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nxclx's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Honestly, I feel bad giving this book 1 star, but honestly, that's what it got. This is a whole mess, and I wouldn't have finished it if it hadn't been for it being a retelling of twilight. Just... sad. And I would have rather read about Alice's story.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Cursing, Death, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Torture
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Gore, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, Sexual content, and Stalking
betweentheshelves's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
slow-paced
- 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? Yes
3.0
Finally jumped on the train and read (listened) to this, and I was mostly entertained! Edward is still as dramatic as ever, but I honestly preferred his voice to Bella's. Plus, I liked getting to know some of Edward's family a bit more, including more of Edward's background. If more books were published from his point of view, I'd likely read them!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, Misogyny, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Medical content and Stalking
taakofromtv13's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-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
4.0
This book gave whole new perspective on the Twilight saga and the relationship between Bella and Edward. It was fueled by nostalgia but didn’t feel like a rewrite of Twilight, rather a companion.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood and Violence
Moderate: Medical content
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, and Suicidal thoughts
claudiamacpherson's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This book was alternately really interesting and completely insufferable. On the one hand, Edward absolutely hates himself, so reading from a first-person perspective made me kind of hate him as well. Plus, I first read the Twilight saga in middle school and didn't see how creepy and toxic the relationship between Bella and Edward is. As a 24-year-old, my taste in both books and romantic relationships has changed (thank God), so all the boundary crossing Edward does was just one red flag after another. On the other hand, Edward's ability to read minds means that we get glimpses of other points of view, plus a lot more detail that wasn't included in the original book. I particularly loved the extra details about the other vampires, because I hold the firm belief that every single character in Twilight is more interesting than Edward or Bella. The new information about Alice's and Jasper's abilities and the baseball and climax scenes were my favorites. Overall, this book made me super nostalgic for my middle school years of Twilight obsession but also very grateful for how much I've grown since then.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: Car accident, Death, Gore, Medical content, Murder, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence
Minor: Animal death
elskabee's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- 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
2.5
No better or worse than Twilight.
If you are a twilight renaissance participant or a former twi-hard that's just curious, then I suppose you will get something out of it - I did - but it definitely has many flaws.
Being the same story as twilight but written from another perspective limits it severely, it has the same plot points just with other pieces filled in and a few flashback type sections sprinkled throughout.
The biggest downside was the length. It was very long and it felt like it by the end I basically had to start skimming paragraphs so that I could actually get through it without giving up. It's significantly longer than twilight, but most of that is Edward's self-loathing which gets very repetitive when he same analogies are used over and over. Repetition can work when done well, but here it felt like being talked down to. Like "here, see? another moment where this analogy applies."
There were enjoyable moments and if you cut out most of the mopey emo stuff it is a pretty standard YA book which is why I didn't rate it more harshly (or more generously).
If you are a twilight renaissance participant or a former twi-hard that's just curious, then I suppose you will get something out of it - I did - but it definitely has many flaws.
Being the same story as twilight but written from another perspective limits it severely, it has the same plot points just with other pieces filled in and a few flashback type sections sprinkled throughout.
The biggest downside was the length. It was very long and it felt like it by the end I basically had to start skimming paragraphs so that I could actually get through it without giving up. It's significantly longer than twilight, but most of that is Edward's self-loathing which gets very repetitive when he same analogies are used over and over. Repetition can work when done well, but here it felt like being talked down to. Like "here, see? another moment where this analogy applies."
There were enjoyable moments and if you cut out most of the mopey emo stuff it is a pretty standard YA book which is why I didn't rate it more harshly (or more generously).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Stalking
Moderate: Blood and Violence
Minor: Medical content
pigeonsjones's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Violence, Body horror, Medical content, and Gore
Moderate: Death, Torture, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Pedophilia
thespacejamber's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
tense
slow-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
a concise review:
edward, like all men, doesn't know how to shut the fuck up in any given situation. this goes on for far too long.
edward, like all men, doesn't know how to shut the fuck up in any given situation. this goes on for far too long.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Medical content, Misogyny, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence
leilorenzo's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Long-awaited, especially after the tease we had a looong while ago.
Was it everything I hoped? I'm not sure. I liked getting more snippets into their relationship and seeing everything from Edward's point of view. I read somewhere of people complaining about how he is always morose, bit he IS an old man living through highschool over and over again... and I didn't find it too bothersome, really.
Was it everything I hoped? I'm not sure. I liked getting more snippets into their relationship and seeing everything from Edward's point of view. I read somewhere of people complaining about how he is always morose, bit he IS an old man living through highschool over and over again... and I didn't find it too bothersome, really.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Torture
Minor: Medical content
whittenholmes's review against another edition
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Medical content, Violence, and Blood
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