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Midnight Sun

(The Twilight Saga #5)

Stephenie Meyer

3.74 · Rating details · 110,323 ratings · 19,079 reviews

When Edward Cullen and Bella Swan met in Twilight, an iconic love story was born. But until now, fans have heard only Bella's side of the story. At last, readers can experience Edward's version in the long-awaited companion novel, Midnight Sun.

This unforgettable tale as told through Edward's eyes takes on a new and decidedly dark twist. Meeting Bella is both the most unner ...more

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Published August 4th 2020 by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (first published August 3rd 2020)

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May 05, 2020 Nenia ✨️ I yeet my books back and forth ✨️ Campbell rated it it was ok

Shelves: kissing-books, ya-ya-land, vampires, pnr-uf

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I was still a teenager when I first read TWILIGHT, and now I am... well, not a teenager, obviously. (Beware, kiddos who follow me, one day, you too will be one of the "olds.") Since that first initial read, I've reread TWILIGHT a handful of times, and each time, I've felt a little differently about it as my thoughts about feminism, young adult fiction, and romances slowly changed and evolved with my own self-identification over time. I e ...more

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May 04, 2020 Angelica rated it liked it

Shelves: vampires, release-2020, read-2020, authors-i-love

I have never in my 23 years of life been more excited to read a book and I am not ashamed! I loved reading this, but I didn't necessarily love this book. Bear with me, I will explain!

This book isn't perfect, and I didn't expect it to be. It has many of the major criticized flaws of Twilight, in terms of instalove and questionable romance. It is a Twilight novel after all, and if you're one of those people that absolutely hate sparkly vampires and all that comes with them, this is NOT the book f ...more

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May 05, 2020 Miranda Reads rated it it was amazing

Shelves: best2020books, published2020, audiobook, grchoice_round1

Just released my Top 10 Books from 2020 BookTube Video - now that you know this one made the list, click the link to find the rest!

Annnd here's my original reaction to this book!

Just did my BookTube Reading Vlog all about this GORGEOUS addition to the Twilight family. Click the link to check it out!

And Now for my reactions:

I'M HYPERVENTILATING. MY TEENAGE SELF IS DYING.

NOTHING WILL EVER BE THE SAME.

UPDATE ~ Publication Daaaay!

I might have the book at home but I can't wait that lo ...more

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May 05, 2020 chan ☆ rated it it was amazing

Shelves: book-bfs, 2020, paranormal-romance

i would like to thank not only god but mormon jesus for bestowing this gift upon me in the year of our lord 2020

let's all stand for 672 pages of murderous, horny edward

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i had no idea going into this book what i wanted it to be. i read the original 12 leaked chapters back in the day and just like everyone else i craved an entire tome. but i am so glad that we didn't get the release 12 years ago. the wait was undoubtedly worth it.

this book delivered eve ...more

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May 04, 2020 Mirta (secretlifeofapotterheadgirl) rated it it was ok

My 13th self: 5 STARS! Favorite of all times!
My now self: 1 stars.
My 13th self: 4?
My now self: 2.
My 13th self: Deal.

Publication Day:
My 13th self: OMG I CAN’T WAIT
My now self *sipping coffee and scrolling Goodreads*: I’m just here for the drama

My 13th self: OMG IT'S HAPPENING I LUV EDWARD CULLEN SO MUCH!!!1!!1!!!1
My now self: We won't read this book.
My 13th self: Are you crazy?!?!?!?!?!
My now self: Edward is a stalker.
My 13th self: NOOOOO HE'S PERFECTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!1!!!1!
My now self: He's a T ...more

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May 05, 2020 TheBibliotheque ♡ rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2020-faves

Supermassive black hole starts playing.

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Sep 03, 2020 Emily (Books with Emily Fox) rated it it was ok

Wanna know if this book is worth it? I got you!

Here are my thoughts, all the cringy Edward moments and new infos: https://youtu.be/VBhw0_0QxpM ...more

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May 04, 2020 emma rated it liked it

Shelves: fantasy, ya, 3-stars, unpopular-opinion, reviewed, eh

This book is 1,800 pages long.

I'm not fact-checking myself, but rest assured it feels in the foundational religious text/600-level STEM textbook range.

And I read every one of those proverbial tissue-paper pages. (I did not actually read a hard copy of this. See below hinting.)

And yet, I have exactly one note.

