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I think the ending would have been stronger if Ms. Meyer had ended where she did at first and not gone on to wrap up everything into a happy ending. Yuck.

The sensuality in this book was not as extreme as the Twilight books, which I was really grateful for. However, it was there, and I can forgive it because this book is written for adults (although I'm sure that some teens attempt to read it). I do have a problem that the main character in this story (at least the human to which the body belongs), just like Bella in the Twilight series, seems to have no problem with committing her life to a man and thinking that sex with him is okay at age 17. I'm sensing a pattern here. In fact, the girls in her novels seem to throw their virginity in front of the man and say, "take me, I'm yours. It's okay because I really love you." Umm... not something I'd like my daughters to read.

So, blah, blah, blah. I liked it. But I won't gush about it.]]>