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kcolfack's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
thewriterrose's review against another edition
5.0
Dare I say I like this more than I like Twilight.
k_shanahan's review against another edition
2.0
The nostalgia feelings were really nice but this book could have been a quarter of the length.
arrk33's review against another edition
2.0
Teenage me would have loved this. Thirties me, not so much. Whiny narrator that spends the first half of the book complaining and the second half obscuring and plotting.
Additional back story and sneak peaks at parts of the book where Bella and Edward are apart are interesting. Book didn’t need to be over 800 pages. Probably a quarter that would have been fine.
Additional back story and sneak peaks at parts of the book where Bella and Edward are apart are interesting. Book didn’t need to be over 800 pages. Probably a quarter that would have been fine.
roseofbattles's review against another edition
1.0
This is one of the most boring terrible books that I have ever read and that includes the rest of this series. Man I did not think it could get worse
adoereading's review against another edition
1.0
I’ll be honest and say I didn’t expect much from Midnight Sun, but I did not anticipate it would be so awful. Not that the Twilight Saga is a timeless masterpiece, but I didn’t think it could be worse. And it was. All this did was turn red flags into flashing caution lights.
Edward spends all the time whining about how he’s a danger to Bella (after he wishes she didn’t exist mind you like he isn’t a vampire who’s been on earth longer than he should) and Rose not accepting what he was doing even after he admits he’s putting them in danger. There aren’t any real moments where I think, “Oh, poor Edward, he has it so hard.” It’s mind numbing. It actually made me wish Bella had chosen Jacob or at the very least Mike.
This should be a cautionary tale of run from the boy who stalks you and gives you whiplash with his mood swings. Oh, and tells you he’s dangerous.
I don’t recommend this book even as someone who still enjoys Twilight even though I’m not a huge fan of it anymore. As I said the saga isn’t a timeless masterpiece, but this absolutely ruins the saga. For me personally it ruined any charm Edward had.
Edward spends all the time whining about how he’s a danger to Bella (after he wishes she didn’t exist mind you like he isn’t a vampire who’s been on earth longer than he should) and Rose not accepting what he was doing even after he admits he’s putting them in danger. There aren’t any real moments where I think, “Oh, poor Edward, he has it so hard.” It’s mind numbing. It actually made me wish Bella had chosen Jacob or at the very least Mike.
This should be a cautionary tale of run from the boy who stalks you and gives you whiplash with his mood swings. Oh, and tells you he’s dangerous.
I don’t recommend this book even as someone who still enjoys Twilight even though I’m not a huge fan of it anymore. As I said the saga isn’t a timeless masterpiece, but this absolutely ruins the saga. For me personally it ruined any charm Edward had.
phoenix__14's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I would like it if the rest of the series was told like this.
cala_p's review against another edition
5.0
My excitement going into this book knows no bounds.
This was a whole lot more enjoyable than Twilight - and I was one of the ones on the Twilight bandwagon. After a recent reread as an adult, I realized how young she sounded and how...eh she made him sound. I think this book retold in his POV definitely provides the air of maturity that he is, and makes her sound better too. Some of the things he said in Twilight did not seem very Edward-y, but from his perspective it was normalized. On this note, Twilight got bashed for some of the events that occur and I like how the author took time to rationalize each event and explain why he did it. I think this one provided a lot more to the series/book. The improved writing helped of course.
The Cullens are a great group of characters, but play a very minor role in Twilight and New Moon. I also enjoyed this one for the insight it gave to the characters. How they interact outside of Bella’s POV. For example, I always assumed Edward was closer with Jasper, but this book shows how that is not true. He is closer to Emmett, which helps give Emmett more depth. In the original series, Jasper plays a few roles, while Emmett is just there. In this one, we get to see his thoughts on Edward’s relationship with Bella, and although confused at first, how he did treat and protect her like family in the end. On the note of Jasper, this gave a wonderful look into how his ability actually works. It can almost be compared to Bella’s shield in Breaking Dawn. It was a fascinating look into the mechanics. It’s also no secret in Twilight that Alice saw a vision of Bella as a vampire, but in his POV we get to see the vision almost first-hand. It’s just a lot more insight to their thoughts of Bella, all while Edward was falling in love with her.
