't be what you expect.

I LOVE THE TWILIGHT SERIES! submitted by Supergirl999 on January 2, 2009, 8:53am I have absolutely nothing bad to say about Breaking Dawn. It was the perfect ending, and even the parts with Jacob were ok. I definetly recommend this to any person out there! I absolutley loved itt and I read it over and over and over again! twilight forever!

TeamJacob submitted by wafaa48108 on August 31, 2009, 11:57am OMG THIS WAS HONESTLY MY FAVORITE BOOK OF ALL TIME...AND OF THE WHOLE SERIES WELL BECAUSE THERE WERE A LOT OF TWISTS AND SHOCKERS THAT U HAVE NEVER EXPECTED I NO THE HAPPILY EVER AFTER IS A LITTLE CORNY BUT HOW ELSE WOULD IT END?...I THINK SHE SHOULD MAKE ANOTHER BOOK TELLING US ABOUT THE WOLVES MORE ESPECIALLY JACOB AND RENESSMEE AND ALL THE IMPRINTING TH OTHERS WENT THROUGH. WELL ALL IN ALL I TRULY LOVED THIS BOOK AND I CAN'T WAIT TO C ALL THE MOVIES. WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Spoiled Potential submitted by SarahRose on September 2, 2009, 10:43pm After reading the Harry Potter series my husband complained "They shouldn't let just anybody write bestsellers". Despite the irony involved in such a statement, that is exactly the way I feel about the Twilight series, and Breaking Dawn in particular. Teenage vampires is a blockbuster idea, which is why the series is hugely successful, but what this series needs is a little more sophistication and atmosphere. I can't help feeling that Stephenie Meyer, like Bella, has given birth to something more powerful than herself, which she can't hope to understand. How else would she have created a character as commanding as Jacob and then abandon him to fill a supporting role?

Meyer's writing voice lends believability to Bella, as a headstrong girl who succeeds through resilient naivety and monumental good luck. Meyer clearly loves Bella, which makes Bella come off as self-satisfied despite all of her disingenuous self-deprecation. This attitude seems perfectly fitting to a moody adolescent girl, which makes Bella compelling and authentic, if unlikable.

While Bella's hypocritical self-involvement in nauseating, Jacob's youthful bravado and determination are irresistible. He may be a werewolf, but he's the most human of all Meyer's characters. Jacob is the shining star in this series fighting to get out. Bella docilely submits to the lure of vampire attraction, and Edward lets her get her way in everything she wants, but Jacob ceaselessly fights against his destiny throughout the series until Meyer finally forsakes her most appealing character to the fate which he fights right up until her final blow.

Edward is Meyer's greatest failure. She tells the reader about his personality, but fails to make us believe he has one. She seems to have thrown in Edward's Victorian upbringing as an apologetic justification for his reserved and over-protective nature rather than integrating any Victorian elements into the story. It's also impossible to take Edward seriously as an intellectual, since he speaks like a teenager, although an unusually dull one. The chemistry between Bella and Edward is as cold as his icy body.

ok books submitted by harajuku528 on December 23, 2009, 2:39pm Well these reviews have really helped me. But let's just say twilight is ok and everyone makes a really big deal out of it!!!

Series Over is a Good Thing submitted by kellivd on January 14, 2010, 6:56pm This series got worse and worse. I liked Book 1, but wasn't really interested in Bella's self-doubt-complete-lack-of-self-esteem complex by the end of the second book. What kind of message does this send to young girls? Bella and Edward's relationship is not even close to healthy. However, not liking to quit in the middle of things, I kept reading...

Book 4 was as anti-climatic as a book can be. All of that build up towards the fight of the millenium and not a single scratch on anyone (ok, sorry Irina, you might have got a bit more than that). I am glad this is the last book because, if there was a Book 5 and it it followed the general downward trend of the series, there is no way I could finish it.

If you want to read a vampire book, stick to Anne Rice.

Bubbles submitted by lauradu_palmer on July 20, 2010, 10:49am I thought the Book 1, Book 2, and Book 3 part got a little confusing. The most boring part of Breaking Dawn is when it turns to Jacob's point of view. It should've stayed with Bella's point of view because it was the most interesting part of the book and with out reading Bella's side, we (the readers) could n't really understand how Bella was feeling. It could also be complicated for younger readers to realize the book was switching point of views from Bella to Jacob back to Bella again.
I thought it would be better. And it could have been too. I think the book was good not fantastic. Breaking Dawn doesn't catch your eye as much as Twilight, New Moon, or Eclipse, but it was great to read. I did enjoy the detail. With all the details, I could imagine what was happening in my head.
I personally thought the Twilight Saga was not as good as the Harry Potter series, but was still good to read.

