Breaking Dawn

Rating NR Genre fantasy Author Stephanie Meyer Publisher Little, Brown Young Readers

Will Bella become a vampire?  Will Edward and Bella get married?  Will Jacob return to Forks? All of these questions are answered in Breaking Dawn, the fourth and final book in Stephanie Meyer’s Twilight series. 

Overall, Meyers gives her readers a satisfying ending for her characters.  While Breaking Dawn is certainly an enjoyable read, it does not offer the complexity and emotions of the other books.  Interestingly, Meyers writes the middle section of the book from Jacob’s point of view.  This gives readers an insight into his feelings towards Bella and an outside view of her relationship with Edward. 

As with the previous three books, Bella runs into more than her share of trouble.   Unfortunately, the solutions to these conflicts seem a little too ideal.  Throughout the text, Meyers has created some interesting dilemmas for Bella, Edward, and even Jacob, but they seem to be solved a little too easily.  While younger readers will no doubt enjoy these near perfect scenarios, adults may be looking for a more challenging resolution for these characters.  The love triangle between Bella, Edward, and Jacob especially seems to be solved a little too conveniently. 

However, as a fan of this series, I cannot say that I was disappointed with Breaking Dawn.  As with her previous books, Meyer’s distinctive writing style grabs your attention from the first page and makes it difficult to put down.  It’s only after the book has been finished that you may start to realize that it wasn’t as powerful as the others.