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A review by cala_p
Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer
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.