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I wanted to watch the movie so obviously I “had to” read the books first. It was a complete waste of time and I missed the wave/hype 20 years ago and I just could put my adult mind into a preteen/teen perspective needed to enjoy this.

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karlin0336's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes

3.0

1st Reread: When I went in expecting garbage, I was pleasantly surprised. When I went in with higher expectations, I got garbage. What gives?
In all seriousness though, most of this book was cringey and a bit of a drag on the second readthrough. The ending was still pretty good though. (Also, I definitely like Jacob's character in this book and early on in New Moon much more than him later on in the series.)

Original Review (from 2022):
I finished this book back in February when we had a bad snowstorm in our area (my workplace was closed, so I got a few long afternoons to read). As a result, I think it's always going to feel like a winter read to me. 🤣 Never read it during the original craze, and reading it inspired my dabbling in other popular YA series I've missed out on over the years (such as the Lunar Chronicles).
I enjoyed Twilight more than I like to admit, and was therefore excited to read New Moon. 4 Stars! ****

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cami_13's review

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dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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mxine_'s review

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dark emotional lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing slow-paced

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

3.0

looking at this book objectively, that is to say apart from its...dynamic relationship to pop culture, its not actually as horrible as bitter millennial men on the internet will tell you. its by no means a literary masterpiece but Stephanie Meyers' writing style isn't as remarkably bad as ive heard people say it is. its not amazing but its not awful, its just kind of a non-factor.

the non romantic plot isn't strong at all and its pacing is all out of wack but it is just strong enough to add at least a little sense of paranormal angst to the atmosphere which id say is where the book is strongest; its atmospheric elements are deeply romantic and melancholic; the pacific north western setting is something i found myself lost in throughout the series. and its in these atmospheric elements i think Meyers' individual writing style comes through the most. these parts of the book have some genuinely beautiful prose!

the romance is very corny and there are lines of dialogue that were physically painful to read, but the two romantic leads do have chemistry with each other and if we're being honest here, no one is reading Twilight for its brilliant discourse between the characters. This is the same series that gave us gems such as "you better hold on tight spider monkey! 😜" and "bÃÃttle skaurws 🤠" (two phrases that I quote daily). so if you really dont like a side of age appropriate cringy banter with your cheesy sparkly vampire teen romance, then this probably isnt for you. but if you're fine to embrace the cringe and just read a not-necessarily-awful angsty teen romance book set in the greenest town in america for 2 and a half hours as you try to stave of a depressive episode, then you'll love this.

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rchatterjee188's review against another edition

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reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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strangelove_mp3's review

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medium-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

2.75

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skyeshark1's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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luna_98's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

finally reading the series after only watching the movies for a few years. this was much better than i expected, i'm excited to continue to get all the extra details we don’t get in the movie franchise. i feel like the characters are overall more likable and i'm team edward so far

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seventhswan's review

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adventurous medium-paced

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

2.75

October's read for book group - you reap (Twilight) what you sow (joke suggestions to the random book selector). Honestly, I was expecting this to be a lot worse than it was? The plot is silly - what would you expect from a vampire romance - and the pacing is definitely off, with 90% of the plot crammed into the last 10% of the book. The writing may not be anything special, but it's not dire, other than the ellipses on every other page. The worldbuilding is internally consistent even if the whole premise is a bit ridiculous and, having read the whole series several times as a tween, it was fun to return to the characters. Particularly, I didn't buy the argument that Bella is a terrible character when I was 12 and I don't buy it now. Unfortunately, a lot of teenage girls are Like That!

Obviously this is not groundbreaking, serious literature, but I had fun revisiting it and I didn't want to remove my eyes by the end, so I'm counting that as a win.

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