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angelica87's review against another edition
4.0
When the news first broke about this I thought that it was April Fools Day... or that the internet was being trolled. Once I realized that this was indeed a thing, I became excited, bought the book, and I actually really like it. I adore Beau and Edythe, almost as much as I like Bella and Edward... actually it was super fun to see this totally ordinary boy fall for an extremely extraordinary girl. That haedly ever happens in novels these days. My favourite moments had to be when Edythe nestled into Beau's embrace... it was like she allowed herself a few moments of humanity and it was really sweet. I also really liked the re-written ending and I think that Vampire Beau would be an amazing read. Now that everything has changed so drastically, I wouldn't mind three more books... to see Jules become a werewolf, Victor's revenge... the convergence of the Volturi for some new reason like Charlie figuring out that Beau is still alive?? Well, I suppose that isn't going to happen buy it certainly is an awesome thought.
Bottom line... I loved it.
Bottom line... I loved it.
worldofbookcraft's review against another edition
3.0
I LOVE TWILIGHT FIGHT ME EVERYONE
Anyways, after years of not reading/watching Twilight, this was such a fantastic trip of just nostalgia! Meyer's writing is like candy to me. I need to re-watch the Twilight movie, because I didn't realize how much I missed Forks and the Cullens and the Blacks and Charlie and EvERYONE I LOVED.
The ending was kind of cool, but my favorite part was just re-living the first parts of this! Anyways, very good, very good.
I still wish it was Midnight Sun, but ah.
SHE NEEDS TO WRITE MORE BOOKS PLS.
ok bye
Anyways, after years of not reading/watching Twilight, this was such a fantastic trip of just nostalgia! Meyer's writing is like candy to me. I need to re-watch the Twilight movie, because I didn't realize how much I missed Forks and the Cullens and the Blacks and Charlie and EvERYONE I LOVED.
The ending was kind of cool, but my favorite part was just re-living the first parts of this! Anyways, very good, very good.
I still wish it was Midnight Sun, but ah.
SHE NEEDS TO WRITE MORE BOOKS PLS.
ok bye
idaho8's review against another edition
2.0
As long as you don't try and compare it with Twilight and try to figure out who is who in the gender swap, this may be an enjoyable read. That being said, it really wouldn't have taken too much effort to make Beau a little more manly and a lot less pathetic. It was hard enough imagining a girl to be so helpless, but it was much worse on a guy. Whatever. At least the ending had a slightly new twist...but not sure that was enough to redeem the gender swap idea.
aryanightshade's review against another edition
2.0
This is better than the original in my opinon as a few of the problems are less thorny when placed in these new dynamics. Have to dock points for the fact that it is very clear that she copy and pasted the original text into a new document and went from there as there are several long sections where it is word for word the same, minus pronoun and name changes.
pilarsp'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? No
5.0
ichidoll's review against another edition
3.0
Yo sabia a lo que me metía, sabía que no es el mejor libro en el cual gastar mi tiempo y aun así lo leí.
No es muy diferente de la obra original, al inicio me causaron gracia los nombres ya que solo son "cambiados" por su contraparte femenina y algunos son super pasados de tiempo. Solo para poderlos cambiar de sexo.
El ultimo capitulo es como si se tomara el resto de los 3 siguientes libros y se resumiera contando la historia de los demás Cullens y se saborea un poco apresurado y forzado, principalmente al saber que esas historias tuvieron su momento en el trabajo original para ser contadas.
*spoiler*
Al final Beau es convertido y deben fingir un funeral para Charlie y Rene para que no se quedaran sin respuestas sobre donde esta su hijo. Por lo cual el ya no será capaz de verlos nunca.
Sin embargo. Se siente así mismo un tanto forzado simplemente para cerrar ya el libro.
No es muy diferente de la obra original, al inicio me causaron gracia los nombres ya que solo son "cambiados" por su contraparte femenina y algunos son super pasados de tiempo. Solo para poderlos cambiar de sexo.
El ultimo capitulo es como si se tomara el resto de los 3 siguientes libros y se resumiera contando la historia de los demás Cullens y se saborea un poco apresurado y forzado, principalmente al saber que esas historias tuvieron su momento en el trabajo original para ser contadas.
*spoiler*
Al final Beau es convertido y deben fingir un funeral para Charlie y Rene para que no se quedaran sin respuestas sobre donde esta su hijo. Por lo cual el ya no será capaz de verlos nunca.
Sin embargo. Se siente así mismo un tanto forzado simplemente para cerrar ya el libro.
ashction's review against another edition
4.0
Was it still (unintentionally?) sexist? Yes, perhaps even more so. But still, the ending is what makes the story good. Edythe is a bit ridiculous, though I'm sure if I reread Twilight I'd find Edward nearly the same level of ridiculous. It was also so difficult to take the things that were the same and remove them from the impression left behind by Bella and Edward!
