Those of you who read my 'Books' Facebook note are fully aware of my passion for reading. My taste in books is varied, with leanings towards biographies, classic literature, and Canadian authors. That being said, with a little free time tonight, I managed to finish Breaking Dawn, the fourth book in Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series.
Breaking Dawn ranked with Twilight (the first book of the series) as my most enjoyable reads of the trilogy. Even though there wasn't the huge battle that I anticipated, I enjoyed the diplomatic, sappy ending. Edward and Bella got their sweet everafter, which must have made hundreds of thousands of teenage girls (and me) very happy.
One of the things I didn't like about this book, was the 200 pages of fluff in the center, when everything was flowing oh so smoothly. Bella's extreme self-control as a newborn vampire was a lost opportunity to have her act out of character. Speaking of characters, my other big complaint is that Meyer introduced some of the more entertaining and mysterious characters in the last 150 pages of the series, where she clearly lacked time to develop their personalities. There could easily be another four books on any of four or five characters that were introduced far too late in the novel.
All in all, I'm very pleased that I was curious enough to start the trilogy. I've finally remembered that it was an ex who "lent" me her copy of Twilight....so thank you Christine for trusting me with your precious, unread novel, that I'll most likely never return (since I currently avoid you). A secondary nod of appreciation goes out to my former, female, auditor colleagues...for introducing me to the series in the first place.
I'll give the last installment of the triology 3.5 vampire bites out of 5. If you're a chick, you'll love these books....if you're a dude, you likely won't get through the first 100 pages of Twilight.
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