Editorial Review:

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, she has endured a tumultuous year of temptation , loss, and strife to reach the ultimate turning point. Her imminent choice to either join the dark but seductive world of immortals or pursue a fully human life has become the thread from which the date of two tribes hangs.
Now 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.

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

This Special Edition of the #1 New York Times bestseller includes:

• An exclusive Breaking Dawn concert series DVD, featuring a performance by Blue October's Justin Furstenfeld and a conversation between Stephenie Meyer and Justin Furstenfeld.

• A reproduction of the personal, handwritten lyrics for My Never by Justin Furstenfeld.

• A limited-edition, full-color Bella & Edward poster (on reverse side of book jacket).

• And more!

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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Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0

Im embarrassed I read it.:

Twilight was dazzaling
New Moon was Depressing
Eclipse was enchanting.
And Breaking Dawn was...
HORRIBLE. CHEESY.GORRY.WEIRED.
I was like most american teenagers that lined up @ midnight waiting to have the final installment in my hands, waiting to find out what happens the loved triangle; Bella, Edward, and (my favorite) Jacob. TEAM JACOB we screamed. only to find out that edward and bella go all the way and have a BABY. Weird much? and her talking about guys having kids at... more info

A delight, not what I expected:

I finished reading the first three novels in the Twilight series some months ago, but I hesitated on reading the fourth. I had read a number of the one star reviews and let myself be concerned by them. I shouldn't have been. Having just finished Breaking Dawn, I found it to be a delight. All the loose ends were wrapped up nicely, and yet I didn't find it feeling contrived. Certainly some of the plot elements were unexpected, and even though I expected everything would tie up nicely in the end, I was pleased... more info

Weak:

This book seemed to start well, but tried to pack too much into this final part of the saga. Parts of the story just dragged on and on while other parts were not explained enough, and just skimmed over the details... leaving you wondering what the heck happened. I would have wished a better thought out final to this saga. Not her best!!!

A waste of time:

I was going to leave a long, detailed review to explain why I hated this book so much but I just can't bring myself to think about it point-by-point anymore. I agree with most of the negative comments already written. Twilight and New Moon were entertaining however my enthusiasm for the series was petering out halfway through Eclipse and completely snuffed out by the time I got the honeymoon chapter in this book. I struggled to make it beyond Bella's boring, indulgent transformation into a vampire but I... more info

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