For the record, nearly EVERY single character goes through a genderbend, except for Charlie, Renee, and Phil for reasons I don't particularly understand but agree with all the same. Even characters like the school receptionist and the nurse get swapped from female to male, which was a little much, to be honest! And the NAMES, oh my god. They're AWFUL! Some of the more obvious ones were greatly appreciated (like Mckayla (?) and Allen) but others (i.e. EARNEST for Esme, and ARCHIE for Alice???) were just terrible! Surely they're could have been a more subtle name change... Esme could have been Eric! It didn't have to be Earnest! Though I'm aware she was probably trying to fit the time periods of her characters, some leeway certainly could have been given there.
The ending though, that's what gets me the most. Chapter 23 of Twilight is one of the chapters that sticks with me STILL to this very day. I still get emotional when I read it, I still think about it, I still hold a grudge that it didn't transfer over to the movie, etc. So of course, knowing Stephenie rewrote this book, I had to check and see how my favorite chapter fared. Sure enough, it was changed - no longer "The Angel" but rather "The Choice". Before I reached it, I was furious; surely she didn't have to sabotage one of my favorite moments from the entire saga. However, upon reading it and realizing what she had done (and thanks for the brief nod to Edythe/Edward being the angel), I was hooked like it was my first time reading Twilight all over again!
Sure, Twilight is melodramatic, kind of sexist, totally over the top, etc. And sure, this genderbended rewrite is NOT the Midnight Sun that myself and every Twilight fan out there still craves - especially with the creepy deja vu feeling from the chapters she hardly touched other than to change names and pronouns. Regardless of all the bad things, I still love Twilight because it's part of what made me the reader I am. It's lead me to the books I read now, and I can't help but be appreciative of Stephenie's attempt to bring a new chapter into that life. ESPECIALLY when she pulls out an ending I didn't see coming!
All in all, if you're a Twilight fan, or were at some time, you'll definitely appreciate this. If you're not a Twilight fan, don't waste your energy just to post a negative review - there are worse books out there, I promise you that.
For the record, nearly EVERY single character goes through a genderbend, except for Charlie, Renee, and Phil for reasons I don't particularly understand but agree with all the same. Even characters like the school receptionist and the nurse get swapped from female to male, which was a little much, to be honest! And the NAMES, oh my god. They're AWFUL! Some of the more obvious ones were greatly appreciated (like Mckayla (?) and Allen) but others (i.e. EARNEST for Esme, and ARCHIE for Alice???) were just terrible! Surely they're could have been a more subtle name change... Esme could have been Eric! It didn't have to be Earnest! Though I'm aware she was probably trying to fit the time periods of her characters, some leeway certainly could have been given there.
The ending though, that's what gets me the most. Chapter 23 of Twilight is one of the chapters that sticks with me STILL to this very day. I still get emotional when I read it, I still think about it, I still hold a grudge that it didn't transfer over to the movie, etc. So of course, knowing Stephenie rewrote this book, I had to check and see how my favorite chapter fared. Sure enough, it was changed - no longer "The Angel" but rather "The Choice". Before I reached it, I was furious; surely she didn't have to sabotage one of my favorite moments from the entire saga. However, upon reading it and realizing what she had done (and thanks for the brief nod to Edythe/Edward being the angel), I was hooked like it was my first time reading Twilight all over again!
Sure, Twilight is melodramatic, kind of sexist, totally over the top, etc. And sure, this genderbended rewrite is NOT the Midnight Sun that myself and every Twilight fan out there still craves - especially with the creepy deja vu feeling from the chapters she hardly touched other than to change names and pronouns. Regardless of all the bad things, I still love Twilight because it's part of what made me the reader I am. It's lead me to the books I read now, and I can't help but be appreciative of Stephenie's attempt to bring a new chapter into that life. ESPECIALLY when she pulls out an ending I didn't see coming!
All in all, if you're a Twilight fan, or were at some time, you'll definitely appreciate this. If you're not a Twilight fan, don't waste your energy just to post a negative review - there are worse books out there, I promise you that.
vanillasophie's review against another edition
4.0
'Life and Death' was for me a lot better than the original 'Twilight'. Beau was just as foolishly in love with Edythe, as Bella is with Edward, but Beau didn't come off as annoying. I do like Beau better than Bella, even though they are almost the same person. Beau seems a little more careless than Bella, which I did like more.
For me personally, the main issue with the book was the confusing about the names. I did often mix some of the side characters like Alice/Archie and Emmet/Eleanor up.
However, I do think it was very refreshing to read the book from a male perspective. It gave a different twist on the story, which I liked indeed.
For me personally, the main issue with the book was the confusing about the names. I did often mix some of the side characters like Alice/Archie and Emmet/Eleanor up.
However, I do think it was very refreshing to read the book from a male perspective. It gave a different twist on the story, which I liked indeed.
pjustin's review against another edition
1.0
If you really loved the Twilight series like I did (read all of the books at least 4 times), you will be seriously disappointed with this. Don't read it. I was only able to force myself through the first two chapters and I had to quit and re-read Twilight up to that point. It just seemed awkward and forced to me. Sorry.