I absolutely love this book. I've read each of the books at least twice...a little obsessed, I know. Although it wasn't my favorite of the series I still think that it was well written and tied up a lot of loose ends. The only thing negative I can think of is that the confrontation with the Volturi is somewhat anticlimactic. Other than that, I think it's a must read for Twilight fans.

I heard about the Twilight Saga before the movie had first come out. I didn't want to read the books before because they didn't seem interesting. Then all my friends told me that: "Twilight is the best book ever!" "It's really good, and you should read it." I started reading it when the movie had first come out. I just have to say read the book first then go see the movie! After I finished Twilight I really liked it and started to read the others and of course they were really good.
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So then I finally started to read Breaking Dawn. It was a very predictable book, since it was the last one in the series and you knew what still had to be done. Bella still needed to become a vampire, Edward and Bella were going to get married and the Volturi had an expected visit sometime. Although, there were some surprises that I did not expect. Bella having a vampire baby, Alice had left the family, the Voultri coming for the Cullen's, and how everything turned out in the end. The book was so good that it was hard for me to stop reading, and I felt like I was there when everything was happening.
Just like the characters in the first three books I liked and disliked them at some parts because of their actions. New Moon I really didn't like Edward since he left. Then once Bella started hanging out with Jacob so much I really got to see what his character was like and Stephanie Meyers did a good job of that. So in Breaking Dawn I liked Jacob because he left his pack for what he believed in, and that was that the baby Bella was having had been no danger to anyone. I have to say that the character that I liked the most through out all four books was Alice. I liked her personality and how she fit into the family. When she left the note saying that her and Jasper were leaving, the Cullen family didn't seem complete.
There were some parts in the book that I was disappointed about, they didn't seem mature enough for the reader level. The book is young adult and it didn't seem to mature when it came to the romantic scenes. I think that she could have done a better job than that.
I noticed that there were three different books inside Breaking Dawn. So it changed point of views for Bella to Jacob to Bella again. It made the book confusing at times. Which I didn't like that because something big would then happen and it was changed to Jacobs's point of view and nothing really exciting in the beginning of his book. What I now realize is why she changed to point of views, at first I thought that it was pointless, but it's part of the plot. The chapter would end suddenly and go to Jacob just as something happened to Bella. I think Bella should have gotten to tell her story more.
I loved all the books and I am sad that the series is over. I know people hate when they keep dragging the series on and on, but I think this book is worthwhile to keep adding more books the saga. The book was the perfect amount of suspense and drama; it made you want to keep reading until you finally finished the book. The first movie was really good at following the plot of the book, which made it better to understand what the characters looked like, and to understand what some of the scenery looked like. I would recommend this book and the rest of the series to anyone who likes to read about drama and romance novels.

For starters, I admit that at the age of 24 I still enjoy young adult literature. There's something about the Twilight Series, by Stephenie Meyer, that's ridiculously addictive. The plot is enticing, the characters are so well drawn out that they become friends, and the overall books are satisfying. With that being said, the last book in the series, Breaking Dawn, is a bit underwhelming.

Eclipse, the third book in the series, leaves off with Bella's ultimate choice. After almost being murdered by a gang of young and angry vampires, she finally chooses that her love for Edward, her vampire boyfriend, is stronger than her friendship with (and possible love for) Jacob, her werewolf best friend. With that, she rejects Jacob and agrees to marry Edward. Breaking Dawn starts on a hopeful, gentile, and happy note: preparations for the wedding and honeymoon. There, Bella will, as planned, finally join her future husband in a life of bloodlust as a vampire.

Naturally, there are some complications. These early set complications, along with previously noted problems, all culminate to lead up to the climax 700 pages later.

In my opinion, the problems with the book start with the voice. Between Eclipse and Breaking Dawn, Meyer penned a book out of the series entitled, The Host. Although the characters in The Host sound exactly like those characters we've grown to love in the Twilight Series, some of her writing style changed and with that, left Breaking Dawn different. She lost some of her characters, giving them new personalities and new motivations. Jasper becomes friendly and winks at Bella. Rosalie becomes angrier than normal. Also, what's with the nicknames? Since when was Jasper "Jazz" and Emmet "Em"?

