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c100's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood, Violence, and Child death
mari1532's review
adventurous
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
I was given a copy of this book as a gift because as a tween I was very into the original...like a Team Edward poster level of embarrassingly into the original.
I'm not entirely sure if it's because I am no longer a tween or the changes to this book were just not as exciting, but I feel very ambivalent about this book. I'm not entirely sure what Meyer was hoping to accomplish by doing the gender swap. I think that I read somewhere that she wanted to prove the story worked both ways, but I don't think I buy that argument. I mean if the dynamics worked with the genders swapped why did the premise of the sequels have to change?
Also, and I say this fully willing to admit that the first Twilight book is flawed but the characters in this version felt flat. Many of the plot points were the same, but I wasn't as invested in Edythe or Beau at all. Again, I understand I aged and the characters did not, but it was just not as engaging of a story as the original. Even the side characters felt flat and rushed and the plot twist with Archie was wild and not well set up. In many ways, I felt that this version played more into established binary gender stereotypes than the first.
I gave this book a 2 because I read the whole thing. Sure it took about 10 months to complete, but I did read the whole thing. At some point, it was a bit of a sunk cost fallacy because I had read too much not to finish, but I did get there in the end.
I'm not entirely sure if it's because I am no longer a tween or the changes to this book were just not as exciting, but I feel very ambivalent about this book. I'm not entirely sure what Meyer was hoping to accomplish by doing the gender swap. I think that I read somewhere that she wanted to prove the story worked both ways, but I don't think I buy that argument. I mean if the dynamics worked with the genders swapped why did the premise of the sequels have to change?
Also, and I say this fully willing to admit that the first Twilight book is flawed but the characters in this version felt flat. Many of the plot points were the same, but I wasn't as invested in Edythe or Beau at all. Again, I understand I aged and the characters did not, but it was just not as engaging of a story as the original. Even the side characters felt flat and rushed and the plot twist with Archie was wild and not well set up. In many ways, I felt that this version played more into established binary gender stereotypes than the first.
I gave this book a 2 because I read the whole thing. Sure it took about 10 months to complete, but I did read the whole thing. At some point, it was a bit of a sunk cost fallacy because I had read too much not to finish, but I did get there in the end.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Blood
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adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Blood
ladybanecourt's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
✨3.75/5✨
A beautiful reimagining of the love story we knew and loved, Beau and Edythe's narrative is filled with the same yet different energy as Twilight had been. I recommend you give this book a try if you did love the series!
A beautiful reimagining of the love story we knew and loved, Beau and Edythe's narrative is filled with the same yet different energy as Twilight had been. I recommend you give this book a try if you did love the series!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, and Violence
a_wren_that_reads's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Sexism, Blood, and Violence
Moderate: Grief, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Medical content
kenzie_simone789's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence, Gore, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Car accident
ging090803's review
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
I think i prefered this book over the first twilight… I really liked the characters. Edythe was similar to Edward but no quite just like Beau vs Bella
I also liked how Archie’s visions were better explained. Some things were better written.
It didn’t deserve a five star because it is still twilight so it is still cringe but oh well. Meyer did a really good job. She made her point : it a story about a human and a vampire, not a girl and a vampire.
and the end… wow. Following Beau through is transformation was really different. It was beautiful how Meyer mixed love, sadness and grief. I felt so sad for Beau during his funeral but at the same time so happy that they have found themselves for “eternity”. I kinda wish there were more books following this storyline.
I also liked how Archie’s visions were better explained. Some things were better written.
It didn’t deserve a five star because it is still twilight so it is still cringe but oh well. Meyer did a really good job. She made her point : it a story about a human and a vampire, not a girl and a vampire.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood and Violence
Moderate: Animal death, Car accident, Stalking, Torture, and Vomit
bookrecsbyjess's review
lighthearted
tense
medium-paced
3.5
Even though I loved Twilight, this book just wasn’t as good.
I didn’t care about any of the characters that much. Bella was relatable, but Beau was kind of boring. I felt that some of the characters didn’t really fit as the opposite gender.
Also, the plot changes to the end of the story made me not like it as much. I’m glad that the original story played out differently. I felt bad for Charlie and Rene for how the story ended.
Overall, it was just okay. I don’t think this story was necessary or that it added any value to the world of Twilight.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood and Violence
Moderate: Car accident
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