Yeay, the book finally came out!! I can’t tell you how strange it felt for me to get THIS excited about a book, to the point where I woke up unnaturally early Saturday and could not wait to get this book. I had to do some other annoying errands that morning (getting a new comforter because I tried to wash mine and it was totally shredded) and take advantage of tax-free weekend in Tennessee to get a new work outfit (because I got a new job and start in two weeks!!!!). I finally got to Bookstar (our version of Barnes and Noble) and bought my copy along with a grande iced vanilla skim chai and drove home. The husband was out of town, and I had cleaned our entire apartment the day before and so I had all day to sit back and read my book, which I did in exactly 7 hours. In between reading, I had a few phone calls from parents, husband and best friend recovering from a break-up, but besides that, I had this huge block of time to read the book that I had really only been waiting a few weeks for. Unlike the die hard fans that had been waiting for years for the final book, my anticipation was only recent so I didn’t feel as much pressure for the book not to suck. I also didn’t have a ton of expectations either.
And to be honest, I was overall pleased with the book. If you haven’t read it, don’t read any further, as I do not want to give anything away. I have also read a few fan reviews of the book, and most were not that pleasant, but I could really see their viewpoint. Here is what I liked:
Since the beginning, the first book, everyone wanted Bella to end up with Edward. He hadn’t felt the kind of love he felt for her for 90 some years and when he finally met her and experienced that level of love, you couldn’t help but want them to end up together, forever, as happy as they were at the beginning (you know, after he got over wanting to kill her). And she, being a young girl, obviously fell completely head over heels for him and felt that first love feeling that is one of the most amazing feelings in the world. Yet, logically, she also met someone else whom she felt other feelings for (Jacob) and questioned this initial first love. We’ve all been there. Do we go with the one who loves us the most and who we loved first, or do we see what else is out there? The triangle continued for the 3 books and by the time the fourth book arrived, I desperately wanted Bella to choose Edward, become a vampire, and for them to live a completely amazing existence together, feeling the same fire and electricity that they felt when she was a human. That was the only way for the book to go, in my own opinion. So, I was happy when that happened. The whole baby thing was interesting, and unexpected, but was such a key part of the book that it made sense at the end.
Part of me was hoping that Jacob would have imprinted on Leah, because it seemed like it was going that way, but instead it was with Bella and Edwards child with the funny but meaningful name. Stranger things have happened, and Quil imprinted on a 2 year old, so it wasn’t that shocking.
In the end, it really did seem like everyone was content and happy in the book, and sometimes a drama free plot is refreshing. I’m glad that Stephenie Meyer wrote the books the way that she wanted to. I enjoyed reading it, and I really cannot wait for the movie Twilight and the book written from the persepctive of Edward Cullen.