Great book overall submitted by jacob_26950 on January 14, 2011, 8:37am Personally I believe breaking dawn is a great book. There is love hate pain anguish and every other emotion in the spectrum. Right in the beginning it starts with passion between a husband and a wife. After the couples very “sensual” honeymoon, Bella finds out that she is pregnant with Edward’s (her husband) child. But there is one twist to this situation. Edward is not a normal person. He is a vampire. Which means the child is also a vampire. This book puts a different spin on vampires though. Vampires are no longer the dark evil characters they were before. Now vampires sparkle in the sun and some vampires hunt animals for their blood instead of humans. With the curse they are granted superhuman abilities they are smarter faster and stronger than any human. The leaders of all vampires the volturi find out that a human is pregnant with a vampire child and threatens that they will kill the child and Bella in the process. Edward and his family recruit many other vampires and even some werewolves to help them defend Bella. But while all this activity is going on Bella is being killed by the child inside her. As she is giving birth she is sure to die so Edward quickly injects his venom into her to start the changing process of her becoming a vampire. A couple weeks later she wakes up from the coma caused by the venom and she is ten fold of what she was before. In the end Bella ends up saving the day with the help of all of her friends and family. This book definetly has made a mark upon the world. It is obviously popular nationwide at least and has made millions. This book is mostly suggested for women. It is quite a love story but there is plenty action for any male readers. Id give this book an 8 out of 10.

Loved the book want more Twilght submitted by Lmd3577 on June 17, 2011, 10:41pm I am a huge Twilight fan and when I finished Breaking Dawn I was wanting more Twililght saga novels because I know that this is the final book in the series and it makes me sad that I will not have any more opertunies to read about Edward Bella and Renessmee. For the final book though I though that it was very suspensful and it lives up to all the raves I have heard from my friends who read the book prior to me have said. I can't wait untill the last two movies now to see if they live up to the book because in my opion that will be very hard to do. So in closing I highly recommed this book to every Twihard like me it won't disapoint you.

BD submitted by pandangel12 on June 25, 2011, 9:46am Twiligh in general was a little confusing but this book was a little too over the edge. It didnt go very well for my taste and the ending was expected., Could be better

Enjoyable but not the best of the series submitted by adimarzo on June 27, 2011, 7:41pm This final installment of the Twilight series was not the best of the bunch. If you've made it this far in the series, you will enjoy the book but it doesn't have the heart of the first book or the character development of the third one. Some of the story lines were far fetched (even for a vampire/werewolf book).

!! submitted by Lindsie on June 30, 2011, 9:42am soo its a little long for what i usually read but it didnt take long to read because i really just couldnt put the book down!!

Pretty Good submitted by janaejwhite on July 1, 2011, 6:45pm Breaking Dawn was okay, but I don't think that it's Stephenie Meyer's best work. I enjoyed it, but it's totally inappropriate for children under, like, 10.
IT WAS GOOD THOUGH!!!

cool submitted by blingo on July 6, 2011, 12:32pm bella is in danger

Bad submitted by ColeenT on July 12, 2011, 3:06pm Worst book i've ever read

OK Book submitted by jarroyo on July 14, 2011, 12:41pm This book was a little long. It isn't my favorite of the 4 books written. They set it up for a huge fight scene which was ultimately disappointing.

Super dramactic submitted by aschulte on July 18, 2011, 5:33pm Luv it forever. HOW CAN THE SERIES END????????????????????

Great Series submitted by edwardsrl on July 26, 2011, 12:11pm Breaking Dawn wasn't my favorite out of the four Twilight books, but I still really enjoyed it. It was a great book to tie up the series. Stephenie Meyer did a twist by showing Jacob's point of view, unlike her other books where it is just Bella's. Although I think readers are so used to Bella's point of view, that they prefer her's over Jacob's, and found Jacob's hard to concentrate on. But that was the only way to keep Jacob in the book, I think. Although I did not like the ending: The Happily Ever After. It was sort of cheesy, I have to admit. It makes sense, though you still want more! Teens should definately try this. I can't stop reading this series!

