Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer

37 reviews

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

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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. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Rape and Forced institutionalization

unloveliest's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Toxic relationship, Death, Gaslighting, Gore, Misogyny, Murder, Kidnapping, Sexism, Sexual assault, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, Torture, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, and Car accident

Moderate: Abandonment, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Animal death, Cultural appropriation, Child abuse, Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic friendship, Grief, Cursing, and Confinement

ashleyvharris's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

2.75

God. This book ruined me. I knew that reading from Edward’s perspective was going to be mentally taxing, but this was almost painful at times. His constant inner turmoil over his romantic feelings and bloodlust for Bella was like a tidal wave that refuses to let you come up for air; every time he had a gentle, pure thought, it was marred by his agony. 

Although his narration lines up closely with what I’d imagined of Edward during the original saga, it confirms that his mind is an unbearable place to be. 

For all the depression, angst, and agony, there were some truly sweet moments that were worth reading from his perspective. His description of the joy he felt after confessing everything to Bella was so sweet and endearing. Not to mention his humor surrounding Bella and her “suitors”. 

And look, I know he can’t read her mind like everyone else, but he is so dumb for a vampire.  He was confused by every thought Bella ever had. How has this man been alive over a century and he doesn’t understand the physical cues of human attraction?

My absolute favorite thing about this book was the new scenes of the Cullen family and their perspective on events from Twilight. The way that Emmett was so immediately protective of Bella despite Rosalie’s anger toward her? Heartwarming. The way Jasper wanted to be around Edward and Bella because of how strong and enjoyable their emotions were? Adorable. 

If you’re wondering what scene ruined me most thoroughly? Edward’s internal explanation for taking her to prom. Destroyed me. Highly recommend if you’re a masochist :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Toxic relationship, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Stalking, and Violence

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Panic attacks/disorders

unnamednarrator's review against another edition

dark relaxing tense medium-paced

• 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Murder

elizlizabeth's review against another edition

challenging 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

1.0

This should've gotten less that 1 star, but Emmett's sporadical apparitions saved it somehow.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Murder, and Suicidal thoughts

chloevienna's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

i know this is a star above average but i am an absolute whore for twilight and always have been 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Violence

tagged warning stuff that was even barely mentioned in passing - everyone has dark backstories so i wanted to be thorough!!

cdt96's review against another edition

challenging dark funny slow-paced

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

3.5

Though a great addition to the saga, Edwards constant self loathing becomes tedious. Overall though a good read, took some time to gain progress as it's slow to start. Having not read the books since 2010, the return to the twilight universe was nostalgic and warm. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Car accident, Death, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Stalking, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Car accident, Death, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Abandonment, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Medical trauma, and Forced institutionalization

ruthiedr89's review against another edition

emotional tense 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? It's complicated

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Stalking, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Torture

midnightbelles's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I absolutely loved the twilight books when I read them years ago so I thought I’d give this one a try. I really struggled to get through this despite my love for twilight, but that could just be because I don’t particularly like reading in first person (I also couldn’t  connect with Edward). It generally was a recount of twilight but in his perspective so no complaints there since I enjoyed twilight and it was nice to get some insight into his thoughts and compare them to Bella’s. However some moments I thought were stalkerish/creepy or I just didn’t care about what he was thinking (I wanted to know about everyone else) 😅. I also felt that the story dragged in some instances.  Overall it was a decent read although I probably wouldn’t read it again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Stalking

Moderate: Death, Medical content, Murder, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Car accident

determinationss's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• 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

devastatingly heartbreaking, this retells the beloved twilight from bella’s morbid lovers pov.

despite my distaste for the author, and the lack of diversity throughout the entire series, i would love more books from edwards pov.

however, i did not enjoy attempting to figure out what was new and what was originally in twilight. in addition, i find edward unbearably irritating. i found myself attempting not to bang my head against the wall every time he mentioned how bella’s soul was condemned to hell. and let’s not gloss over the pomegranate metaphor. i enjoyed the first few times it was brought up but someone teach miss steph that she doesn’t have to mention it 1,000 times for me to understand it.

overall a 3.5, parts were confusing, it took me forever to finish and in the end i still would love to punch edward in the face.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Gaslighting, Gore, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence