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Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, Book 4) | 
 enlarge | Author: Stephenie Meyer
Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers
Category: Book
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Rating:  3011 reviews
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Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Young Adult
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Pages: 768
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.5 x 2.3
ISBN: 031606792X
EAN: 9780316067928
ASIN: 031606792X
Publication Date: August 2, 2008
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Product Description
When you loved the one who was killing you, it left you no options. How could you run, how could you fight, when doing so would hurt that beloved one? If your life was all you had to give, how could you not give it? If it was someone you truly loved?
To be irrevocably in love with a vampire is both fantasy and nightmare woven into a dangerously heightened reality for Bella Swan. Pulled in one direction by her intense passion for Edward Cullen, and in another by her profound connection to werewolf Jacob Black, a tumultuous year of temptation, loss, and strife have led her to the ultimate turning point. Her imminent choice to either join the dark but seductive world of immortals or to pursue a fully human life has become the thread from which the fates of two tribes hangs.
Now that Bella has made her decision, a startling chain of unprecedented events is about to unfold with potentially devastating, and unfathomable, consequences. Just when the frayed strands of Bella's life-first discovered in Twilight, then scattered and torn in New Moon and Eclipse-seem ready to heal and knit together, could they be destroyed... forever?
The astonishing, breathlessly anticipated conclusion to the Twilight Saga, Breaking Dawn illuminates the secrets and mysteries of this spellbinding romantic epic that has entranced millions.
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 Wow....and not a good wow. September 8, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
There was only one word I could say when I finally finished this book. It was "wow". It was not a "WOW!!!" as in 'that book was the best ever!' It was just a plain flat "wow", as in 'What in the world happened in this book?' Too many things went wrong in this book.
*SPOILERS BELOW*
Renesmee. Okay, Rosalie talked of wanting a baby, and Esme's story, and Bella seeing two kids she could of had with Jacob in a vision. Stephenie Meyer called those foreshadowing to Bella having a baby. I would guess that 99% of the fan base took all that as trying to get Bella to see just exactly what she would be giving up, sacrificing, to be with Edward. Apparently not. Edward has "special venom", so no sacrifices there. And Bella's now totally okay and unaffected by drinking blood through a straw? I'm sorry, but is this the same Bella that is super sensitive to blood and fainted in the Biology blood-typing class from just getting a whiff of blood? Nope. The whole chewing through the uterus.....that was gross. And Jacob imprinting on Renesmee? *sighs* Wow.
Just about all of the characters were out of character. Especially Edward. Asking Jacob to sleep with Bella so she could have a 'normal' baby was just wrong and totally not Edward. And does anyone know what happened to Esme? She was practically non-existent in the book. Emmett was the only Cullen I enjoyed in the book and even he wasn't in it enough.
The Volturi. Stephenie did a great job building the suspense and had me on the edge of my seat. And then, I was bored to tears by all the talking that happened between the two sides.
Bella gets everything she wanted and doesn't have to give up anything or make much sacrifice (a baby, Charlie, Jacob).....which we were led to believe she would end up doing, and she is apparently super duper special and gets to completely skip the newborn vamp stage and save everyone.
But, there were a few things I did enjoy.
First was Seth. He was the most enjoyable character in the whole book.
I liked some of the miscellaneous vamps that came about. But not many of them.
Jacob. Now....I've never liked Jacob. But I found myself liking him a bit in this book. But even then, the only thing I liked about Jacob in this book was when Jacob broke off from Sam's pack and took on his role as Alpha in his own little pack. Best moment for Jacob in the whole series, IMO.
And the best moment of the whole book, was when Bella finally was able to show Edward her thoughts. Sadly, it came at the very very end and I wish there had been more because that was when the Edward that I grew to love showed up. I actually teared up at that part and was without a doubt the best Bella/Edward moment in the book, only because that was the Bella/Edward that SM created. Not the completely out of character Edward/Bella that existed through the whole book.
Unfortunately, the things I did enjoy were just not enough to make this book more enjoyable. Stephenie Meyer said she's a happy ending kind of gal. She wasn't kidding. But Bella getting everything was just too much of a happy ending and too much can ruin a story. In this case, for me, it did.
 Disappointment September 8, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I read Breaking Dawn in a week and of all the Twilight books out there, I thought this was the worst. There was so much Bella/Edward goo that I wanted to throw up. The plot, though the surprises were really... surprising, was slow and predictable. The one good thing I can say about Breaking Dawn was it was a fulfilling end to a great saga, even if the other books were much better.
 A satisfying end to a great series! September 8, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have enjoyed getting to know the characters of this series and Ms. Meyer certainly knew how to end the books with great satisfaction. The last installment is the most gruesome of the lot yet it is never over the top nor inappropriate to the story. I look forward to reading this set again!
A fabulous conclusion in this ***fantasy*** series September 8, 2008
1 out of 7 found this review helpful
After reading earlier reviews of this novel, and having enjoyed the first three entries in the series, I was frankly worried about investing in this fourth (but hopefully not final) book. But I found it perfect in its rightness as the conclusion to the saga. I do not understand the complaints. This IS a fantasy for heavens sake, and I read fantasy novels to escape. This is the perfect escape. It could be a segue into a new series as well. Great author! I am now reading "The Host" and am finding it equally engrossing.
Best Book I've read in a long time September 7, 2008
1 out of 7 found this review helpful
This book was the perfect conclusion to an amazing series, i was concerned that this series would be too young for me since it is classified as young adult, but im 26 and i found the book impossible to put down, i finished this one in 2 days!
I would highly recommend this entire series to anyone, just make sure you start with the first book Twilight and enjoy the adventures of Bella!
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