Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

95 reviews

sav_22's review

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

Decided to reread this, I read it in middle school and used to be a fan but decided to revisit. Whether you like or hate it, its such a landmark in pop culture; I never take it seriously, it’s a fun read if you just like shallow paranormal romances. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, Death, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Blood, Mental illness, and Stalking

stephmcoakley's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Medical trauma, Racism, Torture, Animal cruelty, Violence, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Animal death, Blood, and Cannibalism

cryptidofcreation's review

funny mysterious reflective relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I feel like there isn't even a need to write a review, because who doesn't know Twilight by now.
Like many, I have a complicated relationship with the Twilight saga. It is so bad but so good.
It is a terrible book, but it's unintentionally so unhinged and funny. 
It also really puts me in the mood for fall! Especially when having the movie soundtrack play in the background while reading. 
When I read it for the first time when the books first came out I read Twilight in Dutch.
This was my first read through in English and I have to say I was surprised to find out that Stephenie Meyer isn't a bad writer! The writing style is easy and enjoyable to read in my opinion. However, I will forever be convinced Stephanie was meant to be a thriller/horror author who for some reason stumbled into the romance genre. 

All and all, I had fun rereading Twilight and will be rereading the rest of the series.
When the book first came out I read a bit of midnight sun. I was told it justifies a lot of Edwards actions when you read the story from his perspective. It did not. It made it worse. I love this dumpster fire of a book series. 

Read at your own risk. You will never be the same.

Ps: Alice is and always will be the BEST character

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Stalking, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Torture, and Physical abuse

Minor: Death, Car accident, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Sexism, Suicide attempt, and Grief

gildedspines's review

emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Blood

Moderate: Gaslighting and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury, and Stalking

wiltinglog's review against another edition

emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Death

Minor: Blood, Infertility, Murder, and Death of parent

miacorkum's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Violence

rebecca_bluedragonskeep_books's review

adventurous dark funny sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Death, Violence, Stalking, Torture, Car accident, and Suicide

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Terminal illness, and Suicide attempt

viselik's review

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.0

The fk did I just read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gaslighting, and Violence

sunnycollins_'s review

mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

Reading this book is like watching a boat sink.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Violence, and Blood

nonidude's review

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

Quite pleased with the overall plot and ending. I don't really like any of the characters (except Alice), but I enjoyed the book regardless. It was a quick read for being almost 500 pages - tempo and structure was solid.

One author complaint would be the adjectives. "Medium build" and "nondescript" and "average looking" are a few that come to mind...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Gaslighting and Car accident

Minor: Confinement, Death, Addiction, Stalking, Toxic relationship, and Gore