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Słońce w mroku by Stephenie Meyer

47 reviews

cptnstphy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad 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

Reading about how Jasper handled James absolutely delighted me. Not only are his talents much more complex and powerful than Bella had ever known (cloaking himself in “boredom” as a disguise until the final moment) (cool as fuck), he was just so necessary for Edward’s sanity as they drove to the ballet studio. The way he forced calm on Edward via gentle touch to the back of the neck felt so caring and brotherly to me. So special. Jasper’s my new favourite, so underrated. Really cool to hear Alice’s planning too, how she thinks ahead and rearranges everything perfectly in her mind and props before it takes place. I also loved hearing right from the source how Edward’s life changed and how he felt happiness for the first time.

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shutupmaybe's review against another edition

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funny sad tense

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

Edward Cullen I hate being in your head but I'd be a liar if I said this stupid book didn't take me on a roller coaster ride. I laughed, I screamed, I wished and prayed for your spontaneous combustion despite knowing it was a futile hope. This book is a MUST for anyone who read the original series. Sure, it might make you hate The Cullens more, or hate Edward more, or, well... hate any of the characters more (except Jacob—that's one character that was spared; so three cheers for you baby Jake fans) but you'll come out the other side a changed person. Definitely a darker read than Twilight or any of the follow-up books in the series, but trust me, you'll still laugh at the amount of lampshading and retconning Stephenie Meyer does. It's worth it alone to read

the car chase scene

so I'd say read it if just to read the chapter titled 'Race'. You can thank me later.

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elara_h's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny fast-paced

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

3.25

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lorenab's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

It's a very good book. It gives you a little more insight into Edwards thoughts and feelings toward Bella.
The plot is (obviously) very similar to Twilight which takes away some of the suspense.

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samolbrysh's review against another edition

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dark sad slow-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

3.0

Read for the nostalgia factor. Interesting to hear Edward’s thoughts, but at a certain point got repetitive and boring. Obviously not much new with the story, but it is good to get a little more insight on the Cullen family.

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megselyane's review against another edition

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challenging tense slow-paced

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

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anjae's review against another edition

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dark funny sad 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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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.

The things I didn't like about this book:

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.

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ahopper7's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced

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

I have zero shame in saying that I’ve been a Twilight fan since day one. Although I don’t love Stephanie’s writing style, the story has its own magic that I’ve always loved. When the original series was first out, and this book was leaked and then all the drama about Stephanie not finishing it, I was so bummed. So when this was released, I was so excited. But honestly I think I could have done without it.

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.

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emilyreadsthings's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-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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johjim's review against another edition

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tense medium-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? Yes

2.75

It's not great. The plot drags and you're left ready copious passages where the main character waxes poetic about how horrible he is. Kind of a fun nostalgic read, but certainly not something I'd consider picking up again. Could have been 200 pages shorter and it likely would have been much better.

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