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lillinares's review against another edition
1.0
Not much I can say about this series, except that it doesn't even deserve that one little star up there...
IT'S PURE CRAP!
Started reading so that I could join my friends' book club, finished it so I'd have more arguments against theirs.
IT'S PURE CRAP!
Started reading so that I could join my friends' book club, finished it so I'd have more arguments against theirs.
georgegboy's review against another edition
1.0
I would have enjoyed this book if Bella had been killed on the first chapter and the story had been about the rest of the characters.
mysizereads's review against another edition
3.0
Not the best writing, yet fun to read. The main female character, Bella, I found whiny and obsessive, but the stories were fast paced and suspenseful enough to keep me going.
halirose's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
bridget_magpie's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-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? Yes
2.5
rissasreading's review against another edition
3.0
2.6 - I decided to re-read this series after I found all the books in hardcover at a thrift store. I haven't read these since middle school but I still enjoy watching the movies every now and again. It's kind of a comfort series.
I didn't have as much fun as I'd hoped for re-visiting the series. I enjoyed Twilight and Breaking Dawn the most but New Moon and Eclipse were lacking for me.
My biggest complaint was that everyone but Bella (and Edward to an extent) were more interesting but we focus so much on Bella. I wanted more of what was going on outside of/around Bella instead of just focusing on what was directly happening to her. Particularly in Eclipse I felt that way.
This series could've been great but it wasn't. I enjoyed some of the movies more than I did the books (New Moon and Eclipse) but this was still enjoyable! Twilight is good to me and I can definitely see myself reading these again in the future haha.
I've been wanting to binge the movies ever since completing this series.
I didn't have as much fun as I'd hoped for re-visiting the series. I enjoyed Twilight and Breaking Dawn the most but New Moon and Eclipse were lacking for me.
My biggest complaint was that everyone but Bella (and Edward to an extent) were more interesting but we focus so much on Bella. I wanted more of what was going on outside of/around Bella instead of just focusing on what was directly happening to her. Particularly in Eclipse I felt that way.
This series could've been great but it wasn't. I enjoyed some of the movies more than I did the books (New Moon and Eclipse) but this was still enjoyable! Twilight is good to me and I can definitely see myself reading these again in the future haha.
I've been wanting to binge the movies ever since completing this series.
breadie's review against another edition
3.0
Read this for the first time ten years ago. Say what you will about the quality of the writing itself: its impact on society has been phenomenal/catastrophic.
latinashrty's review against another edition
5.0
third time reading the series...and i call in love with it again and again...
onecheesetoasty's review against another edition
3.0
What can I say? Middle school me fell in love with these books (for obvious reasons). Stephanie Meyer wrote what every 13 year old girl wanted to read, and to be honest, it (and Disney) is the reason most of us have a messed up view of what healthy relationships look like. Everyone wants to be loved the way Edward loves Bella (and the way Jacob loves Renesmee), but as far as goals to strive towards, it's not this. If your entire world revolves around one person, please pick up a hobby and call your family.
Now for the actual storyline: looking past my distaste for the vampire genre in general, this saga is very easy to read. Easy as in, it is written at the grade level of a YA novel, but seems to have content for adults; I find it hard to get around this disparity. Please, please someone give Meyer a thesaurus. That being said, I would be lying if I said I didn't fall into this series. The books are much better than the movies (especially with character development and personalities). I found myself rolling my eyes at 30% of the dialogue, and yet I was rooting for the Cullen family, heartbroken for Jacob Black, and celebrating Bella's transformation.
Overall, middle school me loved it, and adult me thinks it was just fine. This is a great series to distract you from the rest of your world, as the storylines and conversations are so ridiculous that there's no way your life can compare to the room temperature pizza this series is. I recently re-read the first book (erm, for... business.. business reasons) and I'm breaking my personal rule of having to finish a series when I start it. I don't need that much tepid pizza.
Now for the actual storyline: looking past my distaste for the vampire genre in general, this saga is very easy to read. Easy as in, it is written at the grade level of a YA novel, but seems to have content for adults; I find it hard to get around this disparity. Please, please someone give Meyer a thesaurus. That being said, I would be lying if I said I didn't fall into this series. The books are much better than the movies (especially with character development and personalities). I found myself rolling my eyes at 30% of the dialogue, and yet I was rooting for the Cullen family, heartbroken for Jacob Black, and celebrating Bella's transformation.
Overall, middle school me loved it, and adult me thinks it was just fine. This is a great series to distract you from the rest of your world, as the storylines and conversations are so ridiculous that there's no way your life can compare to the room temperature pizza this series is. I recently re-read the first book (erm, for... business.. business reasons) and I'm breaking my personal rule of having to finish a series when I start it. I don't need that much tepid pizza.