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A review by britreadsalot
Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer
3.0
How did I not remember how condescending and self-righteous Edward was? Getting annoyed with Bella when she asked him questions like she should already know that answer. Or just his thoughts and reactions to her statements.
And the constant loop of thoughts in Edward's mind got old fast. He had a lot of self-loathing going on.
(I'm a monster. Not good enough for her.
I wonder if she loves me.
She shouldn't love me. I'm horrible for her.
We can't be together.
I want to keep her forever.
She deserves better than me.)
Jesus. It was too much.
If that wasn't bad enough on its own, no, it got worse. Much worse. How did I miss Edward referring to Bella's classmates as "children" and Bella as "little girl". I think I threw up in my mouth a little when I read that. The age gap was definitely there already, but I could delude myself into thinking he wasn't that old and just a normal 17 year old until that. It all came to a stretching halt, and I got the ick so bad.
My high school self would have loved this and ignored all to gross, red flags. This series is what got me into reading! But my now self is cringing and rolling my eyes so hard.
I can't in good conscience give this more than 3 stars. There's just so many problems. But, I can't ignore my inner teenager who would have gushed over this. So I'm giving it a 3 as a compromise. It's being generous.
Don't get me wrong. I did enjoy getting to read Edwards' thoughts and reactions to things that I only saw through Bella's eyes in Twilight. I also loved seeing his relationship with his family up close and personal. Especially his relationship with Esme, Carlisle and Emmet and Alice. Rosalie and Jasper, not so much.
I feel bad for what happened to Rosalie, but she was still a spoiled, vain brat. I remember not liking her in Twilight, but I hated her in this. When Edward said her pride was wounded, he chose Bella over her. It was just stupid.
I'm here to say, I finally read it, and I'm glad it's over. I may never think of this book again. This was my first tandem read, and it felt forever long, and my brain needs a break. I'm over it.
3
And the constant loop of thoughts in Edward's mind got old fast. He had a lot of self-loathing going on.
(I'm a monster. Not good enough for her.
I wonder if she loves me.
She shouldn't love me. I'm horrible for her.
We can't be together.
I want to keep her forever.
She deserves better than me.)
Jesus. It was too much.
If that wasn't bad enough on its own, no, it got worse. Much worse. How did I miss Edward referring to Bella's classmates as "children" and Bella as "little girl". I think I threw up in my mouth a little when I read that. The age gap was definitely there already, but I could delude myself into thinking he wasn't that old and just a normal 17 year old until that. It all came to a stretching halt, and I got the ick so bad.
My high school self would have loved this and ignored all to gross, red flags. This series is what got me into reading! But my now self is cringing and rolling my eyes so hard.
I can't in good conscience give this more than 3 stars. There's just so many problems. But, I can't ignore my inner teenager who would have gushed over this. So I'm giving it a 3 as a compromise. It's being generous.
Don't get me wrong. I did enjoy getting to read Edwards' thoughts and reactions to things that I only saw through Bella's eyes in Twilight. I also loved seeing his relationship with his family up close and personal. Especially his relationship with Esme, Carlisle and Emmet and Alice. Rosalie and Jasper, not so much.
I feel bad for what happened to Rosalie, but she was still a spoiled, vain brat. I remember not liking her in Twilight, but I hated her in this. When Edward said her pride was wounded, he chose Bella over her. It was just stupid.
I'm here to say, I finally read it, and I'm glad it's over. I may never think of this book again. This was my first tandem read, and it felt forever long, and my brain needs a break. I'm over it.
3