TEAM EDWARD!!

Great submitted by Memoria1224 on July 26, 2011, 3:24pm This is a really good book! I can't believe that the series ended! I think that Bella and Edward should have destroyed the Volturi.

tantalizing submitted by jjdijkstra81 on August 26, 2011, 12:13am Supposed to be for teens, but I'm 30 years old and I ate it right up, along with the other three in this series.

Horrible submitted by glennauerbach on June 17, 2012, 11:46am This is a horrible series, I did not like it at all.

romantic submitted by unknown on June 18, 2012, 10:32am The twilight series has a happy ending.

Great Book submitted by unknown on July 4, 2012, 3:14pm Breaking Dawn was by far the best and most gripping book in the Twilight Saga. I love it!

Good submitted by alumeng.ajl on July 29, 2012, 9:30am This is a really good book! I liked it much better than all the other books.

Good submitted by Motomori on June 18, 2013, 11:47am This was a good book but I would have liked the series better if Bella hadn't been so confused about which boy to choose. To me the obvious choice was Edward. You were with him first so you might has well stuck with him for the whole series instead of jumping back and forth between the two guys!!!!

good submitted by hhpatel on July 9, 2013, 11:22am don't let elementary school kids read this.................. was a little innappropriate but I liked how part of it was from jacobs point of view, that was interesting. CUTE AND ROMANTIC ENDING

A surprisingly different direction submitted by ajstemp on June 28, 2018, 12:06pm For a series that captivated the minds of so many teenagers, Breaking Dawn goes in a surprisingly different direction. There are more adult themes that might not resonate as well with teenagers, but the plot is ultimately unsurprising. It's interesting and worth reading if you'd like to finish the rest of the series, but it isn't the greatest finale by any means.

It was great submitted by liqian on June 16, 2019, 8:46pm Best book of the twilight series.

Good book submitted by jasonc1177 on July 31, 2019, 7:41pm I really liked this one.

Liked it submitted by autumnmist on August 15, 2019, 3:35am One of the best of the series

Story submitted by Clown81 on August 31, 2019, 4:27pm Ended.

Breaking Dawn submitted by EuniceWe on July 30, 2020, 12:45pm Disappointing. I was really hoping for a big catch or something that made me want to read on and by the end it would somehow sum up the whole series that made me feel like I couldn’t believe it ended. It was kind of boring and not as fast paced or action packed as the first three books. This kind of lost its meaning of adventure and thrill. Over all the 1st and 3rd books were my favorite and this one just didn’t add up.

OMG submitted by 2025MJW on August 4, 2020, 9:11am This is literally my favorite book of all time!!!!! I couldn't put it down. Don't be intimidated by it's thickness, you'll read it faster than a vampire runs! This is definitely a more mature book than the others in the saga, so although i can't picture anyone younger than a 10 year old picking up twilight to begin this epic series, if there did happen to be a 7 or 8 year old reading eclipse right now, don't give them breaking dawn until they've matured enough to handle things like Austin Powers, if you know what i mean.

I mean... submitted by josiekirsten on January 29, 2022, 12:30pm Honestly, I do really understand what everyone is complaining about (No offense or anything to those who like it) It WAS a good series, but the last book did drag on, but I found it pretty good. In my opinion, any series (THERE ARE EXEPTIONS) that has more than 3 books WILL probably drag. Ms. Meyer did do good with it, and she could have just ended it in "Eclipse", but "Breaking Dawn" wasn't as bad as I expected. I found it really good. (At least it's more to read)

Disappointing submitted by vclinton on July 29, 2023, 12:56am I'm a defender of the twilight series in a weird sort of way but this book is honestly not very well written at all.

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SERIES
Twilight saga
4.



PUBLISHED
New York : Little, Brown, and Co., 2008.
Year Published: 2008
Description: 756 p.
Language: English
Format: Book

READING LEVEL
Lexile: 690

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780316067928
031606792X
0316067938
031617615X

SUBJECTS
Swan, Bella (Fictitious character)
Cullen, Edward (Fictitious character)
Vampires -- Fiction.
Werewolves -- Fiction.
Interpersonal relations -- Fiction.
High schools -- Fiction.
Washington (State) -- Fiction.