A third of the way through the book she changes voices completely. Rather than having Bella narrate the middle chapters, she has Jacob. The reason is unknown. After three books of learning, accepting, and loving Bella's narrative, this new voice is different and irritating. Important at times, definitely, but there could have been ways to explain what happened without changing the voice. And most importantly, it's not very masculine. Meyer tries too hard to make him sound like a teenage boy, which results in dialogue even movies wont use. Thankfully, the narration is changed back to Bella's at a very crucial part.

The book centers around the idea of forever. Marriage binds a couple until death, but a vampire marriage couples a pair forever. Meyer reminds us of this very few pages, overusing the word "forever" much like she overused the word "dazzled" in the first book, being somewhat of a female Palahniuk.

I think the biggest problem Meyer faced, however, were her fans. It's not unknown that these books have created quite a following. With millions of fans aching to read the last book, message boards were filled with predictions, hopes, and fears. Wanting to suffice every fan, Meyer created a plot that lacked the passion she originally had in the series. Wanting to appease the fans, she lost many.

The plot itself was endearing at times, yet ridiculously over the top at others. My wildest prediction was proved to be true, something I truly hoped would not happen. Sure, a story of a vampire, human, werewolf love triangle is a bit out of the ordinary, but that's acceptable compared to what she proposes in the book.

Complaints aside, the book was decent. Not nearly as satisfying or complete as the others, yet still good and still very enjoyable. It had moments where I couldn't put the book down, moments that I reenacted in my head while at work. Moments that made me smile because it reminded me WHY I loved the series so much. With liking the characters as much as I do, I wanted to keep reading. I wanted to love it. And because of that, I did enjoy it. I did like how it ended, a happy ending, as she promised, and I liked what happened with each character. It was a solid ending to the series.

Who knows if the further books she plans on making (an encyclopedia, much like J.K. Rowling; Midnight Sun, the story from Edward's perspective; and the possible three additional books detailing life after the series, as told by other characters) will help the series or destroy it. Is she jumping the shark? Who knows. One thing I do know is that Meyer does have talent. She knows how to keep a reader interested. She knows how to create a world wide phenomenon and she knows how to make girls drool over characters too dreamy to be human. For all of this, I have a lot of respect for her. And, ultimately, for all this, I'll still have a very high regard for the series. Maybe not for forever, but at least for quite some time.

When I read Twilight a couple years ago, I became obsessed with this series - not a very unusual thing to happen, obviously. I absolutely loved it and I went insane waiting for the next books to come out. It didn't help that I also got one of my friends into it, and her obsession added to mine. I was almost in tears when Breaking Dawn came out, knowing the series was over.

Those tears soon turned to laughter as I read this book - and not a good laughter. I can't believe how disappointing it was. I admit that I have read a few Twilight fanfictions, and while reading Breaking Dawn I honestly felt like Stephenie Meyer just took every cliche she could find from those other stories and shoved them in her book. Everyone was so out of character, the whole plot was ridiculous (hence, my laughter during even the most serious parts), and the writing style that I loved so much seriously deteriorated. Maybe there was no good way to end this series, I don't know; but this was just terrible. I can't even get into the details that upset me too much, I know I could go on for ages. Twilight is still my favorite book, and I'm very grateful to Stephenie Meyer for introducing me into this world, but if you want my honest opinion, stop once you finish Eclipse. The ending to the series is not worth it. If you absolutely need some closure, read the first 3 chapters of Breaking Dawn, MAYBE the very end if you're desperate, and stop there. No need to ruin the story for yourself.

After completing the "Twilight" book series im feeling rather flat. The first book started off with a bang. It has the wow factor that pulls you in. You instantly connect with each character and your instantly pulled under the Bella and Edward spell.

However after reading on, New Moon establisted more of the story, it too grabbed me but left me feeling rather disconnected with Edward. Jacob comes so much more into his own and you really get to like him.

After reading Breaking Dawn however I feel extremely flat. This was not the ending I was hoping for. I feel more time was spent on trying to create a drama or obstical for Bella and Edward to overcome. Tho the book does wrap up alot of unanswered questions I ended up feeling very disconnected from Bella and Edward and in the end was left wondering why the story had to go down the Marriage and Kids path?

I feel so much more time should have been spent on Bella becoming a Vampire (in better detail and perhaps that could have been the "drama for the final novel) and the love that her and Edward share.

All in all, im glad iv read it, id read it again but am i happy with the wrap up? No.