Breaking Dawn concludes epic romance
Thu 23 October 2008
Jacqueline Lewis, Journalism Major
Breaking Dawn, the highly anticipated fourth novel in Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight series, is packed with more of the twists and shocks that have entranced readers worldwide.
When human teenager Bella Swan moved to the small town of Forks and fell in love with vampire Edward Cullen, she had no idea that their relationship would turn her life upside down. The first three novels in the Twilight series saw Bella and Edward fighting for their lives against a group of violent nomadic vampires as well as facing ancient vampire protectors the Volturi.
With the last revenge-driven vampire finally defeated, Breaking Dawn brings great life changes for Bella: graduating high school, finally marrying Edward, the love of her life, and the biggest transformation of all: to join the vampire world. But, as with the other novels in the series, nothing happens as planned. Everything Bella knows is about to change, and nothing could prepare her for what she is about to face.
Initially, Breaking Dawn appears to lack the spark of the first three novels. However, after reading the last page, it is actually a fitting and enthralling conclusion to a truly beautiful love story. Bella’s best friend and werewolf Jacob Black also narrates a significant section of the novel, providing a whole new perspective on the Edward and Bella romance.
Breaking Dawn is sure to satisfy readers, providing a thrilling end to an epic romance story.
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Submitted Comments
While I agree that the book opened slightly slowly, having trouble finding its stride until Jacob Black's chapters, I found the final third to be extremely disappointing.
Not to mention a certain extremely disturbing scene which I'm sure have rendered any sane ‘tween’ reader terrified of ever having children.
I thought that it lacked any kind of real climax at all, instead opting for a rather boring "talk-off", which was rather dull after Meyer spent many chapters building up a war to end all wars.
Not to mention Meyer's distinct lack of skill in character building, I still fail to see how Bella and Edward could be in a real relationship, they're written so flatly, I’ll spare you my other complaints about Meyer’s shoddy ‘writing skills’ .
Meyer's books are firmly placed in the "absolutely ridiculous, yet slightly fun" shelf in my library.
Emma Taylor