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sav_22's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Car accident, Bullying, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Violence, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Medical content
brandie_abbie19's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Murder, Death, Car accident, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Violence, Stalking, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, and Blood
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Forced institutionalization, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent
cptnstphy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Violence, Body horror, Blood, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Toxic relationship, Torture, Stalking, Animal death, and Death
Moderate: Confinement, Medical content, Abandonment, Car accident, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Alcoholism
Minor: Drug abuse, Rape, Vomit, Kidnapping, Addiction, and Cursing
shutupmaybe's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Classism, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Cultural appropriation
Moderate: Blood, Violence, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Racism and Sexual assault
elara_h's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.25
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
lorenab's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The plot is (obviously) very similar to Twilight which takes away some of the suspense.
Graphic: Stalking, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, Torture, and Death
Minor: Murder and Suicidal thoughts
samolbrysh's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
megselyane's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Blood, Sexism, Stalking, Torture, Toxic friendship, Violence, Animal death, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Cultural appropriation, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Racism, Medical trauma, and Medical content
Minor: Bullying, Fatphobia, Suicide attempt, Ableism, and Addiction
anjae's review against another edition
- 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
I'm not sure how much of my pure enjoyment of the book is because of the nostalgic aspects of it, but does it matter?
The things I liked about this book:
- Edward's inner monologue and the general tone of the book match his age. The long-winded sentences and em-dashes and the occasional use of words that have fallen out of fashion match the time period he grew up in, which was a very nice touch.
- He's actually quite scary. Seeing Edward from inside his brain instead of from inside Bella's cotton-candy brain shows him as the monster he really is.
- He's super stupid.
- There was a lot more added lore and background for vampires and side characters (the Cullens, and also others).
- Seeing Bella through his eyes made Bella have more of a personality than she ever did before.
- It was a little too long. Towards the end I got a tiny bit bored.
- Rosalie was fucked over. Just come right out and say you hate feminine women, smeyer.
Obviously, it's nowhere near a perfect book. Most of the ethical problems with the first books still apply, but to be honest I don't gaf. I didn't read this book to read high-class literature.
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Murder
Minor: Rape and Forced institutionalization
ahopper7's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Edwards perspective just made the dynamic with him and Bella weird for me. And comparing this to more recent YA books over the last couple of years, it’s so obvious how screwed up their relationship is in versus when I read the original series so many years ago. With that said, overall, as such a big fan of the original series and the movies, this was a nice nostalgic read for me. And my favorite part was seeing Alice’s vision through Edward, I could honestly read a whole sub-series of just Alice, she was always my favorite character.
Graphic: Death, Animal death, and Medical content
Minor: Stalking and Suicidal thoughts