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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.
lindseyam's review against another edition
3.0
yes this took me over a year to finish. i don’t want to talk about it! as a twilight fan i have lots of thoughts on this one so!!
okay. first i want to see i hated how long this book was. my copy was a good three hundred pages longer than the og twilight — even though its following the same plot. stephenie meyer have mercy next time, please. i understand that hearing everyone’s thoughts = more to write about, but my gosh.
meyer’s writing did improve a lot here though. especially compared to the first twilight but, like, duh. there were some lines i was actually shocked to read in a twilight book. like the entire persephone, hades and pomegranate part!!! loved, loved, loved that part!!!
also i’m literally a bella girlie til i die. that’s my wife!!!! you guys don’t understand her like i do. with that said, this book has far too much edward. every time bella wasn’t in the scene (which isn’t much; there’s no really no such thing as bella without edward, and vice versa) i was snoozing. also, edward kept referring to “the monster” which was simply his desire to kill bella, so that was definitely something.
there’s some parts where edward and bella are genuinely cute, and the romance is almost admirable. then, you remember this is twilight and he’s literally insane!
okay. first i want to see i hated how long this book was. my copy was a good three hundred pages longer than the og twilight — even though its following the same plot. stephenie meyer have mercy next time, please. i understand that hearing everyone’s thoughts = more to write about, but my gosh.
meyer’s writing did improve a lot here though. especially compared to the first twilight but, like, duh. there were some lines i was actually shocked to read in a twilight book. like the entire persephone, hades and pomegranate part!!! loved, loved, loved that part!!!
also i’m literally a bella girlie til i die. that’s my wife!!!! you guys don’t understand her like i do. with that said, this book has far too much edward. every time bella wasn’t in the scene (which isn’t much; there’s no really no such thing as bella without edward, and vice versa) i was snoozing. also, edward kept referring to “the monster” which was simply his desire to kill bella, so that was definitely something.
there’s some parts where edward and bella are genuinely cute, and the romance is almost admirable. then, you remember this is twilight and he’s literally insane!
keeleysmh's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
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? No
3.0
melbeale's review against another edition
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
ilikemywhiskysweet's review against another edition
2.0
Dos estrellas (aunque las estrellas no suman), la primera estrella porque la lectura no es tan insufrible como pensé que sería (con el pasar de los años) y la segunda por nostalgia.
Recuerdo haber leído este libro en un documento de word office con una portada azul pensando que era un fanfic y haber concluido que era mejor que los 'libros originales'; aunque no he releído la saga en casi diez años, estoy segura que esa declaración se mantiene. Es ligeramente más interesante tener la perspectiva de un vampiro atormentado/enamorado, que los pensamientos de Bella.
Pregunto ahora, ¿Qué le tomó a Stephanie casi 10 años? Porque este trabajo es casi (si no completamente) idéntico a ese 'fanfic' que leí hace una década. ¿Edición?
Recuerdo haber leído este libro en un documento de word office con una portada azul pensando que era un fanfic y haber concluido que era mejor que los 'libros originales'; aunque no he releído la saga en casi diez años, estoy segura que esa declaración se mantiene. Es ligeramente más interesante tener la perspectiva de un vampiro atormentado/enamorado, que los pensamientos de Bella.
Pregunto ahora, ¿Qué le tomó a Stephanie casi 10 años? Porque este trabajo es casi (si no completamente) idéntico a ese 'fanfic' que leí hace una década. ¿Edición?
djinnduffy's review against another edition
3.0
On the one hand, I can't believe I didn't write a review for this sooner, as I did enjoy parts of it. On the other hand, there's not a lot to say, so I can see how it was put off. Ultimately, I thought this was an interesting addition to the series. I think Smeyer's writing has improved, and Edward as a character is wildly more interesting than Bella, so I enjoyed his perspective for the most part. The additional scenes included on he and Bella talking--missing from her side of the story--were quite charming, and I appreciated their inclusion. Also more of the Cullens. Who wouldn't want that?
That said, Edward is still a creep, and I found the last third supremely boring, just as I do in Twilight. There's no real action for me, and I don't care about Bella, so there's that. Generally speaking, though, I enjoyed this! It's way too long, but if I were ever going to reread the start of this saga, I'd probably prefer Edward's version to Bella's.
That said, Edward is still a creep, and I found the last third supremely boring, just as I do in Twilight. There's no real action for me, and I don't care about Bella, so there's that. Generally speaking, though, I enjoyed this! It's way too long, but if I were ever going to reread the start of this saga, I'd probably prefer Edward's version to Bella's.
jillohara's review against another edition
dark
slow-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
2.5