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a_wren_that_reads's review against another edition
dark
emotional
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
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Cultural appropriation
Minor: Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, and Medical content
lisa_m's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
So I finished Twilight?
I was so ready to be done with it I listened to the last half of the audiobook at 2,55x speed.
Giving Twilight a 1star rating somehow feels so incredibly misogynistic..? I promise I'm not just shitting on something teenage girls love. It is not a good book and I won't fully get into why exactly here, because I just can't be bothered. I already wasted too much time reading this book...
If you like Twilight, maybe do not read this review. I don't want to make you mad, but I really did not have a good time reading it.
It's quite similar to the movie but so much less entertaining. It's just really irritating.
I know I'm not the target audience but I honestly do not think I would have liked it if I read it when I was younger.
I still hate Edward and Bella is boring. We got some more backstory for Alice which was interesting. Besides that though nothing much is new.
The kind of obsession portrayed in this book is ridiculous and honestly not warranted. I don't understand WHY Edward and Bella like each other, except for the fact that they are both 💫different💫...? Bella is so obsessed with Edward pretty much from the first time she sees him and I do not understand it!
I was quite surprised that reading this book actually felt like reading any other mediocre fantasy book. It is truly nothing special. I thought it would at least make me angry, if not make me laugh. It did neither. I got annoyed and bored and sometimes disgusted. That's it.
If you haven't read this book yet, don't. The movie shows you everything you need to know. I promise you're not missing out on anything.
I honestly feel like this was a waste of my time, but at least now I can brag (?) about having read Twilight?
Definitely won't be continuing the series though or reading anything else by Stephenie Meyer. I assume it's only going to get worse.
I feel like Twilight deserves 1.5 stars simply for being such a cult classic that I felt like I missed out on a great experience by not having read it. I thought I could hate-love this like I do the Twilight movies,... but I don't.
I was so ready to be done with it I listened to the last half of the audiobook at 2,55x speed.
Giving Twilight a 1star rating somehow feels so incredibly misogynistic..? I promise I'm not just shitting on something teenage girls love. It is not a good book and I won't fully get into why exactly here, because I just can't be bothered. I already wasted too much time reading this book...
If you like Twilight, maybe do not read this review. I don't want to make you mad, but I really did not have a good time reading it.
It's quite similar to the movie but so much less entertaining. It's just really irritating.
I know I'm not the target audience but I honestly do not think I would have liked it if I read it when I was younger.
I still hate Edward and Bella is boring. We got some more backstory for Alice which was interesting. Besides that though nothing much is new.
The kind of obsession portrayed in this book is ridiculous and honestly not warranted. I don't understand WHY Edward and Bella like each other, except for the fact that they are both 💫different💫...? Bella is so obsessed with Edward pretty much from the first time she sees him and I do not understand it!
I was quite surprised that reading this book actually felt like reading any other mediocre fantasy book. It is truly nothing special. I thought it would at least make me angry, if not make me laugh. It did neither. I got annoyed and bored and sometimes disgusted. That's it.
If you haven't read this book yet, don't. The movie shows you everything you need to know. I promise you're not missing out on anything.
I honestly feel like this was a waste of my time, but at least now I can brag (?) about having read Twilight?
Definitely won't be continuing the series though or reading anything else by Stephenie Meyer. I assume it's only going to get worse.
I feel like Twilight deserves 1.5 stars simply for being such a cult classic that I felt like I missed out on a great experience by not having read it. I thought I could hate-love this like I do the Twilight movies,... but I don't.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Misogyny, Pedophilia, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Addiction, Blood, Kidnapping, Medical content, Toxic relationship, Cultural appropriation, Physical abuse, Stalking, and Violence
theetherealelf's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
The writing style is not the best, but not horrendous. The characters are a bit bland. I enjoyed it when I read it as a teenager, but would I enjoy it as much if I read it now? No.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Stalking, Blood, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Death, Car accident, and Medical content
noceur's review against another edition
funny
fast-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
4.0
i am a fan of the movies so finally i decided to read the books. i know what most people think of the books, they say it's terrible so i had low expectations but i loved it. shocking i know but i really enjoyed reading this. now the book isn't perfect i know that but i don't really care i finshed it in one sitting and it was a fun time and i liked how different it was from the movie. also i totally chose to ignore bella being 17 cuz that's jusy creepy
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Car accident
Moderate: Stalking, Gore, and Medical content
Minor: Child death, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent
grboph's review against another edition
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
2.5
This is maybe one of the worst books I've ever read. I am legitimately unsure why my eleven-year-old self enjoyed them as much as she did. Probably for the reasons I gave it two and a half stars, which is pure entertainment value and being unintentionally hilarious at times. But seriously, I'm not sure how this book was even published. The writing is terrible, the characters are all incredibly annoying (all for completely different reasons), and Edward and Bella's relationship, which is held up as being romantic and perfect and star-crossed, is actually very toxic and abusive (one of their first ever conversations is just Edward gaslighting the hell out of Bella and it made me quite uncomfortable). This book (and the series) makes an excellent hate-read, and I'm definitely going to be finishing out the series at some point soon. The only people I think I'd seriously recommend this book to are eleven-year-old girls or someone who I really want to confuse. However, I'd recommend it to anybody else looking for something comically bad and cringey to read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Blood, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Car accident, Confinement, Violence, Medical content, and Adult/minor relationship
Minor: Death of parent, Suicide attempt, Death, and Abandonment
hollymileham's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
this book is so bad its funny HOWEVER no one is allowed to say that but me bc im actually its biggest fan and as soon as i get a hint of autumn and/or depression it calls my name
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
braelynm_22's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Kinda slow to start but really picked up speed in the end. Cute romance and unpredictable. Bella is super funny and sarcastic which brightens the mood. I feel like it was kinda one note though, it needed something else to happen.
"Don't be self-conscious, if I could dream at all, it would be about you. And I'm not ashamed of it."
"Don't be self-conscious, if I could dream at all, it would be about you. And I'm not ashamed of it."
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: Car accident, Medical content, and Sexual content
Minor: Violence, Animal death, and Death of parent
Includes kissing, flirting, killing animals, tracking people, and injuriesging090803's review against another edition
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Well... It IS the first Twilight book... It is a good book. Do I really need to explain?
I always love the beginning with the mysterious Edward and Bella, how they get to know each other, how Edward is difficult to follow... However, I can't stop cringing over some facts with Bella being way too much into this 17 years old teen. It kinda weird.
The end is also really nice even if I cannot really understand why but, oh well, it was necessary. Between the beginning and the end, it kinda got long but it's okay.
It is the first twilight book.
I always love the beginning with the mysterious Edward and Bella, how they get to know each other, how Edward is difficult to follow... However, I can't stop cringing over some facts with Bella being way too much into this 17 years old teen. It kinda weird.
The end is also really nice even if I cannot really understand why but, oh well, it was necessary. Between the beginning and the end, it kinda got long but it's okay.
It is the first twilight book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood and Violence
Minor: Medical content and Car accident
jackieyvette's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
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
Reread
What can I say Twilight will always be iconic. I read it for the first time 14 years ago and nothings changed, it’s still one of my favorites.
Crying Score: I used to, but not anymore.
What can I say Twilight will always be iconic. I read it for the first time 14 years ago and nothings changed, it’s still one of my favorites.
Crying Score: I used to, but not anymore.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Medical content, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Car accident, Death, and Blood
elladainty3's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical content and Blood
Moderate: Violence, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder