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ananya_b'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
1.75
I try to hold myself back, but really, this is just going to be a rant on how badly I want my money and time back. This book was not worth either of them. Here we go!
Why is Edward so straight-up horrible? I don't remember Twilight being this awful, even though that was written from the point of view of a self-insert. He just appears to think himself superior to everyone around him, just because he can hear their thoughts and judge them based on that. But does he ever hear himself? Why is he so snarky and judgmental? He's either criticising people for thinking a certain way, or beating himself up for merely existing. I almost pity the other members of his family, who have to put up with such a mood-dampener on a daily basis, for eternity. And I wish he would either stop thinking about leaving, or just pluck up the courage and actually do it. I know that's the point of the book, but it's just so irritating - you'd think he'd have something else to think about!
And then let's talk about him as a boyfriend. He treats Bella like a fragile infant who isn't old enough to make her decisions. He dismisses her requests and believes that he knows what's good for her, better than she does herself - just like an adult with a child. I know he's technically over a hundred years old, so he should know better than someone who's seventeen - but he's stuck at seventeen, too! His brain is just as immature as hers - what gives him the right to make her decisions for her? It's not even about objective things like food or shelter - he refuses to accept the future she wants because of his misguided religious beliefs, as if he's the only one who's allowed to be right on such a subjective topic.
I won't even talk about how boring or irritating Bella is. Edward even comes close to admitting, although not deliberately (Stephenie Meyer wouldn't dream of writing that!), that he's only drawn to her for her scent and the mystery of her thoughts. But here's an idea: maybe Edward can't read her thoughts because she hasn't got any!
Apart from a few luckily written phrases, the book also suffers from extremely poor writing. For instance, here's an actual sentence from the book:
He ran and I ran.
It can't really get much worse than this.
I could go on, but I'll end this tirade here. This has to be one of the trashiest books I own. I'm so glad I survived the ordeal of reading it.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Torture, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Animal death, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault
Minor: Addiction, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Death of parent
lizziaha's review against another edition
1.75
Graphic: Animal death, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Medical content, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Addiction, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Abandonment
sav_22's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
brandie_abbie19's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent
darkefyres's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Confinement, and Death of parent
__romancereader__'s review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Not all content warnings are about the main characters some are and some are about the characters you meet/hear in the book🙃🙃💞💞😁😁😁😁🥰🥰🥰🥰chloevienna's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Minor: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
tagged warning stuff that was even barely mentioned in passing - everyone has dark backstories so i wanted to be thorough!!