Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, Book 4)

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ISBN13: 9780316067928

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Great love stories thrive on sacrifice. Throughout The Twilight Saga (Twilight, New Moon, and Eclipse), Stephenie Meyer has emulated great love stories--Romeo and Juliet, Wuthering Heights--with the fated, yet perpetually doomed love of Bella (the human girl) and Edward (the vampire who feeds on animals instead of humans). In Breaking Dawn, the fourth and final installment in the series, Bella’s story plays out in some unexpected ways. The ongoing conflicts that made this series so compelling--a human girl in love with a vampire, a werewolf in love with a human girl, the generations-long feud between werewolves and vampires--resolve pretty quickly, apparently so that Meyer could focus on Bella’s latest opportunity for self-sacrifice: giving her life for someone she loves even more than Edward. How close she comes to actually making that sacrifice is questionable, which is a big shift from the earlier books. Even though you knew Bella would make it through somehow, the threats to her life, and to her relationship with Edward, had previously always felt real. It’s as if Meyer was afraid of hurting her characters too much, which is unfortunate, because the pain Bella suffered at losing Edward in New Moon, and the pain Jacob suffered at losing Bella again and again, are the fire and the heart that drive the whole series. Diehard fans will stick with Bella, Edward, and Jacob for as many twists and turns as possible, but after most of the characters get what they want with little sacrifice, some readers may have a harder time caring what happens next. (Ages 12 and up) --Heidi Broadhead

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When you loved the one who was killing you, it left you no options. How could you run, how could you fight, when doing so would hurt that beloved one? If your life was all you had to give, how could you not give it? If it was someone you truly loved?

To be irrevocably in love with a vampire is both fantasy and nightmare woven into a dangerously heightened reality for Bella Swan. Pulled in one direction by her intense passion for Edward Cullen, and in another by her profound connection to werewolf Jacob Black, a tumultuous year of temptation, loss, and strife have led her to the ultimate turning point. Her imminent choice to either join the dark but seductive world of immortals or to pursue a fully human life has become the thread from which the fates of two tribes hangs.

Now that Bella has made her decision, a startling chain of unprecedented events is about to unfold with potentially devastating, and unfathomable, consequences. Just when the frayed strands of Bella's life--first discovered in Twilight, then scattered and torn in New Moon and Eclipse--seem ready to heal and knit together, could they be destroyed... forever?

The astonishing, breathlessly anticipated conclusion to the Twilight Saga, Breaking Dawn illuminates the secrets and mysteries of this spellbinding romantic epic that has entranced millions.

Author: Stephenie Meyer
Binding: Hardcover
EAN: 9780316067928
Edition: 1st
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- ISBN13: 9780316067928
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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ISBN: 031606792X
Is Eligible For Trade In: 1
Label: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 756
Product Group: Book
Product Type Name: ABIS_BOOK
Publication Date: 2008-08-02
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Reading Level: Young Adult
Release Date: 2008-08-02
Studio: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

A delight, not what I expected, 2010-03-20; By: M. Sodos
I finished reading the first three novels in the Twilight series some months ago, but I hesitated on reading the fourth. I had read a number of the one star reviews and let myself be concerned by them. I shouldn't have been. Having just finished Breaking Dawn, I found it to be a delight. All the loose ends were wrapped up nicely, and yet I didn't find it feeling contrived. Certainly some of the plot elements were unexpected, and even though I expected everything would tie up nicely in the end, I was pleased to see that exactly how everything would wrap up was not unduly predictable or foreshadowed, and I enjoyed the tension as I read thru it at speed in great anticipation of the next twist and turn. I don't want to go into excess detail for fear of spoiling a good read, but as someone who reads literally stacks of books on an ongoing basis, I found this one to be a great "page turner" and an unexpected delight.

Weak, 2010-03-19; By: Jenna(USA)
This book seemed to start well, but tried to pack too much into this final part of the saga. Parts of the story just dragged on and on while other parts were not explained enough, and just skimmed over the details... leaving you wondering what the heck happened. I would have wished a better thought out final to this saga. Not her best!!!

A waste of time, 2010-03-19; By: LOLO
I was going to leave a long, detailed review to explain why I hated this book so much but I just can't bring myself to think about it point-by-point anymore. I agree with most of the negative comments already written. Twilight and New Moon were entertaining however my enthusiasm for the series was petering out halfway through Eclipse and completely snuffed out by the time I got the honeymoon chapter in this book. I struggled to make it beyond Bella's boring, indulgent transformation into a vampire but I realized that to finish the book meant I would first have to surrender every thing I have come to love and expect from decent writing and melt my brain. Don't read this book. In fact run from the tables in the bookstore scattered with the books and Twilight paraphernalia because the hours needed to read through this sad piece of fiction could be better spent staring at a blank wall.

Who wrote this mess?, 2010-03-18; By: Susan L. Norris(Bloomie, MI United States)
I am a speed reader and can go through books like these very fast. My talent only works with books I enjoy and get the rythm going. I got into Breaking Dawn and ground to a complete stop, thinking "Who wrote this book?". I do not think she did it, it was such a complete change of writing style. I struggled through and just put it on the shelve shaking my head. I had to get on Amazon and do my first review! I also wanted to see if others had the same thought that I did, she did not write it! I saw that time and time again in the posts. Was this book meant for teenagers? There would be no way I would ever let my teen read the 4th book! How in the world are they going to make this into a movie? It would have to be rated R. I will not go on because it has been covered nicely by the other disgruntled posters.

Great Books, 2010-03-17; By: M. Sperry
The Twilight Saga (all 4 books) are the best books I ever read. I have never had books keep me attention so fully. I ended up reading the whole series in a matter of 3 weeks. I read every chance I got. I would highly recommend these books to any female.