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I’m going to try not hate on this too much I swear.
This is a re-read for me and I’ll be the first to admit I was OBSESSED with Twilight when I first read/saw it at the age of 11. But oh boy was ignorance bliss.
This was always my least favourite book and I’ll happily admit it’s because there’s minimal Edward because despite it being a terrible love, you can not argue Edward was not the one she was IN LOVE with - all you team Jacob’s can go bite me.
Now that being said, for the first time I also understood how some people could form a team Jacob in this book because Bella is an absolutely horrible person and completely takes Jake for a ride in this book. She leads him on, and let’s him be led on, all because of her selfishness and her “need” to have people stay in her life.
Honestly what was mostly highlighted by this book was how damaged Bella is. I would have much preferred to see a healthy dose of therapy rather than a werewolf. She is so incapable of being by herself that she throws herself fully into relationships - first Edward then the friendship with Jacob - and refuses to give either up even when it’s not good for anyone involved.
Whilst I admit Bella was incredibly cruel to Jacob, he also has some issues. Bella made it quite clear that she was never going to be more then friends with Jacob but he just doesn’t except this? And says he’ll wait because in his head obviously she’ll change her mind. This is also not acceptable behaviour. If a person tells you that you will not be more then friends, no one has the right to try and make them change their mind. Accept it and move on pal, because you forcing your intentions on someone is not okay.
Then there’s Edwards flaws. If we ignore that Bella is clearly in need of some mental help, the way that Edward left, by removing himself completely lately from her life, forcing his family to disappear overnight and leave Bella with really no friends or support, is also unacceptable. Also I’m sorry, but who leaves someone in the woods?!
By the end of this ridiculously unnecessarily long book full of mostly absolutely nothing happening except Bella’s inner monologue I was very bored. About three things happen in this book and it could have been covered in max 250 pages instead of over 400.
Honestly there’s so many things wrong with this book there aren’t enough spaces to tell it all, but basically Bella needs therapy, it’s a terrible love story, and honestly Stephenie Meyer did us so wrong. I’m so sorry for all the 11-20 year olds who grew up thinking this once a good romance.
This is a re-read for me and I’ll be the first to admit I was OBSESSED with Twilight when I first read/saw it at the age of 11. But oh boy was ignorance bliss.
This was always my least favourite book and I’ll happily admit it’s because there’s minimal Edward because despite it being a terrible love, you can not argue Edward was not the one she was IN LOVE with - all you team Jacob’s can go bite me.
Now that being said, for the first time I also understood how some people could form a team Jacob in this book because Bella is an absolutely horrible person and completely takes Jake for a ride in this book. She leads him on, and let’s him be led on, all because of her selfishness and her “need” to have people stay in her life.
Honestly what was mostly highlighted by this book was how damaged Bella is. I would have much preferred to see a healthy dose of therapy rather than a werewolf. She is so incapable of being by herself that she throws herself fully into relationships - first Edward then the friendship with Jacob - and refuses to give either up even when it’s not good for anyone involved.
Whilst I admit Bella was incredibly cruel to Jacob, he also has some issues. Bella made it quite clear that she was never going to be more then friends with Jacob but he just doesn’t except this? And says he’ll wait because in his head obviously she’ll change her mind. This is also not acceptable behaviour. If a person tells you that you will not be more then friends, no one has the right to try and make them change their mind. Accept it and move on pal, because you forcing your intentions on someone is not okay.
Then there’s Edwards flaws. If we ignore that Bella is clearly in need of some mental help, the way that Edward left, by removing himself completely lately from her life, forcing his family to disappear overnight and leave Bella with really no friends or support, is also unacceptable. Also I’m sorry, but who leaves someone in the woods?!
By the end of this ridiculously unnecessarily long book full of mostly absolutely nothing happening except Bella’s inner monologue I was very bored. About three things happen in this book and it could have been covered in max 250 pages instead of over 400.
Honestly there’s so many things wrong with this book there aren’t enough spaces to tell it all, but basically Bella needs therapy, it’s a terrible love story, and honestly Stephenie Meyer did us so wrong. I’m so sorry for all the 11-20 year olds who grew up thinking this once a good romance.