Breaking Dawn, a review by Muffins

Breaking Dawn

By Stephenie Meyer

(Note: may contain spoilers and all of the quotes are in Bella’s point of view)

Lately I have been reading the Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer which includes the books: Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn. I recently finished reading the last book (so far) Breaking Dawn. Stephenie Meyer writes books that are fantasy. Along with the Twilight Saga she has also written The Host. The cover of this book doesn’t tell you anything about this book. However, the mini-story kind of does. The mini-story is just a quote from the book but it shows the love that Bella and Edward share for each other.

The most important characters in this book are: Edward, Carlisle, Esme, Rosalie, Emmett, Alice, Jasper, Bella, Renesmee, Jacob and all of the other wolves, the Volturi, the Volturi Guard and a bunch of other vampire covens. In Breaking Dawn Edward finally asks Bella to marry him. Bella says yes and they have a beautiful wedding. For their honeymoon they go to Isle Esme which Carlisle gave to Esme as a gift. While they’re there Bella becomes pregnant, but this is not your usual pregnancy. Carlisle is befuddled when he finds out because he had never heard of a vampire and a human having a baby together. What’s even more confusing is that the baby grows very big and quickly in Bella. The baby is so strong that when it kicks it breaks Bella’s ribs. When it was time for the baby come out it broke Bella’s spine and to get the baby out, Edward cut her stomach open. To save Bella from dying after the baby was out Edward bit Bella so she would become a vampire. The baby wasn’t just a human; it was half human and half vampire. Later in the book they have a problem with the Volturi but if I say too much it will give away the ending.

The author uses great description, she is very creative and uses good dialogue. A very interesting thing that Stephenie Meyer did in this book was creating three “books” in one. The first and the third “book” were in Bella’s point of view and the second “book” was in Jacob’s point of view. Stephenie Meyer uses great description in her books. Example: “The stranger-child in Rosalie’s arms had to be weeks, if not months, old. She was maybe twice the size of the baby in my dim memory, and she seemed to be supporting her own torso easily as she stretched towards me. Her shiny bronze color hair fell in ringlets past her shoulders. Her chocolate brown eyes examined me with an interest that was not at all childlike; it was adult, aware and intelligent. She raised one hand, reaching in my direction for a moment, and then reached back to touch Rosalie’s throat.” Stephenie Meyer uses sensory description very well. Like when Bella is on her first hunt and Edward asks her what she smells and she thinks to herself, “Mostly him- his strange honey-lilac-and-sun perfume. But also the rich, earthy smell of rot and moss, the resin in the evergreens, the warm, almost nutty aroma of the small rodents cowering beneath the tree roots. And then, reaching out again, the clean smell of the water, which was surprisingly unappealing despite my thirst. I focused toward the water and found the scent that must have gone with the lapping noise and the pounding heart. Another warm smell, rich and tangy, stronger than the others. And yet nearly as unappealing as the brook.” Stephenie Meyer describes Edward’s facial features a lot and I can always picture them so clearly. Examples: “His eyes were a buttery burning gold; his perfect face was almost severe with the depth of his emotion.” “I looked into Edward’s shining, triumphant eyes and knew that I was winning too.” and “His eyes looked silver in his ice-colored face.” I would keep listing them but it would take forever to finish.

Breaking Dawn, along with all of the other books in the Twilight Saga, was great. I wouldn’t change a thing about this book. Some of the things I really like were how Stephenie Meyer made you feel like you were there and how she gives you a different perspective on vampires and werewolves. I would like to recommend this book to everyone who loves to read. This series is very interesting and I love it.

By Muffins