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The Twilight Saga Complete Collection

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This stunning set, complete with five editions of Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, Breaking Dawn, and The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: An Eclipse Novella, makes the perfect gift for fans of the bestselling vampire love story.

Deeply romantic and extraordinarily suspenseful, The Twilight Saga capture the struggle between defying our instincts and satisfying our desires.

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Published November 8th 2010 by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (first published 2005)

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Jul 26, 2012 Demonic Circus Princess rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: The extremely open minded

You know, I find this whole thing especially disgusting.

A few weeks ago I went to an acting workshop. It ended up being useless anyway, but that's not the point. There were a whole bunch of people, most of them eccentrics like me; others were wannabes that read the scripts in monotone. Throughout the hours I was actually able to get a long with a few people: two girls and a boy. They shared a lot of the same tastes as me: MCR, Muse, heavy makeup, foreign languages. It was awesome.

So at lunch bre...more

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May 15, 2013 Alli rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Excellent series! One of my favorites. So much better than the movies.

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Feb 03, 2013 Fortunate Circumstance added it

When this first came out, I was young (youngER, anyway) and easily influenced. Okay, so it wasn't like I immediately jumped the vampire bandwagon and started sticking posters of a shirtless Taylor Lautner all over my bedroom walls, but I DID think that it was a great series.

Well, it's not a BAD series either. It's good the first time around; then you read it again and you realize how annoying all the characters are. The best thing I can say about it is that the action scenes (the very, very mini...more When this first came out, I was young (youngER, anyway) and easily influenced. Okay, so it wasn't like I immediately jumped the vampire bandwagon and started sticking posters of a shirtless Taylor Lautner all over my bedroom walls, but I DID think that it was a great series.

Well, it's not a BAD series either. It's good the first time around; then you read it again and you realize how annoying all the characters are. The best thing I can say about it is that the action scenes (the very, very minimal action scenes) weren't all that bad.

In all honesty, it could have been a good story if it wasn't Meyer who wrote it. Bella really grated on my nerves. She spends the majority of the first few chapters whining about living in Forks (if she sent HERSELF there I don't know why she's complaining so much, she can only blame herself), and describing herself as "non-athletic, slender but soft, with clear and translucent skin". That's kind of ridiculous; don't get me started on the fact that ALL human skin is technically translucent. Bella insists she's not pretty, yet no less than three guys immediately jump in to flirt with her in awkward high school ways, and from what Edward said, "that's not what every single male in the school was thinking".

If that isn't a shout-out to all Mary Sue traits, then I don't know what is.

Bella spends half of every book swooning and gushing over his goregeous, angel-like model looks, worrying over how plain she is next to him, and how he's so rich and it makes her feel awkward. Yet she reacts with hostility towards Jacob when he mentions this and says she loves him, not his looks or money. Right, Bella.

Edward himself is an unlikeable hero. He's abusive, extremely posessive, and has stalker-like tendencies, not to mention the fact that every single vampire is basically a Mary Sue/Gary Stu all on their own. He is so perfect, he doesn't even react negatively when Bella admits she loves another man. I'm sorry, but ... no. Just no. I have no words for this.

Besides the outrageously perfect characters, you would think a series filled with bloodlusting vampires and tension between werewolves would be full of action or at LEAST a punch or two somewhere. Meyer gave us several hundred pages of suspense in the last book, only to completely destroy our expectations when the heroes solve their problems with the Volturi ... by talking. This book clearly needs to win "The Most Anticlimatic Ending Ever" award.

At several points in the series Meyer attempted to use long, difficult words to make the book more adult, probably with the hope that tween girls would skip them rather than run to the dictionary, because most of those words were used incorrectly and in the wrong context. This itself is one problem I cannot ignore. All authors should have this unspoken rule: "If you don't know what it means, for heaven's sakes don't use it!"

