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Fascination by Stephenie Meyer

7 reviews

spiderelsa's review against another edition

dark funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

5.0

This is still a 5 even though I am so much farther into recognizing it for the gaslighting, controlling, paternalistic, colonizing nonsense it is. It's one of my first loves. 

(One of) The problem(s) with this book is: 
-- if you believe Edward, Bella is delusional and self-harming, and he is noble for trying to save her from herself, while also being deplorable (before that became a political buzzword) for continuing to bait her. 
-- if you believe Bella, she has only now found something worth living and dying for, even though it's borderline toxic and abusive.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

paigeinabook's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Cannibalism, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

stindex's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Blood, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Medical content, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

walrus420's review against another edition

dark mysterious

• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Blood, and Stalking

Minor: Sexism, Sexual content, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

snwalsh's review against another edition

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Sexism, and Toxic relationship

elderflower's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny relaxing tense fast-paced

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

Song to go with this book: Savior Complex by Phoebe Bridgers 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Car accident, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

luluslittlelibrary's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

Yes, technically speaking this is a bad book, however... it is rare that I can find another book that captivated me as much as twilight did. As a quote from one of my favorite reviews, "It’s not good, but it’s enjoyable to a ridiculously juvenile corner of my mind". Stephenie Meyer does a wonderful job creating a setting and atmosphere that is so easy to get lost in. Bella is obviously an underdeveloped character, but this was clearly done on purpose so that all kinds of readers would be able to relate to her and picture themselves in her shoes. If you are looking for a book with well-developed characters and a good plot, do not read this book. But if you just want a cute (if problematic) romance that you can finish in a couple of days, look no further. You should also note that there is pretty obvious racism and misogyny throughout the book and heavily featured toxic relationships. Lastly, I think that twilight is the best book in the series and could be read alone, but I definitely think the others are worth reading if you are interested.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Stalking

Moderate: Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, and Violence

Minor: Blood