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lonely_tardigrade's review
emotional
mysterious
fast-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? No
1.0
I only reread this to go through and highlight all the signs of abuse. Almost every page had a highlight on it. No idea why this is still considered a romance novel.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Car accident, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Stalking, Violence, Emotional abuse, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Confinement, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture
Minor: Sexual content, Death of parent, Cannibalism, Death, and Rape
brookebatesratesbooks's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood and Violence
Minor: Death and Cursing
dramagirl2003's review against another edition
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
As a big fan of the films, I loved this book. Yes, it was cringy, but that's part of what made it fun. I love a good unrealistic romance to make me laugh sometimes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood
Minor: Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Animal death, and Violence
milesofkiles's review against another edition
emotional
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
1.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence
jessly's review
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Car accident, Stalking, Toxic relationship, and Gore
Minor: Child abuse and Child death
sup3r_xn0va_maya's review against another edition
informative
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer is a young adult paranormal romance book that was published in 2005. It became famous for the sparkling vampires but also for the romance story between the two main characters, Bella and Edward. This book is boring and the instalove depicted between the teenager Bella and her 100+ year old vampire boyfriend is concerning.
Twilight was my intro to paranormal romance over 15 years ago, when I was a teen. Myself and so many other teens fell in love with The Twilight Saga, and then we rushed to the movie theaters for every film release. The series appealed to us because it's about a teenaged girl who considers herself plain but all the guys she's around want her. She considers herself basic, but the most handsome and alluring vampire only has eyes for her. I loved the series so I decided to read it again and so far the first book in the series is terrible.
This book was so boring. I want to state that the action and antagonist in the novel didn't start or show up until the 75% mark. The first 75% of the book was Bella doing mundane things, like going to high school, and cooking dinner for her Dad every night. She meets Edward and then they're stuck to each other like white on rice. Then the book just describes their courting phase, which was also boring.
I think Edward is a walking red flag, and I don't think that just because he's a vampire. Edward initially tells Bella that they shouldn't be friends, then he turns around and decides that he's going to stalk her. So he begins watching Bella sleep and, as told in Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer (A book that is basically Twilight but from Edward's perspective) he watches her from the tree in her yard while she reads under it. He's creepy. Another red flag is that Bella mentions several times that Edward constantly has wild mood swings that she doesn't know how to react to.
Twilight was my intro to paranormal romance over 15 years ago, when I was a teen. Myself and so many other teens fell in love with The Twilight Saga, and then we rushed to the movie theaters for every film release. The series appealed to us because it's about a teenaged girl who considers herself plain but all the guys she's around want her. She considers herself basic, but the most handsome and alluring vampire only has eyes for her. I loved the series so I decided to read it again and so far the first book in the series is terrible.
This book was so boring. I want to state that the action and antagonist in the novel didn't start or show up until the 75% mark. The first 75% of the book was Bella doing mundane things, like going to high school, and cooking dinner for her Dad every night. She meets Edward and then they're stuck to each other like white on rice. Then the book just describes their courting phase, which was also boring.
I think Edward is a walking red flag, and I don't think that just because he's a vampire. Edward initially tells Bella that they shouldn't be friends, then he turns around and decides that he's going to stalk her. So he begins watching Bella sleep and, as told in Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer (A book that is basically Twilight but from Edward's perspective) he watches her from the tree in her yard while she reads under it. He's creepy. Another red flag is that Bella mentions several times that Edward constantly has wild mood swings that she doesn't know how to react to.
"It was hard to keep up—his sudden mood changes left me always a step behind, dazed."
Meyer, Stephenie. Twilight (The Twilight Saga Book 1) (p. 266). Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. Kindle Edition.
Bella has attachment and co-dependency issues, I believe. When Bella finds out Edward has been stalking her, she says she's flattered. She also says this:
"When I was with him, the time and the place were such a muddled blur that I completely lost track of both."
Meyer, Stephenie. Twilight (The Twilight Saga Book 1) (p. 217). Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. Kindle Edition.
It's not really healthy to lose track of where you are AND what time it is just because you're talking to someone you like. It's just a weird depiction of a relationship with attachment issues involved. There's an issue because this is for teens and young adults.
The author is Mormon (I believe) and so she emphasizes abstinence (which is proven to not be effective but, I have no problem with her writing about it.) I think it's actually very silly and annoying how Bella literally gets dizzy and passes out the first two times Edward kisses her. Like, she's so overwhelmed that she just passes out. I get that you don't want them going further than kisses but to make her pass out from them? I hate that creative decision so much.
Speaking of Bella passing out, she gets injured so much in this book. I remember her being clumsy but I didn't remember that she was extra clumsy. I think that's also a bit silly, she gets hurt in excess and it doesn't really add anything to the plot.
