Book Reviews of Breaking Dawn (Twilight, Bk 4)

As a huge fan of the first three in the series, this one is a disappointment. The characters seem out of sync with those in the first three books, some of the plot points are downright laughable and everything is far too neat and tidy.

It seems that with "Breaking Dawn" either you loved it or hated it. Although I wouldn't go quite so far as to say that I hated it, I really didn't enjoy it. In fact, I found it depressing. Meyer seemed to gone the way Patricia Cornwell did with her Kay Scarpetta series: beloved characters that had been so richly portrayed in the past books all of a sudden seem dull and almost unrecognizable, storylines and characters are thrown in willy-nilly and then removed just as quickly, and (the worst sin) the main character starts to get under your skin so much that you almost stop caring about her. On it's own this book might have been okay but it's so oddly out of sorts with the rest of the series that it just bothered me. I'm sorry to say that I cannot recommend it.

Epic failure. Huge disappointment.
The characters seemed...out of character. It was hard to overlook the gaping plot holes and inconsistencies.

This series is an absolute horrible piece of fiction. Aside from the fact that Meyer completely butchers vampire lore, Bella is the most vapid, anti-feminist character that I have ever had the misfortune to read. The entire series involves Bella worshiping Edward calling him everything from perfect to glorious to God-like, and wondering why he is in love with her when it's so clear that she's a stupid, fragile, clutzy human who doesn't deserve him. Bella is, in a word, too stupid to live. I am seriously dismayed that so many young women adore this series when it teaches them that the only way to validate yourself is through being loved by a superior man. Aside from the troubling anti-feminist message Meyer also lacks the basic artistic skills that it takes to write a good and intriguing book. Her characterization is two-dimensional at best and her ability to plot and build a climax is even worse. The entire series centers around the relationship between these two characters, Bella and Edward, who magically fall in love at first sight with no explanation other than that Edward is hot and Bella smells tasty to Edward.

Bottom line- this book is pure juvenile romantic fantasy with less substance than a Harlequin romance and even worse writing.

This is one of my least favorite of the Twilight saga. I keep hearing that it gets better with each re-read, so I'll give it another try. But my initial impression was mixed. I didn't hate the book like some did, but it's definitely not my favorite. It felt rather rushed in some places, and anti-climactic in others. But the end was satisfying.

I've seen a good mix of reviews for this book and while I see most of the points, I personally LOVED it. It was good closure for me. I liked how everything tied together, and everything made sense in the end.
I thought it was GREAT!

I love the way Stephenie Meyer ended this series. I would have to say it is the best ending to a series I have ever read. The first book is still my favorite, but this is definately a close second. I strongly recommend you read the Twilight series.

This book was very very good. I don't want to give anything away, but the end gave me closure. A captivating end to an amazing series. Many people had complaints about it, but i though it was perfect.

I found this a gratifying ending to the series. I'd recommend it to anyone who liked the others. Contrary to some other reviewers, I have no complaints!

I listened to an unabridged version of the first book and was so engrossed that I couldn't wait in line on PBS to get the next 3 and went out and bought them. I read the last three in 4 days. I just couldn't put them down.

I feel that Breaking Dawn did a good job of putting everything right. I did miss some of the "bond" between Bella, Edward and Jacob and hated that Alice's role was so diminished but overall I am very satisfied and would recommend this series to anyone. I'll be giving my mom a set for christmas and saveing mine for my kids to read in a few years.

Breathtaking!!! Romantic with a happy ending. You will never know what hit you........BEAUTIFUL........

My opinion is my own, but this was dreck!

Bella whines and is a super-vampire!
Edward is cool and detached.
Jacob is in love. And it's sorta yucky...
The rest of the Cullen family were cyphers.
Stuff happened, but I didn't care about who it was happening to and the why it was happening was rarely made clear.

There are so many good books, even great ones out there, why is this one getting so much attention?

I have never wanted to stab myself in the eye so much over the ending in a book as I have this one. Can we say anti-climatic much? I was hoping for something less "Disney" in the end, but apparently the author can't deliver on that.

The characters and plot just seemed to fall apart in this book. It basically gets to be the type of story where the author pulls in a lot of side-characters just so she can use big name vamps (Vlad for instance) and gets you anticipating something that just falls short.

Without rehashing what other reviewers have pointed out, this book was just a big disappointment and a waste of money. Sigh...

Let's just say I'm glad the series is over and the author seems to have wrapped everything up so I won't have to groan over the corniness anymore.

ok folks, here it comes! The final book! Unfortneatly for me 1/2 the plot was spoiled for me by a PBS buddy... (you know who you are, LOL)(it only mad me want to read the book faster, LOL) But i still loved it! I made a poor attempt to skip the entire second section of the book (read from Jacobs point of view) but by doing so you really dont know too much on whats going on. Jacob is a snotty selfish little brat and poor Bella goes through so much! Its really hard to do a good review without giving away plot spoilers so i will just leave it with 2 words:
LOVED IT! I will reread this series even when im 99 years old! Hopefully Edward will come and bite me before then.....

Loved the series - - hated this book. I forced myself to finish it only to find that it gets worse as the story progresses. Stephenie Meyers introduces a gaggle of new characters, and pays no attention to premise of which these vampires have been created. There are just so many inconsistencies. It's just really creepy - - hard to imagine it was the same author.

loved this book alot, but i thought that all of it should have been told from Bella's prospective, as about a third of it was told form Jacob's point of view.