I don't want to rain on anybody's parade, but my opinion still stands firm. This series is, while perfectly for fine for girls wanting PG13-level sexual tension and an entire cast of sexy, gorgeous, shirtless people, go ahead. But when the story destroys all vampire cliches in the worst way possible (sparkles? Seriously?) and takes a REAL Indian tribe and completely ruins their entire history, it goes just a little too far.(less)

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Apr 04, 2013 Lasaki Redbird rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

the series were okay and were moving in a way. but to be honest i HATED bella swan. she is like the worst character ever made, both in movies and in books. she is given a lot of attention by author, more than she deserves, i mean like come on, a normal backward girl who is not assertive and not the "beautifullest" or outgoing is chased by allot of handsome hunks? seriously? if people would be asking alice out, or even rosalie, take at least jennifer who are far more mixing and awesome than this...more

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Nov 21, 2012 Snow rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: no one. ever.

Recommended to Snow by: my mother

This was the first chapter book I read. I was starting 6th grade. I finished the whole series in a week (yes, I skipped a few chapters and the majority of New Moon & Breaking Dawn). I don't know about anyone else, but I like my male characters to act... I don't know... manly? Not like some possessive, always depressed, stick-up-his-ass glittery fairy princess. He wasn't a man to me, I couldn't picture him as a man. No matter how hard I tried, I pictured some girl with red hair and obsessive...more

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Sep 24, 2012 Megan rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The entire Twilight Saga was a great series. My favorite was the first book because it is all about how they met and I just find it the most interesting.

I think the theme throughout all of the books was love and sacrafice. Of course in each book they have other small themes. In the first book one theme would be everlasting love, because Bella falls in love with Edward even though he is a vampire. And in the third book a theme could be Good vs Bad because the Cullens try to kill all the bad vamp...more

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Jul 27, 2012 Rachel rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Jul 07, 2012 Julia Grace rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Twilight...what can I say.... I finally broke down and read the series (If I hadn't seen the terrible movies first I probably would have read them sooner. The movies are sooooo much worse) and I'll admit that I read it straight through and then promptly turned back to book 1 read the whole series again a second time. I also read all of the extras and the unfinished bit of her re-write of the first book from Edwards perspective, which is better than the original!

The books get progressively better...more Twilight...what can I say.... I finally broke down and read the series (If I hadn't seen the terrible movies first I probably would have read them sooner. The movies are sooooo much worse) and I'll admit that I read it straight through and then promptly turned back to book 1 read the whole series again a second time. I also read all of the extras and the unfinished bit of her re-write of the first book from Edwards perspective, which is better than the original!

The books get progressively better in quality from 1-4. The first two generally drive me insane and the last two I like better, the writing does improve as well, but it isn't even as good as Rowling. I think she's better than Paolini's first book or two, but his writing improved as well. Unfortunately the series ends feeling rather unfinished, kind of as if Rowling had ended HP on the 5th or 6th book and Meyer's is being a bit of a jerk about not finishing the rewrite of the first book ala Edward POV because it was leaked. All her diehard fans are chomping at the bit to buy it and she's whining about it being leaked! But I digress.

The concepts in Twilight are interesting, well at least some of them. I really enjoy her whole werewolf/Native American bit and some things about the vampires were interesting. I enjoyed the different, species of vampires (the Romanians vs. the Italians etc.), I think tying in the succubus/incubus thing was neat, I really like the side characters, like Jasper and Alice. Jacob was nice when he wasn't being really annoying. I enjoyed Renesme and all that. I like the conflict between the different powers in the vampire world, etc, but all of that is offset by horribly annoying things.

Myers has huge theory holes that bug the crap out of me, such as if they can't wear contacts very long because their tears dissolve the contacts and generally all bodily fluids have some sort of toxicity then how things like kissing, and... other things don't generally cause havoc is beyond me. That's only one example too. I'd have to keep a running tally as I read to get them all down, but this is something I nit pick about when I read.

