Breaking dawn is split into three separate parts. The first part details Bella's marriage and honeymoon with Edward, which they spend on a private island off the coast of Brazil. Two weeks into their honeymoon, Bella that she is pregnant and that her condition is progressing at an unnaturally accelerated rate. Edward, concerned for Bella's life and convinced that the fetus is a monster as it continues to develop with unusual rapidity, urges her to have an abortion. However, Bella feels a connection with the child and refuses, and Rosalie came to defend her.
The second part of the novel is written from the perspective of Jacob Black, and lasts throughout Bella's pregnancy and childbirth. Jacob Quiluete's wolf pack, not knowing what danger the unborn child may pose, plan to destroy it, also killing Bella. Jacob vehemently protests this decision and leaves, forming his own pack with Seth and Lea Clearwater. Bella soon gives birth, but the baby breaks many of her bones and loses massive amounts of blood. In order to save her life, Edward changes her into a vampire by injecting his venom into her heart. Jacob, who was present for the birth, almost immediately 'imprints'-- an involuntary response in which a shape-shifter finds his soulmate-- into Edward and Bella's daughter, Renesmee.
The third section of Breaking Dawn shifts back to Bella's perspective, finding her changed into a vampire and enjoying her new life and abilities. However, the vampire Irina misidentifies Renesmee as an "immortal child", a child who has been changed into a vampire. Because "immortal children" are uncontrollable, creating them has been outlawed by the Volturi. After Irina presents her allegation to the Volturi, they plan to destroy Renesmee and the Cullens. In an attempt to survive, the Cullens gather other vampire clans around the world to stand as witnesses. The Volturi discovered that they have been misinformed and immediately execute Irina for her mistake. However, they remained undecided on whether Renesmee should be viewed as a threat to vampire's secret existence. At that time, Alice and Jasper, who left prior to the confrontation, return with a Mapuche called Nahuel, a 150-year-old vampire-human crossbreed like Renesmee. He demonstrates that the crossbreeds pose no threat, and the Volturi surrender. Edward, Bella and Renesmee return to their home in peace.
..Ok im not going to lie. I was one of those who got seriously addicted to Twilight, who's to blame? The first book of the sequel is quite engaging. The writing is kinda amateurist but it is good enough nonetheless.
Then here comes the next sequel and my addiction has abruptly reach its end.
...So yeah, after getting absolutely bored in Newmoon (the story seems to drag from Edward's disappearance until Alice's return) and getting downright furious and utterly annoyed in Eclipse, i thought i had enough. I was beyond repelled with the 'Edward-Bella-Jacob's triangular relationship that i had to endure my revulsion and force myself to read this last installment. (i cried in frustration over ETHICS and NEEDS, and had been grossed-out at Bella!) And to feed the remaining doze of twiligholic in me, i oblige, in hopes that the conclusion would redeem the series somehow.
So here how it turns out.
In general, i could categorize this book into 'hardly-good-but-pwede-na'. Actually, i would rate it 6 out of 10 if not for this major, distracting flaws.
>>Let's start with the CHARACTERS:
► EDWARD, ok now, where do you suppose had our beloved, endearingly possessive Edward gone?!
The one we have here isnt him at all!
and BELLA, *winced* I was really wondering how could i once loved her.. She's nothing but selfish, flimsy, and whinny. She's hopeless, helpless, utterly pathetic without Edward. Oh, and her unfaithfulness is the last straw!
then JACOB, the most pathetic character that ever grazed the novel pages!! He has been a very convincing and effective antagonist though
for this mongrel had been a constant annoyance to me all throughout the story.
► where are the CULLENS? Gewd, they seem to just pop in and out
of the story especially dear Alice and Jasper.
Sure, It's really good having Seth Clearwater here, he adds a light hearted air to the story. I am, however, kinda freaked out with Bella's mother, Renee. What Meyer gives us is just a paperdoll image of her. Tell me, did she even have a small dialogue after a few lines she had in Twilight? And just what ever happen to Bella's friends? I would want atleast something about Ben and Angela.
THE PLOT:
1) I wonder if Meyer forgot that this is a vampire novel and not a sappy fairytale. Haha, dont get me wrong, i loove happy endings, but this is a blood book, with blood-thirsty vampires so i guess it would do some justice to the nature of the plot if atleast someone died!! None of the Cullens ofcourse, Jacob would be an excellent choice:-)
2) a great part of this book is written from Jacob's perspective. It's good alright, it gives the readers a lot about the things happening inside the pact which i honestly find quite interesting. But since Edward is the lead character here, Meyer could atleast dedicate a part from his perspective as well.
who wasnt dying to know whats going in the mind of the mind reader anyway?