Although most of the book was predictable with a lot of convenient short cuts and no real sacrifices by the main characters, there were some amusing moments and I found the characters less annoying than in previous books. There was also more actually going on rather than me ending the book thinking - 400 plus pages of nothing much happened that could have been made shorter. So I'd say - above average and entertaining, but didn't blow me away.

I've browsed through reviews and realize I am in the minority. I didn't love this book, but didn't totally hate it. I completely agree that the characters didn't seem to be "themselves". It was very inconsistent and anti-climatic. I read Twilight and the others very quickly - I couldn't put them down. This one took me almost a full week to read. I just didn't really care about the story. There were some fun parts, but overall, I think she could have ended with Eclipse and I would have been ok with that.

Now that I'm done reading Breaking Dawn, my final thought is ... seriously? Renesmee? That's a name for a character? Truly? YEEEEEEEEEEEEESH

I'll say 3.5 stars I guess. I need to sit back and absorb the story some more before I comment much further. But goodness, how that name bothered me.

Did not love this book as much as the first three in the series. Main plot went against everything SMeyer has said about her vampires to date. Jacob's point of view was interesting, but unnecessary. Read like a decent piece of Fan Fiction. It was just OK.

Wow! Unbelievably believable! If you've ever seen one of my reviews...it's a rarity for me to be this enthusiastic...I'm actually not even sure if I've rated a book 5 stars before.
I'm a little shocked that the first few reviews (scanned waiting for the page to load) were negative. Personally I didn't even want to like the first book, but I couldn't stop reading. The 2nd book was just as good. The 3rd book I found slow, but still worth reading (not alone, mind you...). And this was fantastic!
So, some details. Bella so totally comes into her own! You get all the enjoyable 'happily ever after' AND you get lots of drama...it's well written, it's poignant, I laughed out loud, I cried (okay, only once...but still), my heart raced with excitement...what more could you want! And if you love Jacob...he gets his love, too!
And there's more! Completely new twists...some even might catch you by surprise! With lots of possibilities to write more in the future...so many interesting characters with their own interesting stories.
Wishlist it, but don't wait...get on the wait list at the library; it's so much faster!

Everyone's tastes are different, and clearly this series has some devoted fans. For me, I felt strangely drawn to keep reading this series, even while strongly disliking them...it's like a trainwreck, you can't look away...

Breaking Dawn was the bizarre, disjointed, gory culmination of that trainwreck. Honestly, my hand to God, I have read better-written fanfiction than this book. I don't want to offer "spoilers" because I know these books are loved by so many...but good grief, as you read, it just keeps going further and further down the rabbit hole. Honestly, I saw an icon out on the internet that said it best:

"Twilight means never having to say you're kidding."

This book, for me, was terrible. It seemed like the author rushed through it, just so that it was done on time. At some points I felt like I should have a red pen in my hand for a peer edit. I would recomend to anyone who started reading the Twilight series to just stop with the first book, because they are all down hill from there.

Quite honestly, I was extremely disappointed with this installment of the series. I could care less about a "happy ending" and the main character ending up with a particular love interest as several fans complained about. I thought it was sloppy in its execution, too melodramatic, and over the top in the story. She tried to do too much and didn't write it very well. The first two books were tight; the third got a bit messy, and the final one was, in my opinion, a sell out to consumers.

I have to give this book, objectively, 4 stars. At 750 pages, I felt that some parts were unnecessary, and that about 200 pages could have been shaved off of the book it would have earned a 5 star review. To parents: This book DOES have Bella and Edward having sex- a few times.

Anyways, in this book, we read Jacob's perspective for about 10-13 chapters, that could have been cut in half and some other parts, the waiting dragged out. Overall, I did enjoy the final book in the series, especially their wedding, honeymoon and choices they made and how it affected this Cullen Family.

I've seen some mixed emotions regarding how this series came to a close. I happen to think that book 4 was a perfect ending to an entertaining story. For all the buildup in the first three books, this was the only way the story could go. All loose ends have been tied up nicely and a reader who liked the first three will certainly enjoy the fourth and final book in Ms. Meyer's imaginative series.

I highly anticipated this book after flying through the rest of the series...and I have to say I was disappointed with it. I do feel like there was closure which is a good thing because i hate when books just stop and you're like "seriously, that's how it ended". BUT I don't like that it felt very repeptative and almost over explained, I don't feel that it needed to be as long as it was. In the end i think that questions were answered and we were able to close the book and feel like Edward and Bella were in a good place. I don't know that there could have been another book after this one without it being drawn out and boring.

For me, this was my least favorite of the series. The book felt "off" from all the other books. The character traits were off, the voices were off. There was too much time spent on certain plot lines and not enough on others. The ending was a disappointment after the huge build up. I was just expecting much more.

A disappointment, but at least "I know" what happened to the characters, I suppose *laugh* I dunno, just not what I was expecting, but worth a read for the fans :)

As a huge fan of the Twilight series, I was very excited to read Breaking Dawn. I was enthralled through the novel, but was quite disappointed by the ending. I felt like I'd been sold short. As with the other novels in the Twilight series, this book is a quick easy read. It is not literary greatness, but definitely enjoyable for those of us who like a little escapism once in a while. Again, I felt cheated at the end, like the author had taken the easy way out, but otherwise, a very entertaining novel.

