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tepidgirlsummer'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? It's complicated
2.0
I’m in the throes of a Twilight Saga reread. New Moon has always been my least favorite book, but I’d forgotten why. I sort of remembered it being boring, but thought maybe I hadn’t read it with the right perspective the first few times. I have a greater appreciation for emotional nuance than I did in my very early 20s, and several fellow Ratties defended this installment as important to understand the emotional bond between Bella and Jacob in the future books.
But holy moly is this book a snooze fest. It’s probably about 150-200 pages too long. And aging has only made me even more weirded out by how much Stephenie Meyer normalized these extremely codependent and manipulative relationships. Also, there is virtually no plot. I think this one is supposed to be more character-driven, but there’s hardly any character development after the first couple hundred pages.
I liked Twilight more this time around than I did previously. I remember Eclipse being my favorite, so hopefully that reread doesn’t disappoint.
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death, Vomit, Suicide attempt, and Blood
Minor: Classism and Colonisation
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
4.0
Graphic: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Animal death, Vomit, Blood, Death, Abandonment, Car accident, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Suicide
macliffe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Toxic relationship, and Mental illness
Moderate: Blood, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Gore
tiana_king's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Abandonment, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Vomit, Toxic relationship, and Injury/Injury detail
planetshelf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Abandonment, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, and Dysphoria
Minor: Death, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Violence, and Vomit
riseisbookapp's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Vomit
linnylionheart'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
3.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Vomit
Moderate: Religious bigotry, Sexual content, and Suicide
Minor: Car accident, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Sexism, and Torture
mentioned alcohol in form of detailed description of skin disinfectant (particularly the smell and color)