As for the relationship betwteen Bella and Edwards, that's what really gets me because it's freaking ridiculous! And it's teaching young susuptible girls that, among other things, a guy who breaks into your room to watch you sleep is romantic. Really that's what bugs me about the series the most is that Edward's and Bella's and even Jacob's behavior is not only really annoying and unrealistic, but it's now what every Twilight Tweenie Bopper fan (and some ladies too) want. I know some people disagree with me on that, heck I disagree with people that Harry Potter is going to turn the younger generation to Satanism, but it's a lot easier for someone to "fall in love" with a controlling stalker than it is for them to get into real black magic. However, I don't think it'd be a problem for those who have a firm grasp on what is fantasy and how stupid, detrimental, and dangerous some of the behavior in this book would be in real life.

Still, for all it's faults, the book plays straight to those deep dark (or not so deep and dark) fantasies and day dreams that girls have (and perhaps some guys too) and that makes the whole thing a lot like crack. That's what it really is, emotional crack. What girl hasn't thought herself the Plain Jane and dreamed of a handsom boy who has a dark side but is really sweet finding her and becoming utterly devoted to her? That's what Twilight's basic premis is. It makes you feel warm and fuzzy (when the vampires aren't ripping each other apart) and it makes you sigh wistfully and cry a time or two when you're not laughing your head off because Meyers once again used the phrase "alabaster brow" (which for me conjures up visions of Anne of Green Gable's ridiculous stories about Counts and Damsels!) or Edward is currently sparkling in the sun like a melodramatic emo kid who rolled in elmer's glue and glitter.

So in summary... Twilight is crack and you're either an open addict, a closet addict, a recreational user, a guilty pleasure user, or a hater.

I fall somewhere between guilty pleasure and hater, but most times I play on the Team Wooden Steak side since most everybody drools over it and thinks it's so serious. I also have a bit of a grudge against it because it has forever ruined the names Edward and Jacob, both of which I adore and can no longer really use for any pets or kids or characters of my own.(less)

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Jul 27, 2011 Jilllian rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I absolutely loved this series. If you are looking for a novel that stimulates your thought process or makes you question the world in which we exist, this isn't the book for you! I don't think it was meant to be intellectually challenging or engender a sense of social awareness. It is some what predictable, follows established plot lines, and resolves itself nicely (although I still can't quite rectify the concept of Jacob imprinting on a child in my mind). I too had a moment where I wondered w...more

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Apr 03, 2011 Zoë rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

My brain has been a bit burnt out recently, so I felt like reading something a bit lighter, and I was curious about the Twilight Saga having heard a great deal about the sexual connotations of the vampire narratives and the link to preservation of virginity movements in the USA. The books were jolly good page turners. I initially thought that it was interesting how Bella was presented as just an ordinary teenage girl with nothing really special about her. The best bits of the books were linked t...more

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Jan 23, 2011 Ivana rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites

Nothing beats the amazing franchise that is The Twilight Saga. Though we all have an image of what Edward and Bella look like if we were to read it now but it still doesn't take away from the glorious vampiric world that Stephenie Meyer created. However there are a select group out there who read this before the big film adaptations came along. Before the days of Pattinson and Stewart and Lautner. Before Team Edward and Team Jacob though that was around in its own way. The beauty of reading it b...more

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Apr 08, 2011 Hannah rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I loved reading these books! I had meant to read them way before the movie buzz started but I never did. I finally read them all after the first movie came out. I read them so fast I can't even believe it. I know there are a lot of criticisms of Meyers Vamps, but I love the characters and the developments of each of them. I love Edward for his flaws and his attributes, and I appreciate that Meyers created a man for modern men to live up to. Men can bash him for being too perfect or being soft, b...more

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Oct 31, 2012 Crystal Smith rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Twilight totally changed my life. Please don't quote me because that sounded pretty stupid. But before Twilight, vampires had a cape and chased Scooby-Doo around, ya know? Or he was ghostly white saying "I VANT TO SUCK YOUR BLOOD!" So, to actually find out that vampires could be these awesome indestructible babes, was quite awesome. And look at the effect it had, there are like millions of more vampire stories being written because of this series. But after seeing to many interviews or Rob Patti...more