I agree that it was a tad dissappointing, but to say that the characters weren't themselves is crazy. I believe that they were very much the same in this book as they were in the 3 before. They gave more emotion, in my opinion. It was a good book. My favorite of the entire series is Twilight. I believe that the first of any book or movie (usually) is the best. Breaking Dawn did get a tad boring near the end, but just like all the rest of the books, I was very sad to finish it, knowing that it would be the last one. It was a very good ending to a wonderful series, though.

"Breaking Dawn" is the fourth, and final, book in Stephanie Meyer's Twilight saga. In this review, I'm not going to convince you to read the book. You either will based on the other books in the series, or you won't.

I had some things I liked and didn't like about this book in the series, so I'm going to address them here. SPOILER ALERT!

SPOILER ALERT!
It didn't feel as if this story tied in as well with the other books in the series. "Breaking Dawn" went in a completely different direction (that before this book had no motivation).

I did like the chapter headings when Jacob was narrating. They were hilarious. But, I have to admit, I didn't care for his narration as much. This could be because I was used to Bella, or because it took me awhile to warm up to Jacob. In fact, I don't know that I did until midway through this book.

I also didn't like how everyone was so pessimistic throughout the entire novel. For me there has to be someone, even if it's just one person who believes that things will turn out well.

Overall, I liked the book. I'm very sad to see the Twilight series end. And I really look forward to "Midnight Sun". Please finish it Meyer! I know that some people in this world think more about themselves and what they will gain than what is important to others...but please don't let that get you down.

By the time I got to Breaking Dawn, I was a bit burned out on Edward and Bella. While I found this story romantic and ultimately a wrap up of the relationship between the two main characters, I was somewhat disappointed in the blatant "unbelievability" of the story and the anti-climatic "showdown" between the family and the Volturi. Overall, a nice wrap up to the ongoing story.

Title: Breaking Dawn
Author: Stephenie Meyer
ISBN: 9780316067928/Little, Brown and Company
Protagonist: teenager Bella Swan
Setting: present-day Forks, Washington
Series: #4
Rating: C

First Line: I'd had more than my fair share of near-death experiences; it wasn't something you ever really got used to.

In an attempt to avoid spoilers, I'm going to try to make this short, sweet, and mainly about my opinions. If you have the need to read a breakdown of the plot, run a search. There will be thousands of URLs for you to check out!

I really think I should've let Breaking Dawn remain in that vast sea of books that I will never read. Not because it's a terrible book. My rating shows that I don't think it was. Rather, it was just...so predictable. The first half of the book dragged beyond all belief. My own title for this part is "Bella the Martyr", and shows in part that I'm sick of her character. Thankfully the second half picked up pace when there was some real action, but reading this for me was going through the motions. I think I would've liked it better if Meyer had included more comic relief to lighten the seriousness of it all. But this is a series for teenagers, and everything tends to be deadly serious for them.

The ending of the series was a bit of a letdown for me, but that isn't quite the disappointment you might think it would be. I'm thrilled that so many people have found books that they just had to read and read and read...and talk about. Oftentimes that's the bottom line for me. At heart, I will always be a librarian wanting everyone in the known world to stick their noses in books and find in them the never-ending source of pleasure that I do. I know some of you think this entire series was dreck and provided horrible role models for teenaged readers. But...in how many cases will these young fans of Stephenie Meyer start searching for something else to read, and then something else, and something else? Those next books they turn to may be the ones that really get them to thinking, to questioning, and to keep turning to books for the answers and for pleasure. For that reason alone--sparking an interest in reading--my hat's off to Stephenie Meyer.

This 4th book in the series did not disappoint, with the exception of making me sad that it is the last. All 4 of these were extremely fast, easy reads. You know the kind - the ones that keep you hooked so that you don't want to put it down? I do think that she threw a lot of things into this one without expounding on them. She probably could've made this one into 2 books and had a 5th one. Perhaps she was tired of the characters?

This was by far the least fave of the series. It was interesting how stephenie meyer decided to take the series to a whole different level but she just jumped too fast from the third book and only summarized major parts in the beginning so she can just get right into the wedding. I thought it would lead into the wedding at a more easier pace. Also, one reviewer miss wrote something very important. This book is in two peoples perspective: it starts with Bella (the first third of the book), then Jacob (the second third) and then ends with the last third in Bella again. (Edward's perspective is never revealed). Twilight was the best and the movie will be great to see how it is different from the book. Midnight Sun (which is Twilight written in Edward's perspective) would have been great to read if Stephenie Meyers ever decided to give her fans what they deserve by finishing it.

This book is definately the weakest of the four. It feels like she rushed it. Unlike the other three, this one had a lot of typical fantasy stuff in it. Having said that, I read it in 4 days.

