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Breaking Dawn
by Stephenie Meyer
Stephenie Meyer once again delivers a fabulously written novel, full of passionate romance and heart-pounding suspense, yet, for the second time in the series, falls short at the book’s end.
“Breaking Dawn,” the final installment of the “Twilight” saga, wraps up the whole story nicely, yet leaves something to be desired, as did “New Moon,” in my opinion. (If you are in the middle of the “Twilight” series and intend to read through to its end, you may wish to stop here).
The fourth novel finds its main character, Bella Swan, completely matured into a young woman – well, vampire – ready to raise a family. The love she and Edward Cullen share is as strong as ever, as is the tumultuous triangle that includes the two and werewolf Jacob Black.
However, things come together for the novel’s main characters in an extremely peculiar manner, and all find a way to live in peace. This is mostly thanks to Bella and Edward’s daughter, Renesme, a half-human half-vampire child, which adds a deeper element of mystery to the story, as she truly is one of a kind. Her traits and capabilities are central to the novel and throw in multiple plot twists.
Meyer does explain all of the series’ yet-to-be-answered questions (i.e., Why Bella is immune to Edward’s thought-hearing ability). However, the book’s end is simply anti-climactic and a bit of a disappointment. The last few pages close the story in a manner that any reader would hope for, but there just should have been more leading up to it.
Overall, the series was a fun, can’t-put-this-book-down read. I highly recommend it, even if the ending did not deliver what I was expecting.
Title: Breaking Dawn
Author: Stephenie Meyer
Publisher: Little Brown and Company
Review written by: Ashley Welch
Reviewer's Rating:6.5
Reader's Rating: 8.00
Reader's Votes: 5
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