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Breaking Dawn (2008)

by Stephenie Meyer

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Series: Twilight Saga (4)

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39,018102750 (3.68)2 / 206
Although eighteen-year-old Bella joins the dark but seductive world of the immortals by marrying Edward the vampire, her connection to the powerful werewolf Jacob remains unsevered.
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    Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer (willowwaw, spanishgodess)
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    Twilight by Stephenie Meyer (willowwaw)
  4. 51
    The Awakening / The Struggle by L. J. Smith (_Zoe_)
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    Glass Houses by Rachel Caine (Jenson_AKA_DL, Rachook)
    Jenson_AKA_DL: If you're looking for more vampire stories, I'd suggest this one!
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    Twilight / New Moon / Eclipse / Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer (amybroad25)
    amybroad25: Amazing books Could not put any of them down Hoping that she will write another one about Bella and Edwards daughter renesmee
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    Evernight by Claudia Gray (titania86)
  8. 64
    Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead (gamermom2004)
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    Book of Shadows by Cate Tiernan (mgcdreamer13)
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    The Host by Stephenie Meyer (willowwaw)
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    Team Human by Sarah Rees Brennan (TomWaitsTables)
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    A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray (goodiegoodie)
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    Night World No. 1: Secret Vampire / Daughters of Darkness / Spellbinder by L. J. Smith (_Zoe_)
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    Not Safe for Vampires by William Frost (LostVampire)
    LostVampire: Thomas Watson becomes a vampire during the Civil War. The YA fantasy fiction novel NOT SAFE FOR VAMPIRES is a good read. It is only 128 pages, but it is not light reading, You really have to follow the beginning - once you understand the style of writing (there are flashback scenes) you will really enjoy the journey. The story is filled with history. For example, Africatown and the Clotilde ship are a real part of history (I googled it). Also, the character Captain Thomas Watson was really a soldier for the Union Army. I believe you will enjoy this book and add it to your library as well.… (more)
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the first "sex scene" I've ever read and made me terrified of getting pregnant ( )
  Punka71 | Sep 27, 2023 |
hell, once I was this far into the series it seemed silly not to push on to the end. ( )
  Kim.Sasso | Aug 27, 2023 |
Y así es que con este cuarto libro se termina la Saga que debo admitir ame en cada momento. Así como dije en la reseña de Crepúsculo, gracias ya que increíblemente gracias a esta serie arranqué a leer allá por mis 13-14 años. Lo leería hoy en día, no, ni ahí, obviamente hay muchísimas cosas muy mal y muy tóxicas en esa relación, pero bueno, por suerte se aprende al crecer a ser mas selectivo y elegir lecturas mucho mejor y quedarse con aquellas que permitan disfrutar y reflexionar sanamente. ( )
  mahebelen | Aug 25, 2023 |
Twilight 4
  SueJBeard | Jun 21, 2023 |
BREAKING DAWN has been a fair read however not as good as new moon or eclipse which had you hooked from start to finish. B.D started off icky with the offset of character but it picked up at the next chapter, and gradually picked up as it went along. when i got to the part from Jacobs pov it made the whole book more alive seeing outside of Bellas fairy tale lifted the book allot and although there was a character introduced that i immediately thought would kill the book (possible reaction because i read negative spoilers from the american amazon site which looked at the book with more reality than fantasy) but i pushed the negative thoughts aside and read with open mind and i must say S.M strange imagination made the whole story tie up nicely.-and i don't even like happy ever afters- i was disappointing that i was deprived of action i hoped would happen but it wasn't a huge disappointment


The two star review is for how anti climatic the books as a series were, never were the main characters sacrificed and always a nobody got the blunt end of the stick, the books were predictable and quite frustrating. ( )
  Enchanten | Mar 12, 2023 |
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And so the pabulum slips down, spoonful by spoonful, with every now and then a neat idea, an unspoken hint of untold perversity, an almost subliminal flash of something nasty.
 
Over 754 pages, the answers come almost too easily, but not quickly.
 
Certain elements of BREAKING DAWN are perplexing, even off-putting --- particularly the scenes of sex, pregnancy and childbirth.

But it's nearly impossible to please everyone --- especially when so much of the series' drama has relied on the tension of Bella's choice between two very different but desirable lovers. Readers who are able, eventually, to gain some perspective will find much to redeem BREAKING DAWN, particularly its new insights into Jacob's inner life as well as its neat resolution to several of the series' pressing conflicts and its realistic (or at least as realistic as a vampire romance can get) portrayal of the complexities and joys of married life.
 

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Author nameRoleType of authorWork?Status
Stephenie Meyerprimary authorall editionscalculated
Hachmeister, SylkeÜbersetzersecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Kadushin, IlyanaNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Pallarés Sanmiguel, José MiguelTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Sánchez Raya, María JesúsTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Walters, MattNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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Epigraph
Childhood is not from birth to a certain age and at a certain age. The child is grown, and puts away childish things. Childhood is the kingdom where nobody dies.
Edna St. Vincent Millay (Book 1: Bella)
And yet, to say the truth, reason and love keep little company together nowadays.
>William Shakespeare "A Midsummer Night's Dream" Act III, Scene i (Book Two: Jacob)
Personal affection is a luxury you can have only after all your enemies are eliminated. Until then, everyone you love is a hostage, sapping your courage and corrumpting your judgment.
>Orson Scott Card "Empire" (Book Three: Bella)
Dedication
This book is dedicated to my ninja/agent, Jodi Reamer.
Thank you for keeping me off the ledge.

And thanks also to my favorite band,
the very aptly named Muse,
for providing a saga's worth of inspiration.
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I'd had more than my fair share of near-death experiences; it wasn't something you ever really got used to.
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The days were not long enough for me to get my fill of adoring my daughter; the nights did not have enough hours to satisfy my need for Edward.
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Editions: 031606792X, 031604461X, 0316067938

 

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