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Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer
5.0

Well, I did it, I read Midnight Sun.

I think I can safely assume anyone who is considering reading this book is a Twilight fan of some kind, whether you hate or love that part of yourself, it's there. I would say there are people who would love to hate-read this but 758 pages?? yeah I don't think even hate reading is worth that level of commitment. But I'm gonna be real, if you like Twilight, you're probably going to love this. It took me almost 3 months to read this book and it now holds the title of the longest book I've ever read but even if I hate to admit it, it may honestly be one of my favourites from this year.

Discovering Edward is just an over-anxious teenager who doesn't know how to make good decisions when choosing how to use his extra special vampire powers will never stop amusing me. The Cullen Family content, the Charlie content and the Angela content we got in this? Immaculate. I have never loved the side characters of the Twilight Saga more.

Now in terms of quality, it's a hit or miss. You can really see that Stephenie Meyer's writing has evolved since the original saga but I also can't claim that 758 pages is a great example of pacing. She captured Edward's character wonderfully in this book but in his case, that meant capturing every single overthought detail that crossed his anxious brain.

I'm gonna sit here and tell everyone to read this, no matter how much I enjoyed the experience. It's not for everyone but if, like me, you have a craving that you just can't seem to suppress for more Twilight content, this book will give you plenty. Just maybe don't set yourself for reading this one fast, 45-page chapters don't allow for that.