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linnylionheart's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Child death, Death, Sexual violence, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Addiction, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Suicide, Dementia, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment
lizziaha's review against another edition
3.0
This book is definitely a guilty pleasure for me. I enjoy reading it but it is ultimately so deeply problematic that it’s hard to stay in the story. Aside from Meyer’s regular racism involving the Quileutes (quite literally insinuating that POC are animals) and her drastic white-washing of every single vampire character, there were other problems. The way Meyer handles Bella’s pregnancy carries deeply anti-abortion sentiments—with the people trying to prioritize Bella’s life being framed as the antagonists. Additionally, solving the love triangle by making Jacob fall in love with a child?? I know that Meyer tries to pretend like it’s not like that but it’s truly insane in my opinion. And with jacob’s perspective we get a healthy dose of misogyny and just a sprinkle of homophobia, so that’s unfortunate.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Blood, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Infertility, Misogyny, Racism, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Homophobia