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May 24, 2011 Xaika Saldivar rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: all people who love to read fiction love stories with adventures

Recommended to Xaika by: Xyris Christi Saldivar Tapia

A SAGA THAT STARTED IT ALL!! For me, the first book was really the best. The meeting of Edward and Bella were probably the best highlights of the whole story itself. Those were the spine-chilling times where the hairs of my body would shiver and the tension becomes better and better. The books that followed were also great but for me, it didn't much move me. Though it did but it wasn't that great unlike the first book where I went crazy! The part where I disliked the most was when Bella was preg...more

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Jun 06, 2011 Jessica Marie rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

...I'm just gonna go ahead and let Stephen King take this one:

“Harry Potter is about confronting fears, finding inner strength and doing what is right in the face of adversity. Twilight is about how important it is to have a boyfriend.”

PREACH.

The one thing I will hand to Stephanie Meyer, however, is that somehow she is still aware of EXACTLY what a teenage girl wants to read. She is aware of the hero the teenage girl wants and the heroine the teenage girl wants to pretend she is. When I first re...more

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Mar 14, 2013 Nyanya rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I tore through this series in sixth grade, ignoring awful aspects, so I could squeal about how great it was. I reread afterwards and felt incredibly stupid. Her writing is not nearly at the level I appreciate most and I felt guilty for calling her amazing. I could rant about her needing to go back to school to learn how to use proper imagery, being contradicting, and favoring emotionally abusive relationships (Yes, I count being constantly told by the 'love of your life' that you're not wanted a...more

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Aug 25, 2012 Micheline rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Recommended to Micheline by: Lisa-may Gauvin

Shelves: fantasy, love-the-romance, magnetic-male, multiple-reads, favorites, vampires-werewolves, young-adult

I've added the Twilight Saga Box Set on Goodreads for sorting and bookshelf purposes, since I've already reviewed and rated all 4 (5) books separately. Those reviews do however need to be updated and I am planing to do so, but I figured I'd write a new short review for the box set.

I am, and have always been a fan of the Twilight Saga; specifically the books. I think the only reason I was able to enjoy the movies was A) because I've read the books and know there's much more than the lame one-lin...more I've added the Twilight Saga Box Set on Goodreads for sorting and bookshelf purposes, since I've already reviewed and rated all 4 (5) books separately. Those reviews do however need to be updated and I am planing to do so, but I figured I'd write a new short review for the box set.

I am, and have always been a fan of the Twilight Saga; specifically the books. I think the only reason I was able to enjoy the movies was A) because I've read the books and know there's much more than the lame one-line dialogue they chuck out in the films and B) Robert Pattinson. *Sigh*. I will admit to having watched the first Twilight film before I ventured into the books and thought it was awful and overrated. Then a coworker started reading the books and kept gushing about how MUCH BETTER the books were than the films. Eventually I caved and started reading them. Within the first chapters, I was hooked and I have now read this series 4 times. I love this series. Not because it's a revolutionary piece of YA fiction and not because it is perfect. I have plenty of other reasons as to why I enjoyed this series and here they are.

- I love the idea of living in a world where Vampires & Werewolves exist. And the concept that vampires would not be all bad, but some would try to uphold some normalcy to their existence by striving to 'not be' monsters.

-I freaking love Edward. I do. I know tons of people see him as obsessive and possessive, but for one thing Stephenie Meyer establishes this as being a 'vampire' trait that exists amongst all vampires: they need to mate for life, it's in their nature. And since the whole world has seemingly become infatuated with THE KING of all obsessive and controlling men in MR. Grey, I hardly see what the issue with Edward ever was. He would have let Bella go had she chosen differently, but admittedly he would have loved her always regardless. Plus, I mean: Robert Pattinson! *Sigh*. I love the danger that comes with Edward and I love the fact that he's from a different time. It makes him so mysterious, the way he speaks plus the huge secret he's keeping. He's by far the more swoon-worthy male lead I've ever read about. Especially when you add Midnight Sun to the mix an really get a sense of understanding as to what his character was really experiencing an thinking when her first meets Bella.

