lizziaha's review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.5
Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Grief, Racism, Self harm, Death, and War
Minor: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Infertility, Kidnapping, and Panic attacks/disorders
dragonsreadtoo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
<Spoiler>Edward has a unexplained chance of heart all the sudden and then boom Jacob is problematic
But i got to say that is written pretty okay
Moderate: Gaslighting, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, and Emotional abuse
cammiico's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Jacob's character turned into someone Polar opposite of what we saw in New Moon and Twiloght. He's first presented to us as a good friend and childish, and yet in Eclipse he's shown as forceful
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going as far as to write him assaulting Bella and convinced she liked itThen we have Edward who. To Meyer's credit stays the same possessive, manipulative and controlling self. Only its amplified to all hell,
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He literally has his family hold Bella hostage against her will when she wants to see her other friends all because he doesn't trust them. As someone who has been in an emotionally abusive relationship this just royally pissed me off and made him entirely unredeamable.Not to mention the writing is nowhere near what it has been in past books. One part that sticks out is forcing the phrase 'informed on me' instead of simply saying that Jacob 'told on me' or ratted me out or anything that would make sense for a teenager to say. Bellas dialogue has never been that formal before.
The book was also so repetitive, I found myself skimming through chapters most times and would never really lose any of the plot.
For me this book read like the characters started to build and the story was forming into something Steohanie Meyer's hadn't planned for it to go, but instead of following that path, she chose to strong-arm what she wanted to happen which ended up in a forced, boring, and painful read for me personally. The characters didn't follow what she set up for readers in the two books prior, her writing was weaker than before, and the plot felt like it dragged on.
Moderate: Emotional abuse
cyanr's review against another edition
- 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? N/A
4.5
Eventually, the werewolves and Cullen Coven are able to form a shaky alliance to bring down their common enemy. Vampires.
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Of course, Victoria is playing with Edward and Alice's abilities and is able to remain undetected while she creates a newborn army to kill Bella. Edward eventually kills her in the end and Bella realizes she loves Jacob Black and Edward at the same time. Of course, she is never going to act on her desires for Jacob....except for this one time to save his life. It doesn't work out for the two of them.I love this book. There's so much going on and so many connecting plot elements. This was originally meant to be the end of the saga, but Stephenie pushed for her original ending. Eclipse ties up all the loose ends, is plot heavy, and manages to get lots of romance in there.
Graphic: Self harm
Moderate: Blood
Minor: Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Violence, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Domestic abuse, War, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Death
Bella cuts herself to distract the vampires. She also imagines herself as a heroine who sacrifices herself via suicide (ie stabbing herself with a knife).rebekken's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
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main character gets sexually assaulted and her father applauds the one who assaulted her, and laugh at her and tell her to not be so dramatic when she says it wasn't okay and she didn't want itdosxhime's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
It was a drag and I hate Jacob, that is all.
3 / 5 D-
Moderate: Murder, Violence, Suicide, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Racism
a_wren_that_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Blood, Body horror, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Cultural appropriation, Medical trauma, War, Gaslighting, Racism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Infidelity
Minor: Abandonment and Adult/minor relationship
tiana_king's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, Blood, and Confinement
Moderate: Torture, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
dontwritedown's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.75
Especially when it comes to Jacob. I kinda touched on this with my review of New Moon, but Meyer really just hammers in a lot of toxic Native traits that just make me go ick. And the fact that she makes Leah the most annoying charcter when Leah should be one of the most sympathetic characters in this universe.
And I don't why it wasn't super obvious before BookTok that Meyer was a Mormon but omg, listening to this on audiobook and having an hour of purity culture drivel is mindnumbing.
Sidenote: if you want to feel pure anger, listen to like the last fourth of the book stuck in Bay Area rush hour traffic while hangry. It just makes you want to crash your car.
Why am I continuing this series? Are the nostalgia points worth just absolutely shredding the logistics of the Lochness Monster in the next book?
Graphic: Gaslighting and Emotional abuse
serving_goffman's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship