Waiting... - My Review of BD *spoilers*

The reason why I titled this review 'Waiting', is because that is what I was doing for quite a bit of time during this book... I have to say, first of all, it was NOTHING like I expected it to be. Really, nothing. So much more different than I thought... I mean, I always like books to be unpredictable, cos otherwise there's no fun, but... dunno. Let me break it down here..

This review may not have much format, so I apologise in advance, it's going to be more of a rant than a review, maybe😳

First of all, I have to say, I really liked the wedding. It was done nicely, simply, yet extravagantly (thanks to Alice) at the same time... I too got emotional as Bella was talking to Charlie and the others, how everything was happening. The wedding went by quickly, but I wanted it to be that way... didn't want it to drag on. I was actually surprised that Jacob had come! But I was surprised in a happy kind of sense... I've always liked Jacob, even though I became unsure somewhat towards the end of Eclipse, after all that happened... so that was definitely a nice surprise.

The honeymoon - wow, Isle Esme! What a pretty name, I'm sure the place must have been beautiful as they described it in the book as well. Everything was going nicely, until.... Bella got pregnant. I'm so sorry, but I dunno why, I really didn't want her to become pregnant... I just always imagined it to just be Bella and Edward. Though I'll go more into detail about the baby later on... I think I was just as much in shock as Edward was at the time; I didn't expect that to happen at all! So there was my first shocker of the book (Jacob coming to the wedding wasn't really a 'shocker' for me)...

... And now, moving onto Book 2 - Jacob's perspective. Despite the fact that so many horrible things happened during this book, I liked reading it in Jacob's POV. I like the way he thinks.. in the sense that it added some humour to the book, something more light. I loved the chapter titles too, those were really funny! But moving onto what happened during the course of the book... what was Bella doing?! I was just reading, horrified as I kept going, to see what was happening to her. And, to see what Rosalie was doing... for her to just completely ignore the rest of the family... not for Bella, but for the baby. Though she was nicer later on... but still, during that time, I was just so frustrated because Bella was refusing to do ANYTHING for herself. However, what I did like was the closer relationship between Jacob and the Cullens here... it was sweet, not always intimate or close in the sense of a 'family', but definitely much better than it had been in the past. I liked Edward and Jacob's means of communication... though I didn't much like the suggestions Edward gave Jacob for Bella. Those were... I knew she would never agree, but still... Anyways. I was so proud when Jacob decided to leave, and go back, and when Seth came with him... On a lighter note, did I mention that I absolutely love Seth? He's one of my favourite characters! That boy is just too adorable... always happy-go-lucky, the one character whom you really can't not like. Like I said, I liked the overall relationships formed during Book 2 - even Jacob's and Rosalie's, though I'm not sure if you can call that a 'relationship'. Haha. Though it was definitely funny, for sure.

And now, we progress into the more harms the baby is doing to Bella. They find a solution, and the baby is on its way to coming out... and then, I am just... I don't know if I could read any further. To see the pain consuming her, to see everything... it was really painful. And then Edward began to bite her all over, and try his best to save her, and then Jacob leaves... thank goodness.

And by the way, throughout the entire Book 2, I really felt for Jacob the entire way - when he felt awkward with the Cullens, not sure on how to express his gratitude... when he felt hurt that Edward was beginning to appreciate the baby's existence with Bella... I could really feel for him.

Now, back to Bella's persepective... how she almost died, how she came back, and how she became a vampire.. Honestly, I had expected Bella becoming a vampire to be something more... glorious? But when I realise what happened, it happened like how destiny made it - Edward was the one who made her a vampire, which is what she wanted... though the situation and circumstances weren't the most ideal ones.

And here, to interject, I go back to my 'Waiting'... because, even at this time, I am waiting for the 'good' part of the book to happen. The part when I can't possibly even think of putting my book down for one moment. The part when I feel a real thrill reading... I have yet to find that part.

Bella becoming a vampire... it was interesting to see her self-control - actually, I too, like her, expected to be bloodthirsty, to not be able to control herself, to want to hunt immediately... but that didn't happen. In that sense, it was really interesting for me. I have to say that I also really undersood Jasper during this time, I felt for him, and his confusion... I think everyone else in the family did too.

The hunting was interesting, I did like the whole 'gliding' and 'leaping' and 'jumping' part... though Bella being stronger than Edward? Didn't really expect that. Interesting... (I've over-used this word now, sorry)

And I'm still waiting... where's the Volturi? And what about Jacob imprinting? But alas, the latter part has come...

... and Jacob imprints on Renesmee. My goodness! That was another almost shocker for me - for a moment, I was upset, surprised, but then I realised... isn't it a good thing? I always knew that Jacob would be tied to Bella and the family, and maybe this was the only way... so maybe, it was a good thing.

And now, speaking of Renesmee. She scared me at first, I'd have to admit... the way she communicated with Edward, how fast she grew... it all frightened me, slightly. The way she touched people and told them about her thoughts... Renesmee, I'm sure, was beautiful, but the whole prospect of her being there... I didn't really appreciate that until later on, I think. Though, like I said, I appreciated her later on... she was a new light in the family, someone whom nobody could really keep away from, which in a sense, was maybe a good thing. Her biting Jacob, though.... wow. Haha.

Telling Charlie about it, I think I expected him to react that way because he's the kind of person who would react to things in that fashion... but for Jacob to just phase and show him, wow! That was a surprise. I'm glad though that he could be a part of the family for a longer time... that definitely was a plus point.

And I'm still waiting for the Volturi to come (I couldn't believe I was thinking this at the time)...

And they came! But at the expense of Alice and Jasper leaving. Another shocker for me. I had no clue they would... had no clue Alice would leave. I was almost into tears during that time (and I was also almost in tears when Bella became pregnant), because I love Alice, as we all do... to see her gone was definitely not the highlight of the book. The preparation for the Volturi was interesting, I really liked learning about the other vampires and everything (and thank God Tanya didn't create any problems between Bella and Edward, haha)... that was definitely nice!

And then the Volturi arrived. Caius... grrrrrrr. Never liked him at all during the entire time. Aro, on the other hand... have to give him credit for his patience and serenity. At first, I really thought they were going to fight and was almost looking forward to it, but then they didn't... which is actually a good thing... I think. Actually no, I am glad it didn't resolve into a fight, didn't want any deaths to happen.

The ending was... nice. I was especially happy because it ended with Bella and Edward, not anyone else. Do I sound selfish? I'm really not; I just felt that the back cover of the book with the "Forever" sequence betrayed me slightly... because that gave me the impression of so much more just Bella and Edward. Though I can't be disappointed, they were together so much!

I know this is too long, but there's really no point in me erasing parts of it, because I just typed what I felt... I'm sure I could've typed more, but let me save the rest of you from reading too much here :) Overall, it was.... nice. I think I'm going to re-read it and see if I like it more the second time. Definitely there were a lot of plus points, a lot of shockers, but the thrill that I got from reading Twilight... just didn't really come for me here. It didn't much feel that Breaking Dawn was a continuation of the others; it was so different... though maybe that's because here, Bella got married, she's out of school, so many other different things... and so on. I'm not saying it was bad though; definitely a good one, just not the best. Not for an ending to a saga... (sighhh, I am so waiting for Midnight Sun now!)

I think if I write more, I might as well give the whole plot of the book! Did I do that already? I hope not...

I'll leave this here, dunno if what I said made any sense at all, I hope I didn't bore all of you here... phewwwww! And now my fingers are hurting. :) I almost wrote this whole thing without taking a break, but I took one in the middle... thank God.

... By Ammu

And i felt exactly what you did for a moment I was upset then i was surprised, but then I also realised that it was a good thing and i was just happy that Jacob was happy 😳

Yap, in the beginning and everything, things were going well, I was excited to see what would happen.. and then the shockers came. Those were what made BD even more unexpected for me... like I said, i'll probably read it again and see if it makes any difference on me 😛

*Spoilerss*

Okay, Im ganna get into the whole book itself first, rather than it's three parts! I gotta say that book was average, I liked it, but I didn't