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When you loved the one who was killing you, it left you no options. How could you run, how could you fight, when doing so would hurt that beloved one? If your life was all you had to give, how could you not give it? If it was someone you truly loved?

To be irrevocably in love with a vampire is both fantasy and nightmare woven into a dangerously heightened reality for Bella Swan. Pulled in one direction by her intense passion for Edward Cullen, and in another by her profound connection to werewolf Jacob Black, a tumultuous year of temptation, loss, and strife have led her to the ultimate turning point. Her imminent choice to either join the dark but seductive world of immortals or to pursue a fully human life has become the thread from which the fates of two tribes hangs.

Now that Bella has made her decision, a startling chain of unprecedented events is about to unfold with potentially devastating, and unfathomable, consequences. Just when the frayed strands of Bella's life-first discovered in Twilight, then scattered and torn in New Moon and Eclipse-seem ready to heal and knit together, could they be destroyed... forever?

The astonishing, breathlessly anticipated conclusion to the Twilight Saga, Breaking Dawn illuminates the secrets and mysteries of this spellbinding romantic epic that has entranced millions.

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3 out of 5 stars

Entertaining But Shallow (If You're 37) September 7, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I loved the first book, liked the second book and threw the third across the room. I read the fourth hoping it would redeem the ending in the third. I agree with most of Breaking Dawn's critics. Bella drove me crazy with her whiny immature behavior throughout all of them. Edward reminded me of a stalker (come to think of it so did Bella). Reneseme?? Good God! And ditto everything else that's been written . . .

ON THE OTHER HAND, I did read Breaking Dawn, and despite it glaring problems and the occasional bouts of boredom I suffered through, enjoyed it regardless. But, and I think this is a big but, I did have to remind myself throughout that I was reading a YA novel. I'm 37 and do not have a daughter (I came across the book browsing in the YA section with my son). If I did have a daughter I'd talk to her about what a lousy example Bella sets.

But if I was sixteen, I would have loved the ending. And I'm fairly sure I wasn't so impressionable that Bella would have made me want to run out and meet a boy who'd take care of me at all times (gack), ditch college, and have a baby. It's like sex. Fantasy is called fantasy for reason. And most of us know that.

I think people have lost site of the fact that the series, and latest book, were at least initially written for a young crowd. Bad role-models aside, some stories just aren't meant to teach us all a lesson. And thank god for that. The YA crowd is entitled to a mindless escapist story like the rest of us message seeking grown-ups. And Stephanie Meyer is darn good at giving them that.

If you're an adult, I think it's wise to keep in in mind that Breaking Dawn is teenaged fiction, despite its crossover status. Do that, and I'm pretty certain that the book, and love story, will entertain you.

3 out of 5 stars

meh. September 7, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful

unlike most readers, i started the entire saga just as she released "Breaking dawn", so reading from twilight to the last one was a seamless transition. most people reading the reviews aren't reading to see if this book is worth purchasing; it's to see what other people think. so instead of a lengthy and verbose review with a grip of spoilers, i'll just state my opinion on this saga.

i don't think this is the end of bella and edward. or rather, the cullens. i think meyers will write more about the olympic coven - or even some of the other covens she introduced in this series. this was just the start of all the many stories (and fans and pay checks and movies and endorsements) to come.

she had and has the potential to create more stories because the characters she created can be possibly interesting. if she makes them two dimensional, maybe not. for an example, i felt that she overly simplified rosalie and jasper's stories. and there's also the mystery of alice that can be further explored. and emmett can't be all brawny jock-vamp. carlisle. esme. there's more... and jacob and his imprint on nessie... how nessie reacts to this as she matures. (though i thought if jacob imprinted on tanya or some other vampire, it would've been much funnier. nessie was just too expected.)

reading things from jacob's perspective in this book was interesting. he's different from bella. his sarcastic and cynical perspective on everything is refreshing, since i was getting nauseous toward the end of "Eclipse" when she was hiding away with jacob and edward and later seth and her view on all of this. his voice in this book initially made me a bit weary, as i hoped to read the entire book from her perspective, but i have to say, i appreciated his thoughts.

somehow, and i don't know if it's because bella suddenly became an immortal teenage vampire mother/wife, but the dynamics and intensity of her relationship with edward just became distant from the reader. it suddenly felt like we're not supposed to know the inner workings of married couples or something. sorta a downer, after three previous books of "omg, i can't live without him/her!" and because it just felt goopy and sloppy at the end, i can't exactly find myself feeling like the series has come to an end. there's too much potential she's letting go of.

oh well. who knows? she might just go and add on and create the cullens chronicle, where the twilight saga - about bella and edward - is just one saga of many. that'd be nice. i can live with that...

...because i'm reading the host right now and i keep falling asleep. as simple as the whole twilight saga was, it was easy to read and be absorbed in. in some way, a female, regardless of age, will want a man who loves her that much and has that much mystery about him. if meyers establishes something for many readers out there, it's that it's possible that most men in this day and age are just dull/boring. or at least, that's what she makes it sound. heck, i'd like myself a volvo driving vampire that blings out in sunlight. i'll take two to go, with a side of fries, thanks.

but for now, i'll wait. i wish this book ended with a stronger note. the whole face-off with the volturi seemed weak - what, suddenly bella is wonder woman? good grief. for all the fear that meyer was trying to establish about the italian coven, it was just a hollow bark.

i'm not exactly sure why she's coming out with the official guide (was this saga THAT difficult to comprehend???), but she might just want to spend that time starting on a new saga based on the cullens. ok, i'm done for now. :)

1 out of 5 stars

This Book Sucks September 7, 2008
4 out of 5 found this review helpful

Yeah, no pun meant by the title.
In this book none of the characters stayed the same and all of the things that Twilight stands for were lost. The plot and characters were weak. And anything that happens in this book and makes SENSE all the fans predicted MONTHS ago. Any hints about what was to come that Meyer drops meant NOTHING in this book. Oh and by the way, Edward is now a Incubus (by Meyer's definition) and all the werewolves are now "shape-shifters". Now there is nothing wrong with her religion, but if you are going to tell us of your views in your writing, please let us know before millions of fans buy it.. Because not all of us believe what you believe (that means that I think men do not need to always protect women, being married and having a kid at 18 is not more important than school and women should ALWAYS have a choice to have or not have a child). Yeah, so Twilight is a trilogy.
This book killed Twilight and needed a LOT of editing. It was really really really bad. This was not Twilight. And if by some strange twist of fate you are reading Meyer, I hate Breaking Dawn and you. (:

P.S. Meyer says it herself when a person becomes a vampire all bodily fluids become venom. If the venom is melting her contacts how could Edward make Bella have a child? Yes, Meyer also says that this does not make sense.

5 out of 5 stars

Breaking Dawn Review September 6, 2008
1 out of 5 found this review helpful

I loved this book. It went high beyond my expectations. In some series the first book is always the best. Not in this case, Breaking Dawn was funny, sincere, and exciting to the last word. There are unexpected twists that I could not have come up with in my wildest dreams which keep readers on the edge of the seat during the entire book. This was for me an immensely satisfying read.

4 out of 5 stars

A little rushed.. September 6, 2008
1 out of 4 found this review helpful

After reading the previous books I couldn't wait to read Breaking Dawn. Overall, it was a very good read. The story was captivating. I loved how the characters developed and how the other vampires were incorporated into the story. The only thing I didn't like is that the story in parts seemed a little rushed and the ending was somewhat anti-climatic for all the build up. If not for that I would give it 5 stars.

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