This book is definitely the weakest book in the series. I think what saved this book from being a 2.5/5 is I read Fifty Shades, and that book was worse than this. The best way I can describe New Moon is that episode arc that lasts for 3 episodes where nothing really important in the moment and context of that arc happens, but it's really important to watch those episodes since it sets up future story points. I'm also not a Jacob person, so that probably is why I feel like this as well.

Re-reading this when I'm not a teen also makes me realize how not great of a person Jacob is. Don't get me wrong, Edward also isn't a great person (especially in this novel), but holy crap is Jacob just not that cool of a dude once he goes into wolf mode.

I will say an interesting callback from Midnight Sun is that Edward mentions as long as he burns, Bella is safe, while in this book it mentions how Bella feels like she's burning. Not really anything to do with this one, but a cool thing I noticed.

I'd say just read the SparkNotes if you aren't super interested in this one. You just really need the context for future stuff, as the majority of this book really doesn't matter in the grand scheme of the saga.