-I really like Bella (in the books). I find her extremely relatable, being that I was an awkward, clumsy, low self-esteem brunette myself in high school. I also disagree with many people who see her as setting the feminist movement back. Again, I'll bring up Midnight Sun where we clearly see that Edward feels the exact same way about Bella. So how can it be anti-feminist if both parties feel the same way? Is Edward anti-masculinist? I've always seen The Twilight Saga as a sort of modern day Romeo & Juliet; with vampires and werewolves. Edward & Bella were an unstoppable force, it was inevitable that their love would change both of them. Edward sacrificed a great deal to keep her alive and safe. And I don't see Bella's choices as being much of a sacrifice.(view spoiler)

- Jacob is the perfect BFF/member of the family. And to me, in the books there was never any question that it was to be more than that. He was a distraction and he became Bella's best friend, though they loved each other, it was never going to be anything more than that. The movies of course, amped up the love triangle bit way to much for me in an attempt to make Jacob more of an option...but seriously those who read the book knew how it was going to go. Jacob is nice and everything, but he's no Edward. (Oh and Taylor Lautner is NO Robert Pattinson either!) :)

So that's my mini-rant 'In Defense of Twilight' or rather, 'In my defense for loving Twilight'. I don't know, I just love the mild danger, the romance and the whole story arc. I hope not everyone will be turned off by the Twilight-Backlash and will check it out for themselves.(less)

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Apr 23, 2011 Kat Norwood rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I was pleasantly surprised when I pick up this first book of the twilight saga. I fell in love with Stephanie Meyer's interpretation of vampires and the romance between two characters meant to be yet not meant to be. Intertwine with friendships, enemies, and magical creatures its whole world with each person playing an important part that I easily get lost in once I crack open the book. I love Bella's point of view and relate to her. I was even more amazed when she added Jacobs point of view in...more

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Mar 27, 2012 Madison rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I had a YA Literature professor who reffered to some books as "potato chip books". Meaning that, they taste really good, you cant put them away, and you always hunger for more. But once you have finished the "chip bag" so to speak, you didnt really get any nutrients out of it.
Thats how I felt about this series. Its crazy addicting, and I loved it. Its one of the first series of books I ever completed. I read each one of them in a day or two.
I always want to go back for more, but at the end of th...more

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Dec 15, 2012 Atianna Deangelo rated it 5 of 5 stars

The twilight saga, is one series you can not live with out! Stephenie Meyer has action,suspense,drama,that always problematic love triangle, and of course vampires and werewolves.
I though Jessica was going to turn out to be a witch or something but, Mrs. Meyer kept with the traditional night creatures. I always wanted to go to Forks,Washington after how Mrs. Meyer described the little, green,forest town after I read the first book.I found out when I moved to Forks, that when Mrs. Meyer wrote her...more

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Apr 22, 2013 J rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

myeh. Better written than the Shades of Grey (and ten x better than House of Night series) but generally appalling writing. I did think that the moral aspects were commendable. ...until I took note of Peddy Eddys' age...and then I found myself really looking forward to the END of the series.
The main chatacter was PERFECTLY portrayed by Kristin Stewart ..mainly because there's actually no acting needed for the character:- give yourself a mind and body numbing chemical agent, and you too can be Bl...more

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Feb 17, 2011 Kraig Horton rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

These books are pop culture icons, bringing vampires into the teenage and young adult scene. I found that the hype of these books actually turned me away from the for a while, but after hearing so much about them I finally gave in and read them. I was taken aback by this authors grasp of writing. Her character had fantastic depth and emotion, they felt incredibly real and truly came off the page taking me with each of them for the ride through the series. I found myself picking favorites and rou...more

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Mar 01, 2013 Karen Diana rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

