Meyer, Stephenie (2008). Breaking Dawn. New York, New York: Little, Brown and Company.
ISBN: 9780316067928
768 pages
Classification: Fiction
Genre: Fantasy
Age Level: 15-19
Stars: 3 stars
Subjects: Vampires, Werewolves, Marriage, Pregnancy, Relationships, Family, War
Reader's Annotation
Isabella "Bella" Swan gets married and finally becomes a vampire, but reconciling the human and the supernatural worlds may be more than even she can manage.
Summary
This is the fourth and final installment in the Twilight Saga and it is packed with drama. Bella gets married and goes on her honeymoon, but there are some unexpected arrivals. She finally becomes a vampire, but not in the way that she expects, and with that comes a whole new set of problems and issues. Her relationship with Jacob continues to be problematic and Bella tries to find a way to keep her life the same when everything has changed. Most loose ends are tied up within the first 300 pages, and then Meyer creates a new conflict to keep the story going. Although it is the conclusion of the series and it wraps up some all of the loose ends, it doesn't feel as realistic as the other books in the series- and that's saying a lot.
Notes
Many readers weren't totally satisfied with this conclusion to the saga, myself included. Things were wrapped up a little too neatly, and as it turns out, Bella is the best vampire ever! Compared to the other three books in the series, this one both has more action and less substance. It's an enjoyable conclusion, but it would have been stronger if everything wasn't quite so perfect. Then again, that wouldn't really be in keeping with the Twilight Saga as a whole, so I guess you can't have everything.
Awards
New York Times Bestseller
Other Information
After the success of the film Twilight, it looks like New Moon, and Eclipse will both be gracing the big screen as well, but the same doesn't seem to be true for Breaking Dawn- at least not yet. Readers and fans of the series, I'm certain, will wait with baited breath for further information.
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