A review by booksofshannon
Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer

3.0

After almost thirteen years, I have finally finished The Twilight Saga. (About ten years ago I stopped reading this book when I had about 130 pages left and then never picked it up until 2021!) It is a nice feeling to finally finish, however that does not make this book move up in my list. Starting with the beginning, I really enjoyed the wedding and the honeymoon part. However, I will be honest that I kind of wish they did not since Bella Swan did not express interest in wanting to be married. Being in love was enough for her. Another part that does bother me is the introduction of a child. I never got the mothering feeling from her. And it still seems very random to add it into the last book with no other mentions in the rest of the series. Now onto Jacob Black's point-of-view is one of the annoying parts of this book. I did not care for the change in point-of-view since IT DID NOT HAPPEN IN ANY OF THE OTHER BOOKS! It kind of just throws off the groove and ruins the story for me. I would have liked to know Bella's point-of-view of when she is pregnant just like how we know all her thoughts throughout the rest of the story. (I did skim read this section of the book during this read but I have read in detail in the past when I was "Team Jacob" so I felt like I was missing nothing important.) And then the imprinting. While I have some faults with Renesmee, I do not support the imprint or a romantic relationship with Jacob. (Even though she is a child in this book, all of the past imprints, expect for Quil's, has showcased a romantic relationship. There has not been a platonic relationship showcased in the books.) Jacob was way too entangled with Bella and Edward for almost three of the four books to not make an extremely weird and uncomfortable romantic relationship with Renesmee work. (As stated in my "Eclipse" review, Jacob should have died in the newborn battle and all of this would have been avoided. I also say three out of four books because Jacob was not a major factor in the first book.) Onto the third part where Bella's point-of-view returns and she is now a newborn vampire! When the previous book stated how hard it was for a newborn vampire, I felt that Bella became too perfect at being one. She was able to deal with blood lust and not hurt humans right off the bat. She still has her father and shapeshifter friends in her "new" life. While I enjoyed meeting the other vampires that the Cullen's know, the ending just fell flat for me. (The movie for the end of "Breaking Dawn" did a much better job and actual put some action into a very boring talk.) I also found Renesmee a bit annoying and again a little too perfect. Everyone who was introduced to her was in love with her afterwards. It just was a bit too perfect. (I know I keep using that word but that is the best word to described it at the moment.) Overall, it was a descent ending to the saga but I wish there was just more action and sacrifice and a tad less happily ever after. (Wow...I just went a bit dark!)