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tiana_king's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Death, Medical content, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Gore, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Animal death
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
maryfranvs's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.75
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Death, Blood, and Stalking
Moderate: Emotional abuse and Toxic relationship
ladybanecourt's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Giving this book a three stars because honestly, at least Edward was self-aware about what he was doing. Going into this book right after going into Bella's certainly took its time, but when I finished it I was more invested in the background of the side characters than Eddie boi's "Woe is me, I'm a vampire in love with a human and I could hurt her any second of any day" attitude.
Moderate: Blood, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
theverycraftyvegan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Violence, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Car accident, Animal death, Medical content, and Sexual harassment
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
riyahwiththefya's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Cannibalism, Murder, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Car accident, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Stalking
things100's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Violence
Moderate: Stalking and Torture
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