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A review by samsweebooknook
The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner by Stephenie Meyer
2.5
A short novella to add to the Twilight series, with this one focusing on Bree Tanner who was just a teenager when Riley turned her into a vampire. Introduced to us in Eclipse, she only had a small part in the main story, however her novella gives the reader a chance to see what life as a newborn vampire is actually like.
For someone with such a minor role, I always quite liked Bree and thought it would be really interesting to see a bit of her backstory and learn more about her. Unfortunately I wasn't as invested in this book as I thought I would be. It was interesting to see the newborn phase from a point of view other than Bella (who had super self control so didn't really count), and also see to the Cullen's from an outsider's point of view, but I found it quite a slow burn. The first half of the book felt completely separate to the rest of the Twilight series with the second half drawing me in more.
Also while it's only a novella at 170ish pages, I didn't like the fact that there were no chapters and it was essentially one long read - something which may not be an issue for others but it did affect my enjoyment of the book.
Even though we know the fate of Bree from both the books and movies, and the title's a bit of a giveaway aswell ðŸ¤, I was rooting for a different ending for her.
So while it didn't add a huge amount to the Twilight series, it was an easy read that I'm glad I read just to say I finished the whole series. A 2.5 star for me.
For someone with such a minor role, I always quite liked Bree and thought it would be really interesting to see a bit of her backstory and learn more about her. Unfortunately I wasn't as invested in this book as I thought I would be. It was interesting to see the newborn phase from a point of view other than Bella (who had super self control so didn't really count), and also see to the Cullen's from an outsider's point of view, but I found it quite a slow burn. The first half of the book felt completely separate to the rest of the Twilight series with the second half drawing me in more.
Also while it's only a novella at 170ish pages, I didn't like the fact that there were no chapters and it was essentially one long read - something which may not be an issue for others but it did affect my enjoyment of the book.
Even though we know the fate of Bree from both the books and movies, and the title's a bit of a giveaway aswell ðŸ¤, I was rooting for a different ending for her.
So while it didn't add a huge amount to the Twilight series, it was an easy read that I'm glad I read just to say I finished the whole series. A 2.5 star for me.