Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: An Eclipse Novella by Stephenie Meyer

25 reviews

saraf123's review against another edition

sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

don't have any hope for a happy ending

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death and Murder

rosesus's review against another edition

informative mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75

it's not a fantastic story, i think it needed another draft, and it's too long to be in one unbroken chunk like it is. but it was fine for fleshing out the twilight universe outside of bella, and edward.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

fatvampcat's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Murder

paulabekkerus's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

gildedspines's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

chapters_and_pages's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

I’ve been on a big rereading kick these past few months, specifically books I loved as a teen, and this series has been an interesting one to revisit. 

I’m sure you are familiar, but just in case you aren’t, this book follows Bree, one of the newborn vampires creating by Victoria for her army. During this novella, we see how everything plays out from the enemy’s perspective. 

I have to say, Bree really didn’t stand a chance! If there was one character that could’ve fit so well as a Cullen if given the chance, it was her. Even though you know how it’s going to end, you can’t help but wish it was different. 

I wish we’d also had more of her and Diego, it all felt very rushed and you couldn’t quite gain too much of an attachment to them because it was so quickly over. 

Similarly to the rest of the series, the writing isn’t great but it sure is entertaining. 

Overall, novellas tend to be a little hit or miss with me, and while I didn’t hate rereading this one, it definitely isn’t high up on my favourites. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Grief

kaptainpastel's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

See, what I like about twilight is vampire lore, and this book was mostly vampire lore. Also it retroactively made me more emotionally invested in the external conflict of Eclipse, which was cool.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Gore

phouka's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

Minor: Addiction, Confinement, Drug use, Genocide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, War, and Injury/Injury detail

yamiam's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

A fun expansion upon the Twilight Saga. Fun, action packed and concise, Bree Tanner's story is a fascinating read for Twilight fans. Best of Stepahnie's writing I've read yet. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, and War

l_e_lavalle's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Violence