Wow..I didn't hate the book, but I didn't love it either. I felt like the author just rushed to get this book out and forgot to write a few pages. I was even turning back some pages because I'd be reading along and then this new tidbit of info would pop up and it's like woah wait..did I miss something..yet it was never introduced properly (like the note that Alice left Bella and then a name comes up later that was read from the note..yet I have no idea what the note even said as the author doesn't tell us!!!) This was the least favorite out of the series. I loved Twilight the best and then to me it just seems like the series started to slowly go downhill after that. This book was the worst by far as it seemed drawn out in so many spots, plot lines destroyed or totally missing, leaving you going what? how did this happen? and even who is this and why are they here??, and the characters do seem out of sorts. Also the topic of sex and the act of sex comes up a lot in this book (apparently this is what vampires do for the first 10 years after being created..sex sex and more sex...just fair warning) Which in my opinion, that didn't even need to really be brought into the book at all except perhaps to mention how Nessie was created. But again, not a wonderful storyline, rather drawn out, rather boring really (I had to fight to finish the book) I just think that she could have done much better if she took her time and tried to do the book justice instead of sending out something that you know was quickly shoved together (all the editing errors in the book will even point this out)

Wow! A great ending to the series. This book was filled with non stop action - and it really took the characters to a whole new level. You can see the progression of how the characters have grown up and dealt with a new set of choices.

I am usually good with figuring out what is going to happen in a book, but this one kept me guessing. I wasn't expecting what happened - but it went above and beyond my expectations! I wish I could say more, but I don't want to give anything away.

This book does have more adult content in it - but nothing over the top - although I would recommend that the appropriate age would be 16+. I highly recommend this book (and the series)!!!!

The fourth and last installment in the Twilight series concludes the whole series with Bella finally giving in to marry Edward and her getting pregnant on their honeymoon, But what wasn't known to be possible happened and Bella bears a half human, half vampire girl she names Renesmee. Bella is also changed into what she chose to be: a vampire.

But these changes affect not only the Cullens' and Bella's family, it also affects the wolves pack, especially Jacob. Other threads involve themselves as well.

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Breaking Dawn with its 700= pages was a piece to read, especially at parts that were just too long and made me wonder how the capability of writing page after page with the same over and over again just using different words is called. There were parts that I think are excruciating to read just because they don't seem to end, like f. e. Bella's pregnancy. Although she got the child in a manner of a few weeks it felt much longer for the reader to get through that part.

Surprisingly I liked the part from Jacob's view. A style that wasn't used by Meyer in the previous three books.

I didn't like the fact that our Bella got everything she wanted. No sacrifices at all, besides as a vampire she lost all her "bad" characteristics. No problems at all. That certainly helped finding the book exciting.
The Renesmee - Jacob relationship made me choke. Seriously ?

To end this painfully, most certainly spoiling review, I'd like to end that if Meyer would have read Wuthering Heights she'd never have used such an ending. Why she felt the need to mention Wuthering Heights more than once in her books is not understandable to me.

In the end there was no drama. All is well, happily ever after - no.
This particular way of writing a conclusion so many people waited for shatters dreams. Not mine but others I now have to feel bad for.

I think this was my favorite book in the series! Bells just becomes this self assured confident person and I just love her so much. And the ending seems like I'm gonna hate it and then at the last moment, everything turns around and I LOVED it. These books are all just soooo good!

This book to me got a little strange. The first ones were consistent, good storylines. THis book to me had too many stories going, hard to follow all of them. Some of the things that happen in Breaking Dawn will make you go "HUH?" they got a little weird for a while. But after all the weirdness, it returns to true Twilight form. It still was a very good book, I really enjoyed it.

this is the last book in a fantastic series. I loved the story line between Bella, The Cullens, and Jacob(primarily but also the Quileute Tribe and also a "surprise new comer". If you have read the other three, then you won;t be disappointed in this one (other then it's the last one). Edward and Bella finally take their last step in their relationship and get married and on that fateful night, it turns their world in a whole new direction. Couldn't put the book down.

And I thought the third book was great,,,this one blows it away. It nicely ties up a couple of loose theories that were building in your mind in the previous books. Building everything up to a nice climax and then some.
What could possibly top this in the saga???

Twilight remains my favorite of this series, however Breaking Dawn is a very, very close second! I really like that Meyer's wrote this from 3 points of view: Bella, Edward, and Jacob. The plot twists and turns were wonderful, keeping me interested and reading--it is a long story! Bella really grew up in this series, and I enjoyed that very much. Jacob too, grew up, and I loved Meyer's development of his character, and his importance in the story. Alice had been a character that I enjoyed in the past books, and the feeling that she was an important character really came through in the end! Rosalie, my least favorite grew in my estimation when she became the protector of Bella. All in all a fantastic ending to a wonderful series. Don't miss reading this book. I give it 5 stars.

My 2nd Favorite book from the Twilight Saga. Such a great read. It's a fatty though. I think over 700 pages. It took me about 2 weeks reading at least an hour every night. I was very pleased with the ending. Full of suspense.

Enrapturing us with her world of moral vampires, Meyer takes us to a place of moral ambiguity and you can't help but go with her and wonder what you would do in this situation. With the character development for the main characters sound and the plot hopping towards an inevitable altercation with doom, she introduces a multitude of new characters which is confusing and very hard to develop in the short time she has to get there.....( the book is 755 pages). Although she does give you a list on page 756 of the covens and their names. I suggest consulting that list frequently as you read so that you can follow the new characters and can understand their relationships with each other and the Cullens. I also thought the end a bit anticlimactic. But that should not stop you from reading what is truly a pretty good novel!

This is what we have been waiting for the fight and the happily every after.This book takes you in so many different turns you never know what to expect.I think everyone willbe happy with this book even the Jacob fans.

