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New Moon by Stephenie Meyer

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briellejune's review against another edition

3.0

(3.5)
MILD SPOILER**

Without the Cullens the story just seems so bland. The werewolves in this book just don’t interest me like the vampires do.

isabellabaker's review against another edition

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dark 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

4.25

joannam21's review against another edition

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4.0

I went back and forth with a 3/4⭐️ for this book . . But what can I say, I'm a Twilight fan!

oz617's review against another edition

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4.0

All the problems re. appropriating Quileute stories inherent to the series, of course, but at least in this novel the Quileute characters all seem well rounded. There may well be things I’m missing as a Scottish reader, but I was pleasantly surprised with this novel. The portrayal of Bella’s depression felt extremely real, and the tragedy of the vampires’ powers giving them information that wasn’t quite right (but also not quite wrong) was compelling. Sadly, I know some of what I loved about this book (Bella and her affinity towards the supernatural, even as a human, and her relationship to the werewolves) isn’t meaningfully resolved in the series, but if I’m looking at New Moon in isolation then there isn’t much negative to say.