2.5 rounded up. Weaker than the previous two and when the Mormon influence reeeally takes hold. I find it interesting to draw parallels between religion and YA fantasy/ feminine power fantasy and this is like the ultimate embodiment of that.

Even though I found Edwards and Jacob’s various actions believable, in a shitty teenager kind-of-way, it’s still pretty cringe sometimes. It’s certainly A power fantasy, and Edward being stuck in the 1800s forever vs shitty teenagers of the present is also A thing... the overall narrative is far less interesting (to me) because of it. Granted, I’m a guy. But it did feel like a less consumable commercial fiction structure to me because of it.