I don't like Bella and Edward together, they're really cringe and they have some serious problems. I do love the side characters though, I love the Cullen family especially. I also like Bella's friend Angela.
Overall I enjoyed what little scenes we got with the side characters, I didn't like how nothing happened for 75% of the book, I also don't like the main character's toxic relationship. I'm giving this 2 stars out of 5.
⭐️⭐️ 2/5 Stars
I listened to this for free on the library app [LibbyApp.com]
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Adult/minor relationship, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
christinewonder's review
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
It’s better and a LOT different from the movie, i. e. more light-hearted and “believable” because it doesn’t take itself so seriously.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Murder, Blood, Violence, and Car accident
lisa_m's review
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
So I finished Twilight?
I was so ready to be done with it I listened to the last half of the audiobook at 2,55x speed.
Giving Twilight a 1star rating somehow feels so incredibly misogynistic..? I promise I'm not just shitting on something teenage girls love. It is not a good book and I won't fully get into why exactly here, because I just can't be bothered. I already wasted too much time reading this book...
If you like Twilight, maybe do not read this review. I don't want to make you mad, but I really did not have a good time reading it.
It's quite similar to the movie but so much less entertaining. It's just really irritating.
I know I'm not the target audience but I honestly do not think I would have liked it if I read it when I was younger.
I still hate Edward and Bella is boring. We got some more backstory for Alice which was interesting. Besides that though nothing much is new.
The kind of obsession portrayed in this book is ridiculous and honestly not warranted. I don't understand WHY Edward and Bella like each other, except for the fact that they are both 💫different💫...? Bella is so obsessed with Edward pretty much from the first time she sees him and I do not understand it!
I was quite surprised that reading this book actually felt like reading any other mediocre fantasy book. It is truly nothing special. I thought it would at least make me angry, if not make me laugh. It did neither. I got annoyed and bored and sometimes disgusted. That's it.
If you haven't read this book yet, don't. The movie shows you everything you need to know. I promise you're not missing out on anything.
I honestly feel like this was a waste of my time, but at least now I can brag (?) about having read Twilight?
Definitely won't be continuing the series though or reading anything else by Stephenie Meyer. I assume it's only going to get worse.
I feel like Twilight deserves 1.5 stars simply for being such a cult classic that I felt like I missed out on a great experience by not having read it. I thought I could hate-love this like I do the Twilight movies,... but I don't.
I was so ready to be done with it I listened to the last half of the audiobook at 2,55x speed.
Giving Twilight a 1star rating somehow feels so incredibly misogynistic..? I promise I'm not just shitting on something teenage girls love. It is not a good book and I won't fully get into why exactly here, because I just can't be bothered. I already wasted too much time reading this book...
If you like Twilight, maybe do not read this review. I don't want to make you mad, but I really did not have a good time reading it.
It's quite similar to the movie but so much less entertaining. It's just really irritating.
I know I'm not the target audience but I honestly do not think I would have liked it if I read it when I was younger.
I still hate Edward and Bella is boring. We got some more backstory for Alice which was interesting. Besides that though nothing much is new.
The kind of obsession portrayed in this book is ridiculous and honestly not warranted. I don't understand WHY Edward and Bella like each other, except for the fact that they are both 💫different💫...? Bella is so obsessed with Edward pretty much from the first time she sees him and I do not understand it!
I was quite surprised that reading this book actually felt like reading any other mediocre fantasy book. It is truly nothing special. I thought it would at least make me angry, if not make me laugh. It did neither. I got annoyed and bored and sometimes disgusted. That's it.
If you haven't read this book yet, don't. The movie shows you everything you need to know. I promise you're not missing out on anything.
I honestly feel like this was a waste of my time, but at least now I can brag (?) about having read Twilight?
Definitely won't be continuing the series though or reading anything else by Stephenie Meyer. I assume it's only going to get worse.
I feel like Twilight deserves 1.5 stars simply for being such a cult classic that I felt like I missed out on a great experience by not having read it. I thought I could hate-love this like I do the Twilight movies,... but I don't.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Misogyny, Pedophilia, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Addiction, Blood, Kidnapping, Medical content, Toxic relationship, Cultural appropriation, Physical abuse, Stalking, and Violence
theetherealelf's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
The writing style is not the best, but not horrendous. The characters are a bit bland. I enjoyed it when I read it as a teenager, but would I enjoy it as much if I read it now? No.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Stalking, Blood, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Death, Car accident, and Medical content
lisas_novel_idea's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
1.0
I kept reading waiting for the actual plot… could have been written in half the page count if eliminated all the extra attraction details, we get it, he’s good looking. Love story part was flat for me, see other notes. Can see why it’s banned. Will not bother with sequels or movie. Highly disappointed. I’m usually a big fan of vampire / human love stories.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Blood, Stalking, Toxic relationship, and Violence
I’m all for a good love at first sight trope, but seriously?!