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phouka'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? It's complicated
4.25
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Death of parent, Abandonment, Addiction, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Stalking, Suicide, and Toxic relationship
clovetra's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
ok so confession - i have never read twilight before. or seen the movies.
until 2024.
FUCK THAT WAS GOOD???
now i will say. yes the book is cringe at points. like when edward literally eats bella's tears.
and also meyer is um. Odd! like calling jacob "indian"....... Erm!
but i did in fact gobble this book up so. i think im at fault here.
i don't know why i was so addicted to this book but i swear to god its laced with crack.
ummmm i actually cant put how i feel into words.
the ending ate, the story ate, the characters ate (shout out alice u remind me i like women), the pacing, everything (minus the cutesy-cringe moments & the microaggressions....)
i hate you alastair because im an addict. i need my next twilight fix.
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Stalking, and Violence
Moderate: Forced institutionalization and Adult/minor relationship
Minor: Animal death, Child death, Kidnapping, Drug abuse, Sexual harassment, and Miscarriage
acraig9'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? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Blood, and Violence
jijina'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
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Stalking, Torture, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Violence, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Car accident and Suicidal thoughts
lovelymisanthrope's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
"Twilight" is the vampire sensation story of Bella and Edward. When Bella moves to a new town, she was not expecting to fall for the elusive, mysterious Edward. But she falls headfirst in love with him, even after discovering his secret.
This book aged moderately well. There are definitely some references and aspects of this book that are immediate indicators that it was written in the early 2000's, but overall, I was surprised that it did not feel too dated. I was also surprised that I think the story holds up for what it is. I can appreciate why everyone loved this story before, and why people are still enamored with it today.
My biggest reservations with this story are with Bella. Bella fell so hard and so fast for Edward that it felt entirely unreal. She was willing to give up so much for him so quickly, but I think it is unfortunately true of a teenaged character experiencing "love" for the first time. Bella also just felt two dimensional. There did not seem to be anything special about her and she was not the most interesting character to read from. She seems so overly concerned with taking care of her father and making sure she cooks him dinner, but she wants to spend no time with him.
I can also see that there is a love triangle brewing, and it feels like the most 2000's, unnecessary plot point about this book. Bella does not even see Jacob in that way, and he does not stand a chance because she has so willing given all of herself to Edward right off the bat. There is no contest, so why even have it in the book?
Will I continue with this serious? Perhaps, out of curiosity.
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Stalking
sarah_speaks'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
3.0
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Blood
Moderate: Death, Adult/minor relationship, and Gaslighting
Minor: Animal death
asurasantosha'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? No
0.5
Graphic: Blood, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Animal death, and Adult/minor relationship
ellaticonstellation's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Bella has a funny mind. She's opinionated, clumsy, and awkward and I love that. I also like that she reads books for fun. Oh, I also love the part where she prepares and cooks in the kitchen a lot of times.
Edward on the other hand is toxic basically. The horrors of the vampire life aren't mentioned that much, it might have been interesting.
Jacob was chill and funny.✨
By the way, didn't Bella even realize that she might have liked or loved Edward because it's part of the vampire stuff? I mean, teenage hormones, I guess? But yeah, I sensed that she had a death wish.
Poor Charlie, he had no idea.
Oh well, thanks, Stephenie❤️
Graphic: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Blood, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence
ehamlett's review against another edition
- 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? No
5.0
Graphic: Blood and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Abandonment and Stalking
Minor: Death
sav_22'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? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, Death, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Blood, Mental illness, and Stalking