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Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

6 reviews

stindex's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Sexism, Misogyny, Adult/minor relationship, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Body horror, and Abandonment

cryptidofcreation's review against another edition

funny mysterious reflective relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I feel like there isn't even a need to write a review, because who doesn't know Twilight by now.
Like many, I have a complicated relationship with the Twilight saga. It is so bad but so good.
It is a terrible book, but it's unintentionally so unhinged and funny. 
It also really puts me in the mood for fall! Especially when having the movie soundtrack play in the background while reading. 
When I read it for the first time when the books first came out I read Twilight in Dutch.
This was my first read through in English and I have to say I was surprised to find out that Stephenie Meyer isn't a bad writer! The writing style is easy and enjoyable to read in my opinion. However, I will forever be convinced Stephanie was meant to be a thriller/horror author who for some reason stumbled into the romance genre. 

All and all, I had fun rereading Twilight and will be rereading the rest of the series.
When the book first came out I read a bit of midnight sun. I was told it justifies a lot of Edwards actions when you read the story from his perspective. It did not. It made it worse. I love this dumpster fire of a book series. 

Read at your own risk. You will never be the same.

Ps: Alice is and always will be the BEST character

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Stalking, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Torture, and Physical abuse

Minor: Death, Car accident, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Sexism, Suicide attempt, and Grief

walrus420's review against another edition

dark mysterious

• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Stalking, Blood, and Gore

Minor: Sexism, Stalking, Sexual harassment, and Sexual content

snwalsh's review against another edition

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, and Sexism

elderflower's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny relaxing tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

Song to go with this book: Savior Complex by Phoebe Bridgers 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Car accident, Cultural appropriation, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence

luluslittlelibrary's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

5.0

Yes, technically speaking this is a bad book, however... it is rare that I can find another book that captivated me as much as twilight did. As a quote from one of my favorite reviews, "It’s not good, but it’s enjoyable to a ridiculously juvenile corner of my mind". Stephenie Meyer does a wonderful job creating a setting and atmosphere that is so easy to get lost in. Bella is obviously an underdeveloped character, but this was clearly done on purpose so that all kinds of readers would be able to relate to her and picture themselves in her shoes. If you are looking for a book with well-developed characters and a good plot, do not read this book. But if you just want a cute (if problematic) romance that you can finish in a couple of days, look no further. You should also note that there is pretty obvious racism and misogyny throughout the book and heavily featured toxic relationships. Lastly, I think that twilight is the best book in the series and could be read alone, but I definitely think the others are worth reading if you are interested.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Stalking

Moderate: Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, and Violence

Minor: Blood