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Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, Book 4) | 
 enlarge | Author: Stephenie Meyer
Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers
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Rating:  3769 reviews
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Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Young Adult
Pages: 768
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.8
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.5 x 2.5
ISBN: 031606792X
EAN: 9780316067928
ASIN: 031606792X
Publication Date: August 2, 2008
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Amazon.com Review
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
Product Description
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.
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 Agree, Book 4 may appeal more to Adult Readers January 6, 2009
JADE (New York)
I have to admit, when I finished Book 3, I wasn't sure I wanted to finish the series. Jacob got beat up so much emotionally, it was heart wrenching. I was getting totally pissed off at Bella for stringing him along while she knew that Edward was her finally destiny. I personally did not know if I could take anymore, mentally or emotionally. I am an advid adult romance reader, but all my books are guaranteed a HEA conclusion which is what basically defines a good romance. Stephanie Meyers is a new author for me and young adult books have not been my cup of tea since I read my last one over 25 years ago??? I was actually afraid to read final book 4. What if Bella end up with Jacob? (this would surely kill me since I'm definite a Team Edward fan) What if Jacob end up a poor lone wolf with no mate? What if??? However, Book 4 more than made up for all the pain & suffering I had experienced in Books 2 & 3. It tied up the series nicely and definitely gave me, the romance junky, the HEA ending that I craved. It also in a very cool way, made Bella's character grow to reach her full potential mentally as well as physically. She became a powerful vampire in her own right and you can tell mentally/emotionally she also evolved to be more independent and agressive. It was like watching a phyenix rising from the ashes. She was considered a weak & clumsy human, but was actually a diamond in the rough as she rose to be a powerful vampire, great mom and loving wife. A true mate and life partner to Edward. The last scene where she used her powers to finally share her thoughts with Edward was so incredibly romantic. I really really loved it.
I have agree, however, that perhaps this ending would probably appeal more to the adult or more mature readers rather than the young readers. As we all mature, children and family do become more of a focal point and this 4th book really ended the series in such good note. My advice is that the young readers that do not like this last book give it another chance when they older, especially after they have kids. I think they will see this ending in a different perspective.
If by chance Stephanie ever reads this review: BRAVO!!! Well done! How about a story about Jasper & Alice???
Breaking Dawn January 6, 2009
Renotta Roberts
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I love this book!! Out of all the books in the series this one is my favorite. I have read this book three times and it still draws me in.
fast & fantastic! January 6, 2009
J. Flynn (Pennsylvania)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
the book came very fast & was in excellent condition. i was very pleased with amazon!
Why not a happy ending? January 6, 2009
R. Rainwater (Dallas, TX USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I, for one, cannot complain about the happy ending that disappointed the other readers. Ms. Meyer set up a fantastic plot over the course of the first three books, developed that plot and her characters more fully than I ever expected in the fourth, and - yes - it is a fairy tale. A modern-day fairy-tale intricately woven in legend and fantasy. Enough suffering takes place in this series - real life suffering to which any ordinary human can relate, not the least of which is that brought on by undeniable love for another who is, for whatever reason, unavailable. The final installment rewards with the reader with intrigue and then resolution. I didn't want it to end, but if it had to, I'm happy with the ending.
 Undecided... January 6, 2009
Rian E. Lewis
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is a little ridiculous. It takes the Twilight series on a weird turn that was somewhat disappointing. It completes the story with happy endings for all characters, but it leaves something to be desired.
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