A good ending to an awesome series. I found the book to be a quick read, and the ending wrapped up the series nicely in my opinion.

This book was more hardcore than the others. It will be difficult to make a movie from this one because I don't believe it would be OK for young children. There are more "mature" subject matters as well as some very descriptive scenes that could turn your stomach.
I loved this book though, but I am 25 years old. I would have to think hard about letting a young reader read this book.
The story gets very interesting and things you wouldn't imagine happen. This whole series is now my favorite of all time. I really wish Stephanie Meyer would write more. I was sad to finish this book. It is like saying goodbye to a friend, and I want to read more about this story. I don't want it to end!

This was the GREATEST book in the Twilight series! Stephanie Meyer put great detail into this story but may change your opinon about certain charcters! When you read this story you fly into the story the words wrapping around you while making a crystal clear image inside of you mind!

For an ending to Belle's story it was very good, but the way it ends leaves you with the hope the anyother book could come after it. Of course there isn't which is (to me) like a litle teasing because I fell in love with charecters in this book and would like to know where their story goes. If you have read the other three books you have to read this one as well.

This final books of the Twilight Saga was fast paced and a wonderful read. I highly recommend this read!

Of the four books in the series, this one was my second favorite. It was very different from the other 3 books I thought. But overall a very good book.

Excellent ending!

I like parts of this book other parts i hated i thought it was OK not th best book in the series but it did have a very good ending

I didn't think this book was as good as the others in the series, and at times found it to be confusing (especially towards the end)...

Loved it! The best of the series, a good ending.

I loved this book and the whole series! I couldn't put it down, I read the whole series in less than a week. It is a classic in the making. As a parent I also apprecited how moral it was since it is for young adults. The series is backed by sound morals and family values that are lacking in many YA books. Meyer promotes close family units, no drug use, safe driving, no sex before marriage, etc... Though there is sex in the last book it takes place after Belle and Edward are married which is more than I can say about many other YA vampire series. In fact it is Edward(the male main character) that encourages the abstinance throughout the series which I beleive is an excelent example for young males... one I would love to find in any boy who would date my daughters. All and all loved the books and would recommend them to anyone. They would make a great Mother/Daughter read.

This whole series is great - I read through all 4 in about 3 weeks, because I could not put them down!!!! Very addictive, although some of it really requires you to think outside the box! I hope they make movies out of the 3 sequels!

I have mixed feelings about this book. I think the series got a little drawn out after book 2 (New Moon). I read this book super fast both because I was really itching to be done with it and ,of course, because Stephanie Meyers makes for easy reading. Overall, Twilight was my favorite. I can't take anthing away from the series as a whole, but this installment could surely have been cut down by a few hundred pages. I do look forward to reading Meyer's The Host.

In this 4th and last chapter of the Twilight series Stephenie Meyer keeps hold of your heart stringing you along until you think you may just burst from all the questions...

Will Bella ever get her true heart's desire and live her happily ever after?

Breaking Dawn Book 1 is picking up right where Eclipse let off (from Bella's perspective anyway). Jacob's perspective doesn't come back until Book 2, so for all those Jacob lovers out there, without giving it all away and saying too much, well, just know...he's not going anywhere. :) Book 3 (back to Bella's perspective) somehow knowing more than you 'know' gets you through the toughest times...:)

And for all those doom and gloomers out there, you'll get your fill.........and maybe, just maybe the best thing, maybe better than you even dreamed for Bella and all those she loves, all her heart's desires will be fulfilled.

I really didn't want this book to end..........

I kept putting it down telling myself......'not too fast'........'take it slow'.........but my impatience prevailed and I stormed through it in less than a day........

I just HAD to know what happened next.....

and I could feel it winding down.......coming to a close and not wanting to let go of those truly heart-felt characters......

'not just yet'........

so, I put it back down again (saving only the last chapter for my morning), and I was glad I did, I gave me a chance to see how everything fits puzzle-perfect...... in this 'happily ever after'.....

Great series.........
too bad they'll ruin it with movie adaptations........

not that I'm complaining, its just that most of them do no justice to what I've imagined them to be...

I did see the preview to the Twilight movie, but have been very hesitant to actually go see it........
seeing Edward look like this teenage actor......I'm sorry, but it just ruined it for me.......

My Edward looks completely different and I just can't get past it...seeing the movie will only confuse the pictures in my mind of the beautiful and powerful story that Stephenie Meyer shared with us......Thanks Stephenie! I only wish it didn't have to end......
I mean, c'mon............forever and ever and ever is a very long time!

I had heard a lot of different things about this book before I had read it.
I really wasn't sure what to expect.
I love it and I hated it.
I am a fan of the whole twilight saga, but this is my least favorite of all 4 books.
But that in no way means that I hated it.
Some of the plot lines are predictable and downright insulting to the ending of bella and edward's story.
I do believe that Stephenie Meyer could have finished her series better than this.
But overall, it wasn't bad.
She has a way of writing things that is unparalle to things that I have read in the past.
She writes it beautifully, and that is something I noticed through all 4 books.

All in all, I reccomend reading this book.
And for the record, yes. The ending is pretty stupid.
But totally worth the read.

