Breaking Dawn- What I Thought

***Spoilers Ahead****

So I finished Stephenie Meyer's Breaking Dawn this weekend and here is what I thought. Sorry its kind of long. I could go on longer. I think AP English, and years of prep through honors english and way to much reading, have caused me to be able to give long winded critigues. And yes this is how I read all books- even picture books just to a lessor level.

1) We all knew that Bella and Edward where going to get married. I was nervous leading up to the book that there would be a lot of Jake drama leading to the wedding or that Bella would continue on her feeling horrible and depressed about hurting both Edward and Jacob by falling in love with them both. You recall the end of Eclipse. I was sick of that and am glad it wasn’t there. Bella seemed totally in love with the wedding, Edward and surprise surprise she actually saw she was pretty.

2) The pregnancy- Ill admit I saw it coming. Stephenie is to happy ending and all that for Bella not to experience every normal human experience before coming a vampire.

3) Imprinting- Don’t like it one bit. I was ok with it until Quill imprinted on Clair it bothered me enough in New Moon but to have him be playing with Clair and in helping raise her just to well you know marry her seemed wrong. And I was extremely turned off by Jacob imprinting on Reneseme from the beginning. I really hate the imprinting idea, my only huge turn off in the book Jacob needed to imprint on some one more like him and his own age not a baby half-human half vampire

4) Edward and Bella love scenes- Hate to admit this one they didn’t not bother me that much. They where married, tastefully down. And to copy a defense that JK Rowling gave about her books growing darker. She pointed out that she was following the development of the characters. As they grew older the grew more aware of things. Same with Stephenie Meyer with Edward and Bella, they where growing older, you can say, and advancing to other stages of life. It was only natural character and plot development. And with rearguards to it being graphic for young readers- read adult fiction and you will get a whole different perspective. It was truly done with class.

5) Jacob Black – He still bothers me but not as bad. He really made me mad and pretty much like him after the scene he pulled at the wedding. But when he came to Edwards rescue during Bella’s pregnancy, left the pack to protect Bella and the baby and latter promised Bella to protect Reneseme if the Volutori confrontation ended in a fight did bring him back to a better light. But he has a lot more proving himself to do before he is my favorite person. He has major maturity issues.

6) Bella becoming a vampire- Well we know it would happen but honestly I did not picture it happening this way. I am glad that it happened the way Edward wanted, sort of, he never wanted Bella to give up her life to become a vampire and she way dying when he transformed her. The scene when he was transforming her showed his love and devotion to her. He wanted nothing more then to have her. His love for her was pure and unselfish he wanted only what was best for her.

7) The Ultimate Question- Should there be more books: NOPE. I agree with Stephenie and her Good Morning America interview the series needs to end. I think she is out of ideas, even to continue with Jacob and Reneseme’s story. I think any new story line would be to much of a twist or remake of what has already happened. I mean she could continue on but it would begin to feel like an over down story. She tied if off well and that’s where it needs to end. But it would be great to tell the same story from Edwards view or even Jacobs. But the story needed to come to an end. Create a new story and new characters for us.

My over all impressions. A little to lovey dovey and perfect for me. I love the conflict in the other books when Edward has to save Bella’s life it shows his devotion to her. My hope was the wedding, and Bella’s transformation would have been the wrap of the whole series, at the end with an epilogue of them having a child, but the body would be planning the wedding and the conflict- a little of Edward saving Bella. I agree the conflict was to simple and easy. It did teach a good lesson the bullies never win.

I did love the book and will re-read it again. But not for awhile. I would recommend it but with caution to young readers- for blood, the delivery was kind of graphic and sex scenes. I agree with Kristina Baird the whole series needs to be a little censured for young readers.