Pamela Liberatore
No. Just no. I simply can’t get past the horrible writing about an obsessive, compulsive, manipulative and controlling man child. These books were abhorrent. The characters are bland and dull.. the dialog is forced to the point where i think the author simply wants to narrate the whole book. Boring and talentless Bella immediately falls for an abusive vampire because he WANTS her to. How does he get her to do anything? From meeting his family to running in the woods he uses not charm or trust building conversation... but good vampire skills of “dazzling” someone into doing what he wants. He then quickly becomes himself, stalking her, watching her sleep, forcing his own “protective” decisions on her... And Bella?? I guess i can’t blame her for thinking she loved him but her reactions to EVERYTHING he confessed to her were either childishly ignorant, desperate or just plain embarrassing. This is so unrealistic (getting the irony of the whole vampire thing) and cyclical I’m so bored with Edward ENDLESSLY beating himself up for being a monster, but then being what humans would consider a human monster... manipulative, controlling... Don’t waste your money hoping this would be a sliver better than the books. It’s more of the same garbage on different pages.
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Music
The book is good. I wouldn't call it great or fantastic. I feel 99% of it was what we already knew happened in, Twilight. From the book summary that is to be expected, however with it being in Edwards perspective I was hoping Stephanie Meyer would focus MORE on what actually happened with Edward and his family while Bella wasn't in the picture. We get a few pages dedicated to this and a few side comments on what Edward thinks about things but I feel it was ultimately rushed through. Still love the series.
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Nadia Reddy
Just requested a refund...I was 16 when Twilight was released & I devoured the each book as it came out. I loved Bella's independent but vulnerable, clumsy but sort of emotionally strong character. I loved the descriptions about her getting settled, cooking for herself & Charlie, going to Seattle & the beach trip, etc...I especially loved how the landscapes were described as she enters Forks & when she is headed for the beach. There was showing & a nice balance to Bella's voice/character. But Midnight Sun, though I was super excited, was hard for me to read from the get-go. I wondered if it was because I'm 31 & I have a kid now & see things differently or If the writing was...just bad. I got to chapter 4 & then I was honest with myself, the writing is terrible & Edward is annoying. There is way too much telling, repeated thoughts & pure creepiness m. I'm pretty disappointed with Midnight Sun, but still love the original books. Sidenote: I'm an even a bigger Team Jacob fan now.
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