That note is: there is nothing funnier to me than charlie literally being no thoughts head empty. i knew i respected that man for a reason #acab

Helpful? No. But it made me laugh. So thank yo ...more

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May 04, 2020 Christy rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2020-five-stars, 2020-ya-challenge, 2020-audio

5 stars

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“For just a second, I saw Persephone, pomegranate in hand. Dooming herself to the underworld. Is that who I was? Hades himself, coveting springtime, stealing it, condemning it to endless night.”

Midnight Sun is a book I’ve been waiting for for over 12 years and let me tell you, it was so worth the wait! I honestly thought this day would never come and as soon as I saw the book was available, I preordered the hardback for my collection and the audiobook. I listened to all 2 ...more

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Aug 24, 2020 _ngallagher rated it it was ok

Posted my reading vlog surrounding this book! You can watch for my full thoughts!

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May 04, 2020 Tatiana marked it as lost-interest

Is COVID-19 making authors finish their projects? Maybe George R.R. Martin is next? Megan Whalen Turner? Patrick Rothfuss? (Searching for silver lining very hard here.)

I never even cared about this, but life as it is now, I might actually partake in some sparkly icicle camp. Too bad it's not going to cover Breaking Dawn’s most freaky events, amirite? #icicleoflove

https://www.theguardian.com/books/202... ...more

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Aug 04, 2020 Nataliya rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: 2020-reads

Pre-reading review: Let’s be honest, I hated Twilight. I *loved* hating Twilight. Terrible as they were, those books had literary merits of a Twinkie - and were just as addicting. And now this is out, and can I really think I have the willpower not to read this sparkly creepy vampire opus?

Also, what the hell is that cover??? It’s seriously creepy. Pomegranate — or a partially dissected heart? Reminds me of anatomy lab and all that formaldehyde smell...
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Post-reading review:

Reader, I finished Pre-reading review: Let’s be honest, I hated Twilight. I *loved* hating Twilight. Terrible as they were, those books had literary merits of a Twinkie - and were just as addicting. And now this is out, and can I really think I have the willpower not to read this sparkly creepy vampire opus?

Also, what the hell is that cover??? It’s seriously creepy. Pomegranate — or a partially dissected heart? Reminds me of anatomy lab and all that formaldehyde smell...
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Post-reading review:

Reader, I finished it. Yes, the entire 700+ pages. That’s some self-discipline, mixed with masochism, apparently.

700+ pages of the story of the first Twilight book, told through Edward Sparklepire’s eyes. 700+ pages of overly-wordy, painfully bloated overwritten narration that does not dare skip ever the most insignificant detail or word. 700+ pages of self-loathing angst and cringeworthy romance basically told in real time.

But hey, I can sum up the first third of this magnum opus pretty succinctly, courtesy of RiffTrax guys and their bloodthirsty 40-second parody version of Edward’s lullaby with these immortal lyrics (lullaby because the creepy stalker Sparkleson climbs into her room through the window every night and without her knowledge or consent obsessively for hours on end watches her sleep. Blergh):

"I want to chomp into your throoooooat.
And watch you bleed out on the floooooor.
Then I'll bathe myself in your life essence as you die.
Tear your heart out of your chest
and crack the bones
and suck the marrow out.
Slice into your brain for sandwiches
and maybe have an omelette made of--"

We already knew that cute subtle sparkly sheen was the skin of a killer. We knew Edward Sparklemeister was an angsty broody uptight guy with serious control issues and obsessive creepy stalker/ abusive boyfriend personality. What I don’t think I realized before is how petty and judgmental Sparklepants actually was. Literally the opening scene of this book has his internal monologue bitch and whine about everyone and everything around him, including his family.

“Why did she have to come here? Why did she have to exist? Why did she have to ruin the little peace I had in this nonlife of mine? Why had this aggravating human ever been born? She would ruin me.”

(Also, Growing Up Cullen, ultimate genius. Read and rejoice - it captures Edward’s character perfectly)

This book is much MUCH longer than Twilight - probably because in addition to Edward’s incessant self-loathing inner monologue we also get, via his eavesdropping mind-reading ability, constant recaps of Bella’s conversations with other characters. And *everything* that those characters thought, in strangely coherent sentences.

