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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
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
unloveliest'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? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Blood, Toxic relationship, Death, Gaslighting, Gore, Misogyny, Murder, Kidnapping, Sexism, Sexual assault, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, Torture, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, and Car accident
Moderate: Abandonment, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Animal death, Cultural appropriation, Child abuse, Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic friendship, Grief, Cursing, and Confinement
chloevienna's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Minor: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Violence
tagged warning stuff that was even barely mentioned in passing - everyone has dark backstories so i wanted to be thorough!!cdt96's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Car accident, Death, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Stalking, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Car accident, Death, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Abandonment, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Medical trauma, and Forced institutionalization
er1nmoore's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Blood, Violence, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Murder, Mental illness, Grief, Gore, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, and Rape
Moderate: Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Toxic friendship, and Genocide
Minor: Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Car accident, Pedophilia, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Ableism