I enjoyed the struggle his character gave. Again, no offense Twilight, but she was a girl with a crush. There was no struggle for her, other than hoping he liked her. In this one, we get insight into the actual struggle he had when meeting her, and then again when just getting close to her, and again when building the relationship. It gives the entire series more depth. In a vampire book, it’s always nice to get the perspective of the vampire, who is having the struggle with bloodlust.
I know this is just Twilight retold, and the author said she isn’t planning the others, but I really hope she reconsiders. I know she mentioned not wanting to do New Moon in his POV, but again, I really think it could add something to the series. While New Moon brushed over the first few months, I’d enjoy seeing the first few months in his perspective. With Eclipse and the love triangle and proposal, all things I’d love to get in his head about. And book 4, especially. Between the wedding, painful pregnancy, growing friendship with Jacob, and the Volturi stuff. She says it won’t happen, but she also said the same for Midnight Sun, so here’s hoping. If we bug her enough maybe. She stated she wasn’t how excited people would feel for Midnight Sun and that got a huge reception, so. Also, the Jacob and Renesmee book please!
Overall, after rereading the series and now this one, I am finding it hard to let the series go again. Nostalgia, much! I really need to not let so much time pass next time.
This was a whole lot more enjoyable than Twilight - and I was one of the ones on the Twilight bandwagon. After a recent reread as an adult, I realized how young she sounded and how...eh she made him sound. I think this book retold in his POV definitely provides the air of maturity that he is, and makes her sound better too. Some of the things he said in Twilight did not seem very Edward-y, but from his perspective it was normalized. On this note, Twilight got bashed for some of the events that occur and I like how the author took time to rationalize each event and explain why he did it. I think this one provided a lot more to the series/book. The improved writing helped of course.
The Cullens are a great group of characters, but play a very minor role in Twilight and New Moon. I also enjoyed this one for the insight it gave to the characters. How they interact outside of Bella’s POV. For example, I always assumed Edward was closer with Jasper, but this book shows how that is not true. He is closer to Emmett, which helps give Emmett more depth. In the original series, Jasper plays a few roles, while Emmett is just there. In this one, we get to see his thoughts on Edward’s relationship with Bella, and although confused at first, how he did treat and protect her like family in the end. On the note of Jasper, this gave a wonderful look into how his ability actually works. It can almost be compared to Bella’s shield in Breaking Dawn. It was a fascinating look into the mechanics. It’s also no secret in Twilight that Alice saw a vision of Bella as a vampire, but in his POV we get to see the vision almost first-hand. It’s just a lot more insight to their thoughts of Bella, all while Edward was falling in love with her.
I enjoyed the struggle his character gave. Again, no offense Twilight, but she was a girl with a crush. There was no struggle for her, other than hoping he liked her. In this one, we get insight into the actual struggle he had when meeting her, and then again when just getting close to her, and again when building the relationship. It gives the entire series more depth. In a vampire book, it’s always nice to get the perspective of the vampire, who is having the struggle with bloodlust.
I know this is just Twilight retold, and the author said she isn’t planning the others, but I really hope she reconsiders. I know she mentioned not wanting to do New Moon in his POV, but again, I really think it could add something to the series. While New Moon brushed over the first few months, I’d enjoy seeing the first few months in his perspective. With Eclipse and the love triangle and proposal, all things I’d love to get in his head about. And book 4, especially. Between the wedding, painful pregnancy, growing friendship with Jacob, and the Volturi stuff. She says it won’t happen, but she also said the same for Midnight Sun, so here’s hoping. If we bug her enough maybe. She stated she wasn’t how excited people would feel for Midnight Sun and that got a huge reception, so. Also, the Jacob and Renesmee book please!
Overall, after rereading the series and now this one, I am finding it hard to let the series go again. Nostalgia, much! I really need to not let so much time pass next time.
leekleek's review against another edition
4.0
Lots of angst. Very long book. But brought back all the warm fuzzy feelings of the original series.