Breaking Dawn (Twilight Saga)

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Editorial reviews

Review
'The sexiest vampire tale for years arrived in Stephenie Meyer's TWILIGHT, about teenage Bella's chaste romance with a beautiful vampire boy. Their intensely erotic feelings are endangered by more predatory types. Guaranteed to suck in sulky 13+ girls for hours.' The Times "Will keep readers madly flipping the pages of Meyer's tantalizing debut." Publishers Weekly

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Product Description
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, she has endured a tumultuous year of temptation, loss and strife to reach the ultimate turning point. Her imminent choice to either join the dark but seductive world of immortals or pursue a fully human life has become the thread from which the fate 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?

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Synopsis
Twilight tempted the imagination ...New Moon made readers thirsty for more ...Eclipse turned the saga into a worldwide phenomenon ...And now ? the book that everyone has been waiting for ...Breaking Dawn. In the much anticipated fourth book in Stephenie Meyer's love story, questions will be answered and the fate of Bella and Edward will be revealed. *** THIS TITLE IS EMBARGOED UNTIL PUBLICATION DATE ***

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About the Author
Stephenie Meyer graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in English Literature and lives with her husband and three young sons in Arizona. She is the author of The Twilight Saga and The Host.

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Customer reviews

review by: ray date: 2008-09-03 rating:
Breaking Dawn
Breaking dawn is a amazing ending, seductive and as entertainning it is. You can enjoy this book knowing that it lives up to the past books, it twists and turns. Making a thrilling read although it could have been spread over 2 books.

Everything you knew comes and more, it makes for an interesting end to this amazing saga. I am annonyed that it has to come to an end but it certainly ends with a new way to look at Bella.

When it first switched to Jacob i was confused but when i worked it out, it actually made the book better. The ending was a bit "and they lived happily ever after..." but if you left it with a cliffhanger there would be that demand for another book. Only so many bad things can happen to a vampire and human otherwise i think it would have taken it a bit too far.

This is a really good book and prepare for a lot of shocks and thrills...

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review by: wigandude date: 2008-09-02 rating:
Fangs ain't what they used to be
Pardon the pun, but just a quick no spoiler laden review. Yes, i agree with the many views that say its simply not as coherent and well paced/ plotted as the other three. However, its still a rollicking good read and if i was left feeling that its a bit of a souffle - well, i enjoyed it! It was never a proper pie in the first place.

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review by: date: 2008-09-02 rating:
Dissapointed!!
I am a HUGE fan of the twilight saga, the first 3 are one of the most amazing books i have ever read!! I was SO excited when Breaking dawn came out thinking something bad was going to happen and it would be very dramatic, i could not have been more wrong! And i would never dis stephanie meyer's books but breaking dawn made me very dissapointed!


The ending is so un-dramactic and is like a fairy-tale everyone lives happily ever after!! Grr!

The middle bit of the book when bella has a baby is AMAZING the best chapter ever but after that is just became a bore and it was a task for me to finish it!

I recommend 'twilight, new moon and eclipse' but be prepared to be dissapointed by breaking dawn!

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review by: Ever the bookworm date: 2008-09-01 rating:
I'm apparently in the minority here...
Obviously, I started reading this book after falling in love with the Twilight Saga of the first three. Twilight, New Moon and Eclipse were all intriuging reads. I found I could instantly absorb them and after reading Twilight, I knew I'd formed an eternal love.

The characters were interesting, loveable and very unpredictable which was something I loved. Stephenie chose to use a seemingly ordinary girl into an ordinary town who discovers a world of pure fantasy. And lets face it, most girls would say they found themselves daydreaming that Edward was real. The love I formed from Twilight continued on in New Moon and Eclipse and because of the wait for Breaking Dawn, I-like many others-had formed my own theories on what would happen. I began the last installment of the book with an open mind, having full faith that Stephenie-as she always does-would treat me to another delightful segment of the Twilight saga. And I was right.

I know that a lot of the fans have bashed this book pretty heavily, but what I love about this book is how refreshing it is. I enjoy the quirk of an unexpected pregnancy. I know people have complained that it's too fan-fiction for their liking, but if that was the case...does it not teach us that the fans perhaps ruin it for themselves by forming their own wishes on this tale? I found it extremely interesting...and made me want to continue. The sex scenes (or should I say love scenes) were-I will agree here-spotty and...well the story only continues after the event. To this I was slightly disappointed but I respect that Stephenie herself said it could never be too explicit due to the fact that her own children would read this, along with the younger readers. So I understand, and accept without complaint. Plus...I suppose it gives space for us to imagine ourselves.

As the storyline itself grows darker and uneasy, we are put safely in the hands of the humourous and good-natured Jacob Black. His insight is interesting, passionate, and very amusing in parts. I find it's also an extremely essential part in the story. For those of you who were skeptical of Edward's 'perfection' we finally see him without Bella's rose tinted glasses. And if I'm honest...I love him even more. We see his flaws, his true colours, and we see him in despair and all his self-loathing. This I find builds his character and shapes him into a different person than previously percieved and shows him in a new and-in my opinion-more interesting light. In this 'Book Two' we also learn more of the politics and affairs of the Quileute Pack. We see a reluctance as Jacob accepts his leadership, and realises his responsibilites. The relationships of the pack is more defined and interesting for us to understand.

The final section of the book shows us the perspective of a new born vampire. A different new-born to the usual, definately, but we finally see vampires in all their glory. We are shown this world without the holding back that Edward and his family had shown to Bella when she was human. We learn more about these supernatural beings, along with a few surprises and some questions we'd been dying to know were finally answered for us.

What I love about the very end is how Stephenie teaches us that violence is not always what is necessary. She describes a certain scene herself as a 'courtroom drama' which is something I think is very interesting. Most supernatural sagas involve an epic battle of sorts...good versus eveil ect. Where people say this ending is cliche, I find myself in disagreement. What I enjoy about this book is that it's about stepping up, accepting responsibilties, loving with all your heart and not being afraid to do so and most importantly...it's a positive book. We've become a society that needs death and misery to end our tales in. Sometimes you need a happy ending. And maybe it's just me but...I think the characters I've grown to love deserve the ending Stephenie so lovingly gave them

So I would recommend this book to those with an open mind. If you want gore...there is some but it's only a few pages. If you want battles, you'll only find it in the battles of character. If you want twists, then twist you shall find. If you want a tale of love, which this saga has always been about, you should definately NOT be disappointed.

I'm just sorry I'm in the minority of people that loved this book.



review by: date: 2008-08-31 rating:
Stop knocking the book!
Breaking dawn is, if you ask me, nowhere near as bad as everyone is ranting about. So what if there is lots of unpredictable stuff and less Edward? If you ask me he was too much a feature of previous books anyway. It is nice that you get to read more about the cullen family as a whole, and the Part from Jacobs viewpoint was interesting too. Bellas point of view was as nicely written as ever, with the emotions portrayed beautifully. Until the disappointing ending. Too happy. I would have enjoyed it more just skipping the last couple of chapters, but the book was enjoyable anyway.

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