Reviews with content warning for Emotional abuse - Eclipse

Even when I was reading these books obsessively when I was younger, I disliked Edward’s controlling nature. Now that I’m older, I’m very concerned that this book in particular helped reinforce the normalcy of that manipulative and borderline abusive behavior. Although Jacob isn’t let off the hook either. The treatment of his assault of Bella (and the implication that she secretly wanted it) was handled incredibly poorly.

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dragonsreadtoo's review against another edition

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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? No

2.75

..... The Romance is problematic.
<Spoiler>Edward has a unexplained chance of heart all the sudden and then boom Jacob is problematic
But i got to say that is written pretty okay

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dark tense medium-paced

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

1.5

This is easily some of Meyer's worst writing. She makes her characters so irredeemably insufferable that it was so difficult not to DNF.

Jacob's character turned into someone Polar opposite of what we saw in New Moon and Twiloght. He's first presented to us as a good friend and childish, and yet in Eclipse he's shown as forceful

going as far as to write him assaulting Bella and convinced she liked it

In no way does Stephanie make this 180 of character make sense.

Then we have Edward who. To Meyer's credit stays the same possessive, manipulative and controlling self. Only its amplified to all hell,

He literally has his family hold Bella hostage against her will when she wants to see her other friends all because he doesn't trust them. As someone who has been in an emotionally abusive relationship this just royally pissed me off and made him entirely unredeamable.

Not to mention the writing is nowhere near what it has been in past books. One part that sticks out is forcing the phrase 'informed on me' instead of simply saying that Jacob 'told on me' or ratted me out or anything that would make sense for a teenager to say. Bellas dialogue has never been that formal before.

The book was also so repetitive, I found myself skimming through chapters most times and would never really lose any of the plot.

For me this book read like the characters started to build and the story was forming into something Steohanie Meyer's hadn't planned for it to go, but instead of following that path, she chose to strong-arm what she wanted to happen which ended up in a forced, boring, and painful read for me personally. The characters didn't follow what she set up for readers in the two books prior, her writing was weaker than before, and the plot felt like it dragged on.

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cyanr's review against another edition

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lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.5

This is my favorite of the Twilight saga books. It's the most plot-driven book in the entire series. Because of the events of the first book, Bella is in danger again from Victoria while a murderous rampage is happening just a few cities away in Seattle. The deaths of all these innocents has put the Cullens--and the pack--on edge.

Eventually, the werewolves and Cullen Coven are able to form a shaky alliance to bring down their common enemy. Vampires.

Of course, Victoria is playing with Edward and Alice's abilities and is able to remain undetected while she creates a newborn army to kill Bella. Edward eventually kills her in the end and Bella realizes she loves Jacob Black and Edward at the same time. Of course, she is never going to act on her desires for Jacob....except for this one time to save his life. It doesn't work out for the two of them.

I love this book. There's so much going on and so many connecting plot elements. This was originally meant to be the end of the saga, but Stephenie pushed for her original ending. Eclipse ties up all the loose ends, is plot heavy, and manages to get lots of romance in there.

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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dosxhime's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional 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? It's complicated

3.0

Book 2 was so strong, so I was majorly confused as to why this one left me just bored out of my mind. Towards the end, I just get so frustrated with the characters for beings so insincere, repetitve, creepy, and possessive. Yes, that even counts Bella, who is back to having no personality.

It was a drag and I hate Jacob, that is all.

3 / 5 D-

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a_wren_that_reads's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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