Breaking Dawn Review **MAJOR SPOILERS**

So I’ve read a lot of negative reviews about the final book in Stephanie Meyer’s amazing saga, and all I can say is GET OVER IT. Sorry if that comes off as a bit callous but honestly, the book is AMAZING, and the ONLY reason I’m upset, or anyone should be upset, is because it’s actually over. :’(

I borrowed the book from a friend the night before last, and after a speedy drive home, I eagerly began. The book was ANYTHING but predictable in my opinion, which is evident in the number of texts I sent my friends, most that went along the lines of, ‘OMFG. HOW? WTF? WHO? OMG?!!!!’

I NEVER saw the pregnancy coming. I mean NEVER. Edward was a vampire….so HOW could it happen? But as soon as it did, I was hooked. I mean before that part I could still grab some food if I was hungry or use the restroom, but when I got there, I literally COULD NOT set the book down.

I personally LOVED when they did Jacob’s POV. I know everyone is all, ‘we don’t care what Jacob had to say’, and honestly I thought that at first when my friend told me about it, but upon reading it I realized that it was necessary for the book to work. Using Bella’s POV would have given us a VERY biased opinion on the whole situation. She would have just thought how much she loved the child, and since she was so out of it would hardly of noticed everyone else’s disgust or fear towards it. Jacob coming in as in outsider to access the situation and make a note on how everyone felt about it really added something to the book, or at least for me. I also found myself liking Jacob more and more as I could finally see into his head. It made me realize how very important he was. (It probably also helped that Edward HAD gotten the girl, and Jacob was no longer pining over her….)

The pregnancy part was EXTREMELY eerie for me. I mean, I just have to ask, was I the only person thinking that baby was going to come out looking like the little demon baby off of Dawn of the Dead??? But I found myself realizing that this ALSO really added to everything. Not knowing if this baby was going to kill Bella (I know, I know…there was still too much left. But it crossed my mind for a little while there!) or if it was going to come out evil and masacre the whole lot of them, or if it was going to simply come out like a normal human child. But wow, the whole pregnancy scene. Not complaining, but that definetely DID NOT have the same atmsphere or feeling of the rest of the books. I mean, the maturity level in the book must have gone up like 5 years right there, or maybe it was just me and my terribly weak stomach. Either way, wow. Vivid, but I guess it got the point across and kept me reading…so it worked.

Now, the BIGGEST complaint I have read from all the reviews would simply have to be how PERFECT Bella was when she woke up, how DIFFERENT she was, etc. & etc. And I all I can say is DUHHHHHHH! She is a vampire now!!!! She is going to be different, she’s going to act different, she is going to be much better at things then she was before, but it wasn’t as if the character changed completely. As I read in another review, and I will add now, she STILL didn’t have a great fashion sense, she STILL disliked the fast cars, she STILL cared for the well being of everyone and worried for their safety…etc. It was STILL Bella, just with better coordination and a whole new appetite.

My favorite part in the whole book had to be when she woke up for the first time. The combination of going hunting with Edward, of seeing Renesme for the first time, and of almost killing Jacob [literally died laughing there] was PERFECT. I loved how well things worked out after all the trials and suffering of everyone from the start of the book. I also LOVED the first night in their house and the morning after. Ohhh Emmet.

The rest of the book progressed well, keeping me on the edge of my seating and turning page after page to reach the conclusion. I honestly thought they were going to fight the Volturi and found myself actually getting excited and anxious for it…..but then Alice saved the day. Which prevented all the tears I would have shed for any loss of life.

The ending was ideal, which I don’t think most people like. I honestly believe most people like a little bit of chaos and a few casualities, but those are the same people who would have whined and complained about who Stephanie Meyer would have killed off, so whatever. I, on the otherhand, LOVE happy, perfect endings. Which is probably why I cried, regardless of the fact that no one had died…..

The last few pages ended PERFECTLY. Everything I had hoped for their family came true.They would all live happily ever after…FOREVER.

So I think it all boils down to the type of person you are. If you love the whole happy perfect endings that leave you breathless and wishing that this was your life….then this book will far exceed your expectations. But if your the type of person she relishes in chaos and destruction and needs a few deaths to make the book seem real, then maybe you should go read corny horror novels based off the even cheesier movies where everyone’s life ends horribly.

I on the otherhand am much more of an optimist. I’ll stick to my loving, caring, vegetarian vampires thank you very much.

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