No soy el New York Times haciendo reseñas ni mencionando que es un betseller o no. Soy más fiel a lo que me gusta o no sin importarme si a alguien más le gusta. La verdad del caso es que la saga en General fue un paliativo para mi y mi alma, creo que ahí esta el punto. Lo que rescato de la saga es que logra lo que ni tus padres pueden hacer con un adolescente rebelde...Que se interese más por algo que no sea a Sí mismo, ayuda a socializar, a tolerar, a Respetar,a Creer y a Crecer...inclusive a e...more

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Jan 29, 2012 Salina rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

#1 - Twilight. Phoenix girl (Bella) moves to Forks in Washington state to live with her divorced dad. Falls in love with Edward who she discovers is a vampire.
I had a hard time with this book, it was easy to read, but I did not like the weak female lead (Bella) who had to be saved numerous times contrasted with the super-everything-vampire.To be fair, the idea of
turning the vampire myths on its head was great! So while not the best book in the series, I didn't dislike it enough to make me stop...more #1 - Twilight. Phoenix girl (Bella) moves to Forks in Washington state to live with her divorced dad. Falls in love with Edward who she discovers is a vampire.
I had a hard time with this book, it was easy to read, but I did not like the weak female lead (Bella) who had to be saved numerous times contrasted with the super-everything-vampire.To be fair, the idea of
turning the vampire myths on its head was great! So while not the best book in the series, I didn't dislike it enough to make me stop reading!

#2 New Moon. Edward's vampire family puts Bella in danger so he decides to leave. Bella is befriended by Jacob who it turns out is a werewolf - the sworn enemy of vampires.
Conceptually the problem for me with this novel is two-fold. First, that someone has a secret and Bella has to use her wits to figure it out herself (sort of like Book 1 but with Jacob instead of Edward). It
felt like a repeat to me. Secondly, that she would put herself in danger just to "hear" Edwards voice, it was difficult to accept. I think the last section of the book with the Volturi was very entertaining and redeemed the book in my eyes.

#3 Eclipse. Jacob and Edward team up to protect Bella against a common enemy - a vampire who wants to take revenge on Edward for killing her mate, by killing Bella.
I found this book entertaining because it showed up some of the rivalry between Jacob and Edward for Bella's affections and how they worked together for Bella. I enjoyed this book more than the first two, and by this time, I accepted the fact that Edward was so noble.

#4 Breaking Dawn. Edward and Bella get married, have a half human-half half-vampire child with special abilities and ***spoiler*** Edward changes Bella into a vampire as she is dying. Bella also has a special
ability as a vampire and is able to protect her family.
I enjoyed the wrapup to the series immensely. I didn't really enjoy the birth scene, and I wish some of the tension around meeting the Volturi was enhanced/extended. However, the series had a happy ending.

While no literary series, the story was very entertaining. In hindsight, adult me finds it hard to stomach a female protagonist who gets into trouble all the time and has to be saved. If however, I was reading this as a teen/young adult, then I probably would have fully embraced the idea of love knowing no bounds and the idea that an ordinary person could attract such an extraordinary being.

And by the way, I don't how many ways there are to say someone is perfect (Edward), but the author sure tried.(less)

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Aug 22, 2012 Andrea rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

better than the movies. the first book "Twilight." is my favorite out of all of them.
I would have never known Twilight existed until they came big other than that It was funny how I heard about them. I heard all my girl friends talk about a movie they wanted to see called Twilight and that it had a vampire in it... So, when me and my best friend went to go see a movie we picked twilight thinking it was a horror movie about vampires taking over the world until we found out about mid way through t...more

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Sep 18, 2012 Jamie rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: before-9-2012

The most common criticisms I've heard about the Twilight series are Bella's unrealistic personality and vampires that sparkle. It is possible but not probable that anyone will get the chance to see me complain about a teenager not acting enough like a teenager. As for the sparkle, there is a more detailed explanation with logical-as logical as mythical creatures can be-reasoning behind it in the novella. This is the first time in a long time that I've found true love, good concurring evil withou...more