3) THE LOVE SCENE. The love scene which Meyer gave us here is a total crap! She installed that thing until the fourth book then dared to give us just that? Im not particularly waiting for it and the idea of the barely legal couple coupling is quite irking but still im expecting some real romantic love making and not some bibidi babidi boo that is so unskillfully crafted. it was Lousy!! And i thought it would put Bella to the brink of danger? Bruises. Just bruises? CHEAT!!! Ok,whatever,Meyer.
4) WHERE'S MY BELOVED JEALOUS VAMPIRE?! i think Edward goes a little overboard over giving Bella what she wants. I mean, it wouldnt hurt if he throw atleast enough 'jealousy fits' whenever Bella gets cozy with the mongrel. When Bella kisses Jacob in the third book, where is the supposedly jealous Edward?!
The characters that graze this fourth book are really way different from the endearing ones we met in the pilot book. Meyer! consistency please!
5) it was really annoying how could Bella still gets everything she has to give up for immortality. i mean, RIGHT AWAY? Meyer totally destroyed the limitations and restrictions she herself imposed on Bella in the last three sequels. Whats the use of them if Bella would have nothing to give up and still ends up getting more than what she bargained for? Oh the height of deceit!
Meyer has broken her rules in hopes of not disappointing her fans. SATISFYING? yes, but still it's a cheat to the storyline And i wont buy that.
6)i cant wince enough when the overprotective Edward offered Jacob an indecent proposal about sharing Bella so she would somehow concede to abort her baby. Offering to SHARE HIS WIFE?! persuading her to terminate her pregnancy and kill THEIR BABY. That isnt our Edward at all! And crap of all crap, the desperate mongrel quickly agreed. To top it all, when Bella learns about this, she just laugh it off. LAUGH IT OFF, Like it was just a simple matter.
Holy crow, What was Meyer thinking when she write this? It was beyond disgusting, its sickening.
8) At the last part Edward called Jacob 'son'! Lol Terrible! Just imagine the dazzling, angel-faced 17-year-old Edward calling a monstrous Jacob a son? Hilarious, aint it?
=D
9) THE CULLENS VS THE VOLTURI: I really hope that dreaded fight with the royal vampire coven has happened. I had been biting my lips in anticipation for the fight to start when suddenly, everything has been settled. I was revulsed!! I just cant accept that the Volturi coven is still intact and may pose harm to the Cullens once they find a plausible reason
to.
But with a thought that maybe this will happen in Midnight Sun, the fifth installment, i had been somehow appeased. But after having the partial draft of it, which is merely Twilight written from Edward's perspective, i was piqued!The ending we have here is so indigestible, unacceptable. it was like a solution i have to swallow down my already sore throat! Meyer should atleast gave us a satisfying conclusion to make up for the height of emotional turmoil she had given us for reading her saga.
..So there, you may presume-- with these chilly-peppered comments-- that i find this book a total crap but honestly, no. Truth is, despite the fact that it is rife with distracting major flaws, cheats and misdirections that are so hard to ignore, i still find it quite likable! Hahah! Call me crazy, that wont be the first time i'll be hearing it. :)
..Paul Sheldon. He's a bestselling novelist who has finally met his biggest fan. Her name is Annie Wilkes and she is more than a rabid reader -- she is Paul's nurse, tending his shattered body after an automobile accident. But she is also her captor, keeping him prisoner in her isolated house. Now Annie wants Paul to write his greatest work-- just for her. She has a lot of ways to spur him on. One is a needle. Another is an ax. And if they dont work, she can get really nasty.
Misery is a gripping tale that delves about survival, internal battle, psychologic turmoil and a great deal about writing itself. I was skeptical about reading this at first, thriller novels arent really my cup of tea, and the backstory isnt quite appealling to me, but since i badly need some distractions, i decided to give it a try. Ok, where to start? I totally like it and I never thought id enjoy a thriller novel until Misery. It's a shame that i just left it sitting untouched on my shelf for about four months! (got it from my cousin..thanks Argie!) It had me at hello, I was caught up from the very first page! The plot is very simple and unambitious but it is teeming with twists and edge-of-your-seat scenes that could genuinely evokes full range of raw human fear from the readers. It is so vividly written, gripping..and has the power to curl you up emphatically into the novel itself. By the time i write this review, I have already read three of King's other books-- IT, carrie, and salem's lot-- so i can say that this is one of his very best. One of his greatest attempt. SK's writing prowess in this particular novel is exceptional, it is very evident over the arresting force you'd feel while reading this, and the next thing you knew, you are already Paul Sheldon himself, youd feel his fears, his pain, and the internal battles he's going through, the emotions i felt seem so real they were almost tangible (my fave part would be the dope-stealing, amputation, sheriff's visit and the last part, the Paul Sheldon and Annie Wilkes' confrontation) Dont let the backstory put you off. Do yourself a favors and read this! The story so arresting and suspenseful you would never want to put it down. Literally, King had my forehead furrowed with stressed lines and moist with sweat beads! Lol. A classic of its genre this book could really put you on the edge of your seat right through the very end.
