Reviews with content warning for Suicidal thoughts - New Moon

I read the Twilight Saga during its peak in the late-2000s and early-2010s. With the Twilight renaissance that’s been happening, I thought it would be fun to go back and revisit the series.

“New Moon” used to be my favorite book in the series—I have been a Team Jacob girlie since the start. This time around, I was so incredibly sad when

Edward came back and ruined everything. Bella was starting to work through her depression and had finally decided to give Jake a chance, because she thought she could grow to love him, and what happens? That pervert’s sister bulldozes back into her life. Charlie was right to be wary about letting Bella hang with the Cullens again and frankly I wish he’d pushed back harder. They should have let the Volturi execute Edward in Italy and continued having a grand time in Forks.

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phouka's review against another edition

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adventurous dark medium-paced

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

4.75

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elodiethefangirl's review against another edition

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dark emotional medium-paced

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

2.25

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clovetra's review against another edition

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challenging dark sad slow-paced

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

3.0

i hate men named jacob black!!!!!!!
ok thats mean i dont hate him
im just a bit dead inside
i think what hooked me on to <i>twilight</i> was the relationship between bella and edward. this entire book was just jacob and bella fluffing around until edward loses his shit in Italy.
this was painful for me. i still cant rate this like a 2 because there was some edward moments!
and alice! my love. she makes everything better <3 welcome home to my brain
anyways yeah there were still some good edward moments and up until the epilogue i was like "ok cool this is an easy 4 star".
why was the epilogue like that????????
im sorry i hate the love triangle angle! im not a big fan of the trope as is, but the fact jacob is 2 years younger and so emotionally immature.... im sorry i cant. it feels forced and i hate it!
anyways here's to less jacob black, and more alice cullen

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chelseazhao's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense medium-paced

3.5

While I do really like somethings about this book and even think that the writing has improved, I remember this not living up to the first book.

It’s hard to get my thoughts together because it is a reread. But I remember wishing that Edward was actually in it more, even though I did love learning about Jacob and that side of the story.

But I think it is also that they introduce a problem/threat and nothing comes of it in this book at all. It just feels very second book to me.

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revolverreads's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
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

3.0

This December, we took a page out of Edward Cullen’s High School Survival Guide: Bad Breakups 101, or the guide on how to not break up with your underage girlfriend whose self esteem is practically nonexistent.

In The Twilight Saga, New Moon, Meyer reintroduces us to Bella Swan, however this time around she’s not our decisive, and determined protagonist. Rather, we begin this tale with 17 going on 80 year-old Bella Swan who finds herself devastated when Edward Cullen abruptly leaves her, sending her spiraling into a deep depression. Bella’s emotional turmoil and grief is difficult to digest. Dumped by her vampire boyfriend, Bella is barely making it through the day. She categorizes herself as a “fixer upper”, broken and worthless of not only Edward’s affections, but everyone else’s as well. Meyer delves into the depths of her grief, capturing the rawness of her heartbreak and abandonment.

That is, until she reconnects with long time family friend (and literal ray of warmth and sunshine) Jacob Black. Somehow this 16 year old boy is better than a 100 year old vampire at communicating. Jacob is patient, thoughtful, and understanding (at least in this installment), and despite undergoing a very traumatic transformation into a literal wolf, proves himself to be the best friend a traumatized girl can ask for. After all, as feminists, we support women's rights as well as women's wrongs. And that includes motorcycle rides, and hanging out with supernatural beings that could permanently disfigure you in a moment's notice. That is until Bella finally decides to fling herself off of a cliff and call it cliff diving.

Bella’s near death experience brings back the only Cullen who had any common sense, Alice. Together they hurry to Italy and into the dangerous grasp of the Volturi, as Bella tries to save Edward from exposing himself to the humans. Despite hundreds of years of living on planet earth, and a plethora of academic distinctions, Edward has the intelligence of a potato. That’s fine, we love a good spud.

Ultimately, this time around, we found ourselves not team Edward, or team Jacob but rather team Bella. Team Bella needs to go to therapy like Charlie suggested.

So please, grab your galoshes and your teenage angst and join us as we get into much more detail on our podcast. Check us out at Revolver Reads: A Bookclub Russian Roulette on your podcast platform of choice, or simply @revolverreads on Instagram and let us know what you think. If you’d like to email us any future book suggestions for our roulette wheel, feel free to send them to [email protected].

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mcmeiss's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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