I am a large fan of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight Series. It was a rather good bubble-gum series and rather entertaining. I do, however, believe that the series has received copious amounts of unneccessary fame from the media, as it is good, but not phenomenal. It's the book to fill the Harry Potter void. Please do not misunderstand, I loved the series.
Breaking Dawn was nothing if not disappointing. It had an excessively cliched plot with an epilogue that put J.K. Rowling's to shame. I'm quite certain I've read this book several times prior to the actual reading. The whole series was building up this tension and to this climax, and the release seemed to come at the beginning of book four, leaving a trail of minimal disputes that held no real appeal.

Starting this book, I was very sad about it ending.. thinking right away I wouldn't be satisfied. BUT as in the other 3 this book keeps you drawn into it the whole way, and in the end, I wasn't moping around wondering what could have happened instead like I thought I would.. I was satisfied with it, and knew if she had added anymore it wouldn't have been right.

Everyone who reads the first book knows that Bella will get her way with you know what (don't want to spoil it just in case) but even knowing that, it doesn't take away from it when it does happen, it wasn't a cheesy happy ending, through all of the hard times it ended absolutely perfectly. And I, was satisfied.

I absolutely love what happens with Jacob in the end, I thought it was so funny.

My favorite of the series. Enjoyed the story much more in this one and the evolution of the story, the way the threads and little details all tied in at the end. Good resolution to the series. Also liked the fact that Bella finally sprouts a pair, ahem I mean gets some confidence and becomes a stronger character.

It didn't take me long to finish this one. I did not love it. I did not hate it. I will first say what I didn't like. The plot line is to drawn out for what you see is obvious and coming. So honestly it makes it a little weak. You can see everything coming as it comes, and go "Oh right so that what its going to be" I don't like when I can see that in a book. The religious undertones are pushed a bit hard in this one as well. In my opinion.

However, that being said. I did the action. I did like that we got to meet some new characters and see some interesting twists. While I knew the character who leaves wouldn't ditch her family, I was surprised when she came back how it all wrapped up. But that was the only surprise in the book. The rest was rather predictable.

I also personally wouldn't let the intended YA audience read this one. Its a bit to...bloody, and filled with innuendo. While that was enjoyable to me as an adult. I would not let a kid read it.Over all, While I enjoyed the Saga as a whole. and am ..obviously a fan of Twilight. Breaking Dawn is my least favorite of the set. But still not a bad..book.

great book

Of the four books in this series, this was my least favorite. While it did go into more depth about Jake's story, I found the jumping around from character to character distracting. It also left me unsatisfied with how little it went into detail about Bella. It is a good book, just not as good as the three previous ones.

Boy Vampire, girl Human? Love? What more can a girl ask for?

Why I loved it...
The emotional rollar coaster was a wicked trip. Bella and Edward come full circle with an expected hopeful turn of events that we all waited for. Action packed scenes that should translate very interestingly to screen. Finally a page turner with just a few speed bumps. Compared to the rest of the series this one was the best.


Why I hated it....
Too many unanswered questions.
As much as it was refreshing to read a different point of view (Jacob Black's), it as extremely annoying to read through these heart breaking emotions and then end the story so slighted. I feel ripped off of this character. I can only hope if it becames a movie the screen play writer ammends the mistake.

Why do vampires get a happy ending? As much as I loved that these characters found their justice of being together, it just doesn't seem appropriate to gives these two a happy ending. I really expected ending this series in tears with a nice glass of wine and a tissue box....

Breaking dawn is excellent. I only wish that the saga could coninue.

Excellent Stephanie You hit a grand slam!!!!!!

PS. The Movie on the first book was also well done.

(as the others said---this is my own opinion)

Wolfinthecity

This was a great conclusion to the series, I was a little disappointed with the ending scene with the Voltari. I had hoped the Cullen's would flex just a little more muscle.

I loved the first 3 books and couldn't wait to finish the series. Breaking Dawn was disappointing to me, it didn't follow the same style as the previous books. There were too many vampires and characters for me to keep up with and I felt as though the book could have been a bit more concise. I agree with a previous reviewer that a spin off of Nessie and Jacob would be really intersting!

I loved the first one so much I went and bought the rest. This one was one of my favorites, I loved the fact that Jacob finally found someone to love, I loved the fact that he stayed within the "family" Bella finally gets her wish and turns and her life is wonderful. I loved this one as much as the first. A must read if you read the others. I did want one more book. I want to see what happens to "Nessie" and "Jacob" would love to read a spin off of them. To me this is a great book. The best of the series. I read them all in 4 days.

Unfortunately, I didn't love Breaking Dawn, but I did like it. I felt that the book was too long and was a little bit too detailed in certain areas that it didn't need to be. While I enjoyed the ending, it was very convenient and I wished there was a little more conflict. It would have made the story a little more realistic (as realistic as a paranormal book can be). I absolutely hated the resolution regarding Jacob. I thought he got the short-end of the stick and I wished his HEA could have been better. Overall, this was a very good series.

I have read and reread that Twilight series books so many times that I truly feel like the Cullens are a part of my family. I love them as Stephenie loves them, so I was decidedly nervous about the final installment. I must say that Stephenie ended it in a way that I could never have imagined, but OH! what an ending. The twists and turns through out are highly unexpected but absolutely make this a page turner. It gets a little tedious around the last 5 chapters, but over all, this is a phenomenal story. You won't be disappointed.

WOW!

Simply amazing!

I actually wish I could give this more than 5 stars! In the few final chapters I actually had to remind myself to breathe!