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Jan 03, 2013 Pi Jyll rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I read it a few years ago. At the time I thought the story was ok but I was sick of the "Edward is so perfect. Edward's skin shines it's perfect." I thought the Jacob part was much better than the rest of the book. But now, I've seen more "vampire stories" on tv or books or movies and I realize that the story is not even ok. Bella is not a good character, she plays with two men; her life totally depends on Edward's choices. It's really not a good image of women. I only watched the two first movi...more

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Oct 27, 2010 Jill rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

5 STARS! i read all four books in one whole year and it didn't even take me the whole year to read. it was one of the only books that i couldn't put down. at first i didn't know what all the fuss was about but as soon as i read it i understood. Stephenie Meyer really makes you feel as if you can see what's happening. while reading i remember i always had such a clear image of all the characters and scenery. my all time favourite character was Jacob Black. he is amazing and so good looking.
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Jul 11, 2012 Michael rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Man, how to rate these books? First of all, I am a man, and I read each and every one of these cover to cover. So there has to be something to that. Interesting and compelling story, but my God the writing is horrible. To tell you how bad it is, I read the third one and was halfway through it before I even realised it was the third one and not the second one. Or was it the fourth and third I mixed up? I can't remember. These books were a guilty pleasure, but the guilt was REAL because they are a...more

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May 17, 2013 Sharmista rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I absolutely loved this series! I have now read it multiple times and still haven't got bored yet, so it's a good sign indicating just how much I enjoy reading these books. My favourite book in the collection has to be the third one, Eclipse, I got so into it that I actually cried at some point. Definitely a well written piece of fiction. However I would like to state that the movies do not do the books justice at all, they're terrible, so don't let that put off reading this!

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I was born in Connecticut in 1973, during a brief blip in my family's otherwise western U.S. existence. We were settled in Phoenix by the time I was four, and I think of myself as a native. The unusual spelling of my name was a gift from my father, Stephen (+ ie = me). Though I have had my name spelled wrong on pretty much everything my entire life long, I must admit that it makes it easier to goo...more I was born in Connecticut in 1973, during a brief blip in my family's otherwise western U.S. existence. We were settled in Phoenix by the time I was four, and I think of myself as a native. The unusual spelling of my name was a gift from my father, Stephen (+ ie = me). Though I have had my name spelled wrong on pretty much everything my entire life long, I must admit that it makes it easier to google myself now.
I filled the "Jan Brady" spot in my family-the second of three girls. Unlike the Brady's, none of my three brothers are steps, and all of them are younger than all the girls. I went to high school in Scottsdale, Arizona, the kind of place where every fall a few girls would come back to school with new noses and there were Porsches in the student lot (for the record, I have my original nose, and never had a car until after I was in my twenties). I was awarded a National Merit Scholarship, and I used it to pay my way to Brigham Young University, in Provo, Utah. I majored in English, but concentrated on literature rather than creative writing, mostly because I didn't consider reading books "work" (as long as I was going to be doing something anyway, I might as well get course credit for it, right?).
I met my husband, Pancho (his real name is Christiaan), when I was four, but we were never anywhere close to being childhood sweethearts. In fact, though we saw each other at least weekly through church activities, I can't recall a single instance when we so much as greeted each other with a friendly wave, let alone exchanged actual words. This may have been for the best, because when we did eventually get around to exchanging words, sixteen years after our first meeting, it only took nine months from the first "hello" to the wedding. Of course, we were able to skip over a lot of the getting to know you parts (many of our conversations would go something like this: "This one time, when I was ten, I broke my hand at a party when-" "Yeah, I know what happened. I was there, remember?") We've been married for ten and a half years now, and have three beautiful, brilliant, wonderful boys who often remind me chimpanzees on crack. I can't write without music, and my biggest muse is, ironically enough, the band Muse. My other favorite sources of inspiration are Linkin Park, My Chemical Romance, Coldplay, The All American Rejects, Travis, The Strokes, Brand New, U2, Kasabian, Jimmy Eat World, and Weezer, to mention a few.(less)

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