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bashsbooks's review against another edition
dark
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
Midnight Sun is not what I would call a great book, but it is a fascinating one. If you can get past all of Edward's self-loathing and inability to do anything right (which is extremely hard), there are a few interesting tidbits to mull over. I think one of my main gripes with the Twilight saga in general is that every now and then Meyer touches on something compelling and then zooms right past it for the angsty romance factors.
- Edward's relationship to Rosalie is so strange and captivating. He loathes her, but he thinks about her the most out of all his family members. Obviously, Rosalie was Bella's foil in the main series, but I never gave much thought to how that impacted Edward's perspective of her.
- The deeper depiction and explanations of Alice and Jasper's abilties were cool.
- I despise the way Edward's mind-reading is depicted. I think it falls into many of the pitfalls that make me dislike most mind-reading characters. The apathy, the loathing for what people think in the privacy of their own heads, the lack of any personal ethics, the fact that he is not impacted at all beyond annoyance... that's a little too flat and Christian for my mind-reading opinions. That said, there is a great moment where Edward uses Emmett and Jasper's minds as his rearview mirrors. This is the ONLY good thing Meyer wrote about Edward's mind-reading.
But those things aside, this book is a slog. Edward's angst is overwrought and hard to read. Add in the Cullens' holier-than-thou vibes and it's just. none of the fun that vampires usually are.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Blood, Stalking, and Violence
Moderate: Cultural appropriation, Gore, Racism, and Murder
Minor: Cursing, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Pedophilia, Rape, and Drug use
-Racism & cultural appropriation tags are more about how fucked up Meyer's portrayal of the Quileute Tribe than anything that happens in-book (though Edward is hostile toward them).gabriellesimpson's review against another edition
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
taking 0.5 off for edward’s constant whining but i’m so surprised how much i enjoyed this
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Murder and Violence
__romancereader__'s review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
relaxing
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
-i also liked this book in the series it was good i do wish i would've read this right before or after i read twilight but instead i read them in the order of there publication dates you still can read them based of the years they released i just personally would've found it better if i read midnight sun before or after i read twilight overall i did enjoy this book i loved how we finally got a look into Edwards pov i was happy that i got a understanding of his mind and how he thought and what he heard of others thoughts it made me feel a better understanding therefore i could enjoy his character allot i was always team Jacob but after these books it will always be team Edward for me i love this whole series i always watched the twilight series movies and enjoyed it but reading the books i enjoyed these characters more and now that the book series is over for me i honestly miss Edward and Bella like there real people overall i rated this book five stars⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️-
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Stalking, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Body horror, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder
Not all content warnings are about the main characters some are and some are about the characters you meet/hear in the book🙃🙃💞💞😁😁😁😁🥰🥰🥰🥰lorenab's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- 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
It's a very good book. It gives you a little more insight into Edwards thoughts and feelings toward Bella.
The plot is (obviously) very similar to Twilight which takes away some of the suspense.
The plot is (obviously) very similar to Twilight which takes away some of the suspense.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Stalking, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, Torture, and Death
Minor: Murder and Suicidal thoughts
harrypotterfan33's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Brill, a pleasure as always to read Twilight! I think this book really shows the struggle on Edward's behalf of falling in love with Bella. Also, shows how strong the war between Edward and Rosalie is as well as the connections he has to Alice and Emmett. Would totally read it again and recommend to all die-hard Twilight fans!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood and Murder
Minor: Animal death and Car accident
Also swears!zoemorana's review against another edition
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Blood, Stalking, and Cultural appropriation
Minor: Murder
riyahwiththefya's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- 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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cannibalism, Murder, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Car accident, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Stalking
bethaniesherwood's review against another edition
dark
slow-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
1.75
The concept here seemed intriguing. Most of my interest stemmed from defining everyone’s powers and the theory that this story line might be better from the POV of a character with personality. Somehow it still missed the mark. I’ve heard a lot of people giving Meyers grief because of the long, drawn out inner monologue of Edward Collin. Personally I liked this (with some exceptions) but even this still somehow didn’t play into the plot or do much character building, which was a missed opportunity to say the least.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Stalking, Domestic abuse, and Murder
Vampirism; lust; infatuationrefrejarator's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
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
2.75
Edward is so boring and angsty, at first it was great because it was a much darker read than Twilight, but it got old very quickly. It was a very slow read up until the final few chapters, where a lot happens at once.
Content Warnings
Minor: Colonisation, Death, Murder, Rape, Stalking, Medical content, Sexual harassment, Torture, Blood, Violence, Animal death, and Child death
anjae's review against another edition
dark
funny
sad
medium-paced
- 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
If you want to support the real Quileute Tribe: https://mthg.org/
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:
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.
The things I didn't like about this book:
- 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.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Murder
Minor: Rape and Forced institutionalization