I jumped right into this series and ended up reading all 4 books within a week. It was nice to see Breaking Dawn come full circle and end the series perfectly. It was funny to see that in Twilight, Edward saves Bella, in New Moon Alice saves Bella, in Eclipse Edward & Seth save Bella and in Breaking Dawn it is Bella who finally saves everyone!

Stephenie Meyer is a genius for the way this series is written. Defintely on my favorite book list now!

I could analyze the lack of clarity or appropriateness of issues that were brought up in the final book but I really don't think they were a huge problem in the grand scheme of things. The final book wrapped things up, allowed us to remember the positives of the characters and showed an appropriate evolving of the lead character, Bella. I think the most painful part of the last book is that it is the last one. It is the final time we will be apart of some of our favorite characters' lives. I think the final installment was a great ending for a great series and I also think that it doesn't lessen the desire to remain wrapped up in yet another installment.

...maybe she could rewrite them with more graphic descriptions...just an idea... :)

Awesome book! It makes some interesting turns. I loved every minute of it!

My Review: A

Did I think this was a 'satisfying ending' to the series? Yes. I thought that everything turned out just wonderfully. Couldn't be happier. I am disappointed because there were personal goals I had for the characters that weren't fulfilled, but the almost 800 pages would have expanded by a couple hundred for every story line I had in my head, so no big deal there. Ms. Meyer has a wonderful capability for writing emotions. I felt one with the characters at all times. Frustrated when they were and happy when they were as well.

With out giving too much away, there was a lapse in time that I wished we'd have been able to read instead of skip over, but I dealt with it. Though, with it in mind I didn't give the book an A+. I felt just being told what happened in a three month span was not near as good as reading it.

As to the people that thought she broke rules she set (the author) I disagree, I also disagree that the characters were acting..uncharacteristic. I think everyone reacted exactly the way I would have expected them too.

I enjoyed this book a lot. I look forward to more books by Ms. Meyer, and am off to put The Host on my wish list.

I love these book thet are like a drug you cant put down because you want to know what happens. great ending to the series

I liked it. It is fiction.

In my opinion i absolutley loved this book... it is one of my favorites now... the love between Edward and Bella is so amazing you can't help wanting that kind of love for yourself... there were quite a few "tear jerker" moments and I'll admit I cried a little...

**SPOILER BELOW**

I was shocked to find out Bella gets pregnant and gives birth to a baby girl (Renesmee) and also the fact that Jacob ends up imprinting her. I was not expecting that at all because Bella mentioned several times in the previous books that she didn't want children. I kinda hope that Stephenie Meyer (sometime in the future) writes Renesmee and Jacobs story...

There were certain parts of the book that I think could have been less predictable. Of course everything worked out perfectly for Edward and Bella and it was a little longer than it needed to be - but it was still entertaining.

i love that this book is wrote from three different character point of view (bella, jake,and edward.) I read alot of review online before i was able to buy the book saying that it was very graffic, which its not (thankfully). I love the book however I don't like the ending...it seems to just drop off (at least to me). I still cant wait for the Twilight movie to come out though.

WONDERFUL! I've heard complaints about how it wrapped things up too neatly. But if it is the end of the series, I would rather have these closed so you aren't left wondering what happens to so n so.
I loved this series.

To me it seemed like this book was forced. There were several times where I had to close the book and check to make sure I was not reading some bound copy of fan fiction. It seemed out of place next to the other three books.

As with the other 3 books in the series, this one was great. I guess all good things must come to an end and this is no exception. However, I am hoping that Stephanie Meyer will think about writing a follow-up about Renesme's life.

The series was fabulous and I managed all 4 books in under a week! It was recommended to me by a co-worker, and she was right! The characters were lovable and well put together. Stephanie Meyer did a wonderful job with them and the settings! Perfect images come to mind!

Definitely worth picking up- Good Luck putting them down!

This was my least favorite of the four and I still loved it. Parts were a little wordy and drawn out for my taste and it was definitely easier to put this book down than the rest. Still I loved, laughed and cried through this book. It was the exact ending I had wanted and predicted. For some that may be considered too predictable but truly I believe that my wishes came true.

Very sad to see this series come to an end. Every word in this book is just as good as the first 3 books...a good page turner.

I can see why this book has had such mixed reviews but I personally think Meyer did an excellent job of tying up loose ends and giving the readers what they wanted- more Bella, Edward, and Jacob. I loved the final book being told from several points of view. I just love that Nessie is going to be Jacobs soul mate. Gives an opening for future books with a whole new supernatural angle. You definitly have to have read the earlier books in order to enjoy this final saga of the Twilight story. I can't imagine trying to figure out what was going on without having the background on everyone.Now off to read her new "adult" book "Host".

In my opinion, an excellent ending to the Twilight saga. It was everything I could have wanted to happen.

Thought it built up to a potential really good ending, and then was let down in the last chapter. I was hoping for more.

Loved it! I stayed up till 1am to finish it in one night! Just as good as the others, but w/ lots of surprises and twists. I thought the conclusion was great. I didn't realize this was the end of the series until I read others reviews. That makes me heartbroken. Although, I am told there is a book in the works telling the story from Edwards point of view so Im excited about that. This book was excellent!

This is the 4th and final book of the Twilight series by Stephanie Meyer. I thought it was awesome. It was a little over 750 pages, and answered most of the lingering questions from the first 3 books. Do you hear from Jacob Black? Was there a wedding? Does Bella become a vampire? All were answered! Worth reading!

Great Book! A great ending for the series, I know some people were complaining about the happy ending, but I loved it!

I love this whole series and I never thought it possible, but this might be the best book in the series. There is definitely much more packed into this book then the others. I was nervous that I would be left sad and depressed that it was over, which I admit I still kind of am, but Stephenie ties up all the lose ends and answers all the questions. I was happy the way it ended.

I loved the way the book ended and I thought it was a well written book and it captivated me from the beginning. Ms Meyer did not let us down in my humble opinion.

Though I enjoyed the first three books more, I think Breaking Dawn provided a satisfying end to the series. There were certain elements that were left open for a possible future continuation, but the majority of the story was brought to a comfortable closure. It was worth the time I spent reading it.

Reviewed by Steph for TeensReadToo.com

The fourth and final chapter of Stephenie Meyer's TWILIGHT series is sure to please readers.

Bella has a tough decision ahead of her: eternal life or death. Should she live forever with the love of her life, her fiancé and vampire Edward Cullen? Or should she choose life -- and maybe her best friend who is completely in love with her, Jacob Black -- and face death that will eventually come?

That is the big decision that Bella faces, but of course the road down the path to the outcome isn't easy. Many events happen that alter Bella's life forever, leaving both the reader and Bella dazed.

BREAKING DAWN ends the series very nicely. Throughout its seven-hundred pages, the reader is engrossed in the drama and action-packed tale of an ordinary girl in a pseudo-ordinary world. The reader should be cautioned that fits of increased heart rate and frustration might raise the desire to hurl the book across the room while reading this last installment of the very popular series.

While some could argue that there is simply too much "drama" -- so much at times that it seems another book may have been of better benefit to the readers' health -- the book is nevertheless entertaining and delightful.

Wow - I stayed up WAY too late to finish this in one sitting, but I'm VERY glad that I did. I enjoyed the conclusion VERY much - oh it was more than a little soap-operatic, but all very exciting, with twists and turns to the plot that I really didn't see coming (e.g., "Nessie"... and the whole fact that Jacob's soulmate turns out to be the daughter of the woman-girl that he has been in love with for two years... like I said, soap opera!). It was certainly entertaining, with new and interesting characters. And I was pleasantly surprised that the major issue of her becoming a vampire was resolved so early on in the book. I also enjoyed Jacob's little section, but it would be interesting to read something of hers that was NOT in the first person for once!

My least favorite of the twilight series.

I loved the whole Twilight series!!!!!!

LOVED IT!!!! Wish there were more!

This was my least favorite of the series. It was so weird and akward and I have to say the characters seemed "off" to me in this book. There were parts of it that were so cheesy, I almost didn't want to go on reading it. I got kind of tired of almost everyone in the book by the time I was done. They just didn't seem like themselves. I LOVED the first 3 books and couldn't put them down but the last book was kind of a let down.

In the end, everyone gets what they want. I guess that is what we were all waiting for, maybe. It should be more satisfying.

Edward promises Bella she can become a vampire to be with him forever, if she marries him. She wants to have sex before she becomes a vampire. Bella decides to marry Edward to be with him. After the wedding, they have their honeymoon, despite the risks. When she becomes pregnant as a human, they face a threat they didn't know existed.

Jacob gets over his anger at her choice when she becomes sick. And even he ultimately gets what he wants, in a way. He choses to help when a threat bigger than them all comes to town.

It took way to long to tell the second part of the story in the book. We know everything will turn out okay, so get on with the conflict and get it over with already!

It is better the second and third time you read it.

One of the best series I've ever read!

Loved this book. A fitting ending to the series. My favorite is still book 2, although most readers would probably disagree. This book is a close second. Very descriptive, loved the changes in p.o.v. Looking forward to more from this author, perhaps a sequel to The Host???

This entire series is completely captivating!
I didn't buy the books until AFTER watching the movie, and once I started reading, there was no stopping! Very addictive, keeps you wanting more!

Not my favorite in the series, and I don't like some of the key events involving Bella, but some great stuff at the end. Hopefully, if there is a movie of this some day, it might improve on the stuff I didn't like. A must read though if you are reading the entire series.

The 4th installment of Bella and Edward, wraps up the story overall but Meyers glosses over character development.

Loved this series. I will say the last book left me a little disappointed in some areas, tho it still finished the saga quite well. I read all 4 books in 4 days and struggled to find another book that could hold my interest even 1/2 as well.

Note to authors: Do not break every single rule you've set up for your characters just so you can provide those same characters with an impossibly happy ending.

AWESOME! The new characters and their "talents" are so creative and exciting to read about! I loved every moment of this book! It was action packed, heart-warming, tense and suspenseful, and resolving! I really hope Meyer decides to publish the 5th book eventually!

I tried to resist reading the "Twilight" books. I heard so many good things about them, but I figured it was really just for teens. NOT TRUE AT ALL!!! I was hooked after the first book and finished the whole series in a week and a half. I HIGHLY recommend each of these books. You will not be disappointed in "Breaking Dawn".

I loved this book from start to finish. It is my favorite of the Twilight Saga and is a perfect ending.

Great ending to this amazing saga!

Absolutely engrossing.

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