Reading looong sections of Edward eavesdropping on other people’s thoughts made me finally realize what bugs me about this whole setup: people don’t spend their whole day running their internal monologues in perfectly coherent sentences, like a book. At least I don’t. It would be a jumble of images, sentence fragments, overlapping distracted thoughts, visuals, etc. That can’t be just me, right?

It’s the sheer number of details. About everything. Obsessively. Every minute detail. Every single word ever said. Twenty pages of Edward interrogating Bella about her likes and dislikes. A page and a half of Sparkly Sparkleson choosing a shirt to wear. An hour of reading dialogue describing everything from Bella’s favorite color to favorite bands to favorite books to her favorite ... *SNORE* Pardon me, I must have dozed off from boredom here. Sufficient to say that pacing — what pacing?

My best guess is that this book is supposed to serve as a Twilight encyclopedia / retcon.

- Was Bella’s character criticized as an empty self-insert shell of a person in Twilight? No problem, let’s cram every single detail about her here to refute that.

“There was a bit of Jane Eyre in her, a portion of Scout Finch and Jo March, a measure of Elinor Dashwood, and Lucy Pevensie.”

- Was Bella criticized for being too self-absorbed and judgmental towards other non-vampire characters in Twilight? No problem, let’s make sure that every character surrounding her here thinks such a barrage of vile thoughts at her that by contrast she appears to be Heaven incarnate and shines like a judgmental petty diamond she is.

“The English language needed a word that meant something halfway between a goddess and a naiad.”

- Was Edward criticized for angry and abusive stalkerish behavior in Twilight? No problem, let’s just insert a billion justifications about how he totally respects Bella’s choices and how what would seem to be controlling and stalkerish behavior totally isn’t, and he sparkles like a judgmental prissy diamond he is. Except when the creepy is still there (since Meyer wrote it twice already):

“And then she started to walk away from me.
Without thinking about my action, I automatically reached out and caught her by the back of her rain jacket. She jerked to a stop.
“Where do you think you’re going?” I was upset—almost angry that she was leaving. I hadn’t had enough time with her.”

And the language. Oh, the Bella-levels clumsy language (“her heart throbbed wetly just a foot from my ear”) and overwrought descriptions (“Her scent hit me like a battering ram, like an exploding grenade”) and clunky metaphors (“The electricity ricocheted around the inside of my stomach”, “my voice wrapped around her name like a caress”).

Enjoy the highlights reel:

“She was from a much brighter, warmer place—her skin seemed to reflect that somehow, despite its fairness—and the cold must make her uncomfortable.”

Her skin reflects no such thing. Apparently she’s corpse-like in her translucent paleness and you keep emphasizing how translucently pale she is. Eddykins, you are just making sh*t up now.
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“I smiled at the threat, then gently kissed her again, quitting as soon as her heart started acting up.”

“Her heartbeat thudded louder than before, and the rhythm was abruptly staccato.”

Holy crow, as Bella would say. Sparkleson, your actions seem to trigger some serious arrhythmia in your girlfriend. You may want to think about EKG. Two medical degrees, Doctor Sparklepants — you know this could be deadly.
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- A few times hopelessly smitten women literally think “Swoon” when ogling the marble Adonis that Edward is. How often do you see an attractive person and proceed to actually verbalize in your head, “Swoon”? I never have - but maybe I way too busy actually swooning rather than thinking “Swoon”? (Also, “swoon” no longer seems like a real word).
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“I fall down a lot when I run,” she said sheepishly.”

What the hell IS wrong with Bella? Those balance and coordination issues are way more than endearing clumsiness. Did she have a stroke? Does she have a brain tumor? I mean, a person should be able to walk on a flat surface without tripping for at least a few steps, right? Did you say TWO medical degrees, Dr. Sparkletoes? You never considered asking your girlfriend to get a brain MRI?
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“I stared at her in blank surprise. “People can’t smell blood.”

Stephenie Meyer doesn’t know how human sense of smell works. Or maybe I’m a vampire, too.
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“She waited in silence, her teeth pressing into her soft lower lip.
That sight distracted me for a second. Strange, unfamiliar reactions stirred deep in my forgotten human core.”

Dear Edward Sparklepants. Strange unfamiliar reactions deep in your core? Don’t you have two medical degrees and a lifetime spent in biology classes? I know you’re a 100-year-old virgin, but you must understand, no? It’s arousal, buddy. You are simply horny.
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Anyway, you get the gist.

