I saw a TikTok recently that talked about the reader rated books not on quality, but if they had a good time while reading. That will be the method I adopt for my review of this book. I thrive on diving back into things I loved as a teenager, and Midnight Sun took me back to such a happy time. Sure, it wasn't the best quality book I've ever read, nor do I think it compares to the original series. It was definitely a solid 200 pages too long and there was a lot of repetitiveness, but I had to think there would be when it is literally a retelling of Edward and Bella meeting through a different set of eyes. I don't remember Twilight all that well, as it's been a hot minute since I read it, but I feel like Bella had a really good personality in this story. I hope that if I do re-read Twilight at some point, her personality matches the one I just read. Edward had some good vibes but he also had some total creeper moments that made me cringe like crazy. If I had to read about how he couldn't stand to be away from Bella in case she hurt herself, and how clumsy she is one more time I was going to throw the book across the room. My absolute favorite part of this whole story was getting to see the other Cullen's points of views, thoughts on Bella, and their personal stories. As if I couldn't love Emmett anymore...

All in all, this was good for my nostalgic heart.