Breaking Dawn Review

*******Spoiler Alert*******

Don't read this if you haven't finished the book yet.

I would just like to start off by saying.....

WHAT THE #&!!

That has to be one of the weirdest books I've ever read, and I've read a lot of books.

It started out okay, even if it did have overly informative dialogue. I figured if someone was reading the fourth book in a series, they probably knew the back story from the other novels. No need to rehash the story. But apparently there is a need or else I wouldn't have had to read about the "big compromise" that was made prior to Bella's trasformation, or relearn the fact that Edward can "see into everyone's" minds except Bella's. It just seemed a little redundant, that's all.

Then, after the wedding......can I say....TOO MUCH and TOO OFTEN. Of course, with the author being a Mormon, I'm sure she was just drawing upon her own personal experiences. That's what happens when you've held out for so long. HE HE HE.

As soon as Bella started eating the eggs, I knew what had happened. That's another thing that bugs me. I feel like I can see what's coming from a mile away, so why does she have to postpone the inevitable. Just get to the point already!

Now to me, this is where the crazy part begins. Impregnated with a Devil Child! WHAT!!! I kept picturing the baby as Jack Jack from the Incredibles. You know the part at the end where he turns into the red flaming devil. So, even after the baby was born, it took me a long time to picture it as a little girl and not some monstrous child with an evil grin and sharp ugly teeth. Of course, what am I supposed to picture when I'm told that the baby with "chew" its way out. That's disgusting!

Jacob. Oh, Jacob. Why, why, why? I KNEW he was going to imprint on someone, I just HOPED that he wouldn't . But oh well. I guess it had to be.

Now, to the name. How do you pronounce it? Renesmee - is that Renees-Me or Re-Ness-Me or something completely different? I have no ideas. I'm assuming from the nickname that it's the latter of the two.

Once again, as Bella became a vampire, I was overwhelmed by the amount of gratuitous sex going on. I felt like I was reading a Philippa Gregory novel. Normally, this wouldn't bug me too bad, but this is supposed to be a Young Adult novel, and I have a 7 year old that wants to start reading them. Of course that answer is "NO!" But now, instead of letting her start reading them at 14, she's going to have to wait until she's 18. I don't want her to think that this is really what life is like.

I do have to admit that the story picked up a little at this point. I like Bella better as a vampire. She doesn't complain as much, she actually wears something other than sweats, and she has finally made her choice between Edward and Jacob. Plus, as I read, my aversion to Jacob's imprinting began to lessen. I guess the baby still has Bella's eyes.

When the Volturi came back into the picture, the book finally started to improve. I liked that Bella had a gift plus I was waiting for some action at the end. It was a little disappointing that there was no fighting, but I guess everything had to turn out well for Bella and Edward and fighting would have complicated the story line. Also, who really thought that Alice had left. I mean, come on! That one was obvious....she was SO coming back.

In conclusion, I did like the book, but parts of it freaked me out...and not in a Harry Potter sort of way. There were points where it was just a little too weird. But the end helped to pull it all together and redeem it. Plus, I liked were it mentions that saying goodbye would "make it final...same as typing the words The End on the last page of a manuscript." Then, on the very last page are typed the words, "The End." It was a great way to make the point that this was the final farewell.

I did not Hate this book, but I did not Love it either. To me it was just OK. Who knows, maybe someone liked it better than I did. If so, let me know. Maybe you can help pull me over from the dark side. :)

And don't worry, my next post will contain pictures of our trip. We get home on Thursday night, and it's just too hard to try and import over 100 pictures on my mom's computer.

Hope to see everyone soon.

Bye.