Now I’m hoping that Meyer does not decide to rewrite the rest of the books from other POVs.

Oh crap, I hope I haven’t given her any ideas.... ...more

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Aug 03, 2020 Melissa ♥ Dog/Wolf Lover ♥ Martin rated it it was amazing

Shelves: audio, hardback-own, fantasy-all, favorites, young-adult, own

Omg! THIS book was EVERYTHING! Please for the love of everything, Stephenie, write the rest of the books in Edward’s perspective!!! 🖤 I only put in a few quotes, but I will return with more at a later date!!

Holy shit snacks!! I love it so much! It’s so damn different and cool!!

It did not happen often, but every now and then I would be struck by the obliviousness of the humans around us. We were all so accustomed to it, we always expected it, but occasionally it seemed more glaring than usua
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May 05, 2020 • Lindsey Dahling • rated it did not like it

Look, I’m doing this for high school Lindsey. She had to suffer through the low-rise jeans phase, so I owe it to her.

Even though she and I will NEVER be cool with Bella’s floor-length khaki skirt.

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Update: DNF at 34%

Look, I can’t do this even for low-rise jeans high school Lindsey.

I’d like to say she’d understand, but the day Stephenie Meyer posted the leaked chapters on her website, high school Lindsey drove to the public library after school just to read them. And she lo ...more

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Sep 02, 2020 jessica rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

is this a book we all really needed? no.
is this a book we all deserved? you better believe it.

reasons why i gave this 5 stars - nostalgia and edward. thats literally it.

and honestly, i wish SM had written the original books from edwards POV. i enjoyed this soooo much more than ‘twilight’ because i dont have to deal with bellas whiny thoughts. lol.

↠ 5 stars ...more

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May 04, 2020 Chelsea Humphrey marked it as dnf-lost-interest

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May 04, 2020 ✨ A ✨ rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2020-release, audiobook, read-in-2020, three-and-half-stars, romance, paranormal, young-adult

It takes another kind of genius to sell us the same story three times and still get us hyped up for it.

Twilight has it's flaws. This we know. This we acknowledge. It's like one of those low budget soap operas. You know it's terrible shit, but you also can't stop yourself from watching the next episode.

Well that's how it is for me anyway.

If you're thinking of picking this up please know that it's basically the exact same story as Twilight (book 1) with a few added parts since (unbelievably) Edw ...more

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Sep 22, 2020 Anne rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: libby-app, urban-fantasy, young-adult, read-in-2020, audio, paranormal, romance

I loved Twilight. Fuck all y'all haters.
I've been salivating to read this ever since that partial first draft of the original Midnight Sun got leaked years ago.

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But after reading this? I wish Stephenie Meyer had just pulled on her big girl panties and finished it back then.
This Edward was too breathy and overdramatic. He came across as one of those bitches who would willingly saw his penis off as an apology for scaring you with his boner.
Getthefuckoutofhere.

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Aug 05, 2020 Nilufer Ozmekik rated it liked it

I’m swimming at the complex feelings sea, keeping my head above as forming thought balloons. I wish I read this book 10 years ago. It should have been released as soon as the trilogy has ended so I could have given my five shiny stars because this book is definitely written better, bringing out more clear perspective to the characters’ stories, their motives. But it is still flawed and there are still plot holes, logical mistakes.

But right now, everything has changed: my taste of music, food, l ...more

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Aug 30, 2020 Whitney Atkinson added it

Shelves: read-in-2020

this was the most bizarre mix of returning to childhood while also having that childhood ruined. it really put a damper on twilight's barely tolerable creepiness to learn that even when edward isn't noticeably with bella, he's always lurking in a tree outside her house or something. a book i thought would take me a weekend to devour ended up taking 3 weeks, so let that struggle speak for itself.

(random sidenote: one thing i didn't expect from this was how much more i came to love emmett) ...more

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Aug 16, 2020 Bookishrealm rated it did not like it

Shelves: audiobook, ya-paranormal, books-read-in-2020

If I could give this 1/2 star I would, but you know the way the rating system works on Goodreads...This is ain't it folks. This really didn't do anything for me.

If you know me or if you've been following my journey in re-reading the Twilight series then you know that I have not been enjoying any of these books. It's been a rough journey, but has also given me better insight to understanding why and how this series is problematic. I won't lie; I was curious about how Meyer would frame this book i If I could give this 1/2 star I would, but you know the way the rating system works on Goodreads...This is ain't it folks. This really didn't do anything for me.

