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phouka's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Abandonment, Grief, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Medical content, Murder, Self harm, Stalking, Car accident, Death, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, War, and Violence
clovetra's review against another edition
- 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
2.0
can i also talk my shit and say FUCK JACOB BLACK!!!!!!!!
im so sorry i cannot understand team jacob fans. bro
bella u need to get ur shit together.
anyways um that's honestly my biggest gripe with this book.
that and you can smell the mormonism in this book unlike any other. like seriously the
anyways im also lowkey getting sick of how fucking needy bella is. GIRL GET SOME SELF CONFIDENCE JESUS CHRIST YOU CAN EXIST AWAY FROM YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH MEN!!!
ummm now what did i like? its a twilight book duh. automatic win. also i enjoyed the edward x jacob solidarity. i also LOVED the backstory dumps from rosalie and jasper <3 my loves they both deserved better when they were humans.
anyways im looking forward to the cgi baby nessie.
edit 5/2/2024: don't get me fucking started on imprinting. i forgot to add this but on god
Graphic: Death, Sexual harassment, Violence, Blood, and Gore
Moderate: War, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Pedophilia
melissageritas's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Death and War
ecravens's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Medical content, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Violence, Car accident, Death, Grief, War, and Blood
lizziaha's review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.5
Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Grief, Racism, Self harm, Death, and War
Minor: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Infertility, Kidnapping, and Panic attacks/disorders
macliffe's review against another edition
- 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
3.25
Graphic: Violence, Toxic relationship, Child death, Blood, Toxic friendship, Grief, and Death
Moderate: Torture, Pedophilia, Stalking, Sexual assault, and Gaslighting
Minor: War, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Mental illness, and Suicide attempt
cyanr's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.5
Eventually, the werewolves and Cullen Coven are able to form a shaky alliance to bring down their common enemy. Vampires.
I love this book. There's so much going on and so many connecting plot elements. This was originally meant to be the end of the saga, but Stephenie pushed for her original ending. Eclipse ties up all the loose ends, is plot heavy, and manages to get lots of romance in there.
Graphic: Self harm
Moderate: Blood
Minor: Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Violence, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Domestic abuse, War, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Death
Bella cuts herself to distract the vampires. She also imagines herself as a heroine who sacrifices herself via suicide (ie stabbing herself with a knife).a_wren_that_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Blood, Body horror, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Cultural appropriation, Medical trauma, War, Gaslighting, Racism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Infidelity
Minor: Abandonment and Adult/minor relationship
ging090803's review against another edition
- 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? No
3.75
The only thing I like is the end with the battle, the practicing before, etc. Except that, the book is full of "who to choose" (which would be pretty easy for Bella if she didn't lie to herself), "who gives the most 'male alpha' vibe for Bella" and "who can better protect the weak human".
However, I have to give a point to Edward for having a nice development from "I gotta protect Bella from anything and I'll do anything to do so" to "I understand Bella is a human being with feelings and free will so I don't own her" while Jacob is just a whining b*tch who can't stop hurting Bella with his talk
Graphic: Violence and War
Moderate: Blood and Murder
directorpurry's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Note: Basically all of my update notes are geared towards the reader I was in middle school. I know I took a lot of things to heart that I shouldn't have, and I'm glad I've grown out of most of them, but I wish she could have read some of these thoughts just the same...
Despite everything Edward has ever done wrong, by Eclipse he's really stopped being too manipulative and he never touches Bella without her permission.
JACOB, meanwhile...
I really dislike Jacob in this book. He makes quite cruel choices and on multiple occasions he kisses Bella without consent. He manipulates her with the threat of suicide, so even saying she wanted to kiss him was not exactly freely-given consent... (Maybe SM should watch that mandatory sexual assault video series I had to watch before starting grad school - I feel like there are a couple of loose concepts she missed.)
Edit Aug 2021: But even if Bella DOES love him, she doesn't owe him a relationship! Like, Edward aside, that's kind of the worst part - this expectation that she WILL act on her feelings.
I think I take so much of this to heart because I've been in a weird situation before where the heart/brain connection wasn't quite there yet for me and I was kissed when I wasn't expecting it. Even though we dated for a while shortly after that, I still feel extremely uncomfortable and sometimes even upset remembering that evening. It doesn't matter if you love someone, being kissed without consent is bad, bad, bad.
I keep trying to see Rosalie as something other than a mouthpiece, but I really can't. Aside from her wicked, badass revenge, she's so... gross. She's perfectly aware how vain she is, but she doesn't do anything to curb it. Most of her energy goes into being upset over her lack of a baby. It's very uncomfortable and I genuinely see myself as a far opposite of Rosalie.
Edit Aug 2021: There's also such conflagration between romantic and familial love. Like, a romantic, loving relationship that doesn't result in children isn't "half" - it's a whole thing in itself. While you, personally, may feel unfulfilled without children, that in no way lessens the legitimacy of your relationship.
(mostly joking but) Honestly, it's SUCH an insult to Emmett, he doesn't deserve this kind of treatment!!!
Leah is extremely poorly treated by both the cast and SM. It's worse in Breaking Dawn, but she's just kind of thrown into this to make more points about having kids...
Edit Aug 2021: There's just so much girl-on-girl hate there, it makes me so sad....
And don't even get me started on Imprinting! It's literally the grossest thing I've ever heard of and I hate it! Borrowing my friend's words: "It's normalizing grooming." These grown-ass men should in no way be allowed to look at a literal child and say, "Yep, that's the one. I'm going to wait for her to grow up and then I will marry her." It's such a horrific imbalance of power; this man you've known for your entire life saying to you one day that he's been madly in love with you for almost two decades, please marry him.
Definitely showing some Mormon bias out here... SpoilerIt did make me wonder, though - there's a bit in Midnight Sun where Edward chomps down on a pedophile - called by name. I'm curious if this is in response to arguments against the Imprinting concept? Obviously I know she still full-heartedly supports her weird story choices, but...
I'd be lying, though, if I didn't say I enjoy this book, lol. Mostly for Edward. I love Edward in this; now that he's finally not trying to leave Bella, now that he understands what a dumbass move that is, he's very fun. His personality grows more in this book than the rest of the series (Midnight Sun aside, obviously.)
Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Sexism, Racism, and Death
Moderate: Suicide, Infertility, Sexual violence, Rape, and War