If you know me or if you've been following my journey in re-reading the Twilight series then you know that I have not been enjoying any of these books. It's been a rough journey, but has also given me better insight to understanding why and how this series is problematic. I won't lie; I was curious about how Meyer would frame this book in context of the original book. My curiosity wasn't enough to even begin to make me like this book.

Let's get the easy part of this out of the way. Midnight Sun is boring. I know everyone was/is super excited to see Twilight from Edwards perspective; however, there was no reason for this book to be over 600 pages. We literally revisit every scene word for word with Edwards insight tacked on. By the time I was 50% into the book it began to feel very long and drawn out. Her technical writing skills have improved; however, her ability to write a compelling plot has not changed. Would it have been a better book if it was shorter? For me, probably not because the content itself is still problematic; however, I think it would have been an easier read. An interesting part of this book is that Stephenie Meyer essentially attempts to re-write the book in a way that attempts to get rid of the critiques that she experienced with the first four books. In doing this, she recreates characters that aren't true to the source material which was WEIRD. For example, I thought Bella was a bland, boring, and insensitive character in Twilight. In Midnight Sun she becomes this well rounded, interesting, and compassionate character. I'm not sure if she was attempting to paint this picture that Edward was seeing Bella through rose-colored glasses, but it didn't make sense. There were also scenes in Twilight that were incorrectly translated over to Midnight Sun as if Meyer didn't even attempt to re-read her own work before writing Midnight Sun.

Now....what I can't seem to understand is how 10 years later Meyer still has the monopoly of writing problematic crap. I feel like she attempted to keep the Black family out of this book as much as possible because she received so much backlash for her portrayal of the Quileute tribe. She still couldn't get it right. There was a line in the beginning of the book in which Meyer allowed Edward to say that he had no problem SLAUGHTERING the entire Quileute tribe because he felt that Jacob broke their treaty. First, the imagery that this brings to mind is disgusting. Second, think about the fact that it is a White character saying this. I don't think that this was appropriate in any world to write that line. Then there is the issue with Edward acknowledging that he is no better than a peeping Tom and that he's a stalker, but continues to stalk her anyway. It's almost as if Meyer believed that if she acknowledged the behavior then she wouldn't have to fix it. There was also this weird alignment with God and Carlise. Don't get me wrong Carlise is hands down one of my favorite characters; however, I found it very awkward that she had Edward describe Carlise as this a Christ-like figure. It was clear that she still wanted to make sure that she wrote herself and her beliefs into the book. There is still a whole aspect of control on Edwards part and the inability of women to be able to define their own lives. I feel like Meyer intentionally wrote all of the other high school students as villains so that should justify the isolation that ends up occurring between Edward and Bella. I just didn't feel comfortable with a lot of the contents of the book.

There were a few things that I did like about the book including the scenes where we learned more about the Cullens and some of the back story about the final scene. Was it enough to save the book? No. Will I be reading anything else in the future? No. I appreciated having open and candid conversations about these books, but I think, for me, it's time to close the door on this series. ...more

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May 04, 2020 sam marked it as hell-no

5/02/2021 update: as much as i would love to read about stalker boyfriends (not really), i decided to put this in the not gonna happen pile. if i really want to put myself through mental torture (the good kind), i’ll reread an ember in the ashes ✨

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*me telling myself why reading this book is a bad idea*

me: Edward is a stalker, Bella is annoying and has no individuality, I’m not a twilight fangirl and this series pisses me off.

also me: *adds book to shelf*

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May 05, 2020 Mary rated it really liked it

I finally finished Midnight Sun, so here is a compiled list of my Thoughts™

* most days I can hardly muster 3 words to describe my overall existence, but my boy Edward here spends pages describing how Bella’s eyes react to the light and let me tell you, that shit is lit 👏😂

* “A word I’d never said before in the presence of a lady slid between my clenched teeth.” - Edward, honey, it’s fine, you can say fuck 🤣

* Edward Cullen falling for someone - a reaction in 5 steps:
- shout NO dramatically in fro ...more

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May 08, 2020 MischaS_ marked it as not-sure-if-i-ll-read-it

I'm still not sure what I think about this. At one point in my life, I liked Twilight then when re-reading I could not believe what I saw in those books. But despite all that, Twilight definitely brought a change to the book scene. Just think about all those authors who started by writing Twilight fan-fiction and how many Twilight fan-fiction stories were "reskinned" and published!

Overall, I have three things to say about this.

1) I'm not really sure if I'll be reading this.

2) I love pomegranate, ...more

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Oct 19, 2020 human rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Shelves: annoying-characters, better-repurposed-as-kindling, never-judge-a-book-by-its-cover, buddy-reads, paranormal, the-hype-is-strong-with-this-one, regretting-certain-life-choices, read-in-2020, the-hype-was-a-lie, drama-to-rival-my-mothers-soaps

update: found this piece of bloody perfection:

(sorry to all of you who have seen this review a million times already from when the feeds froze. i couldn't help myself.)

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(1.5/5)

Like many things in life, my decision to read this book can be summed up in a couple of Beatles lyrics:

'Cause I told you once before, "goodbye"
But I came back again
Sure, I started reading this book because of a buddy read (yes, we're all crazy and extremely masochistic, except for mei, who got dragged into ...more

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May 08, 2020 Reading_ Tam_ Ishly rated it it was amazing

But she's not continuing with this series anymore.
(Like she ended this one with Jacob as an embryo. Literally.

Why, Meyer, why?

And she says she's going to write 3 books in the future. Like fantasy fantasy.

Ok. But don't take it out on my ex-book boyfriend)

😎 Do I need another thousand paged Twilight saga book?

You bet!

How do I write the review?

Edward, help me, you smirking guy.

Bella, just keep grinding your front teeth.

(I need normal ray of human thoughts.....the ray.... Let me take a day or two. ...more

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May 05, 2020 Iben Frederiksen marked it as to-read

Me going absolutely feral over the release of a twilight book in our year 2020? It's more likely than you think. ...more

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May 04, 2020 lazybookconqueror rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: highly-anticipated, 2020books

This was honestly a lot better than I expected it to be. Yes, it might be the nostalgia talking, but it wasn't as cringy as I thought it would and it definitely gave us more insight to the Cullen family, especially the relationship between Alice and Edward, and that was cool.

Is this a masterpiece? Definitely no. And I'm not sure how interesting this would be for people who aren't fans of the original books. But, to me, it was a lovely walk down memory lane. Even with all the brooding.

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Aug 04, 2020 Mrinmayi marked it as dnf

Recommends it for: PLEAE SAVE UR SELF FROM THIS DISASTER

Recommended to Mrinmayi by: Tani

Shelves: regretting-you, bleach-my-mind, dumb-male-mate, plot-what-is-that, bonfire-material, boring, give-my-money-back, hateu4ever, i-am-traumatized, special-snowflake-syndrome

Update 4
I give up on this book...
I just CAN'T keep up with ~~whiny sparky vampy~~ Edward
We have DIWALI here in India tomorrow!!

For those of you who don't know what Diwali is... it's our festival where we LET GO of negative things and celebrate a new beginning
And I am LETTING GO of this book before Diwali starts xD
I just can't celebrate it while this book is haunting my TBR!!

Its me burning this book in fireworks btw
this book needs NO introduction AND MANY awesome reviews have been written anyways
Wha ...more

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Aug 07, 2020 Phrynne rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 5000-2020

Five stars purely for the nostalgia value. It made me want to go back and read Twilight again. Or even watch the movie!

Of course the first section we have read before, back in the day, when the leaking of her manuscript caused such a sensation and made Meyer throw the book into the back of a cupboard. The middle section suited me perfectly because my favourite parts were always the Cullens at home and there was lots of that. Many other things became clearer too. How Alice's gift works. How Edwar ...more

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Stephenie Meyer is the author of the bestselling Twilight series, The Host, and The Chemist. Twilight was one of 2005's most talked about novels and within weeks of its release the book debuted at #5 on The New York Times bestseller list. Among its many accolades, Twilight was named an "ALA Top Ten Books for Young Adults," an Amazon.com "Best Book of the Decade So Far," and a Publishers Weekly Bes ...more

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“Could a dead, frozen heart beat again? It felt like mine was about to.” — 238 likes

“My life was an unending, unchanging midnight. It must, by necessity, always be midnight for me. So how was it possible that the sun was rising now, in the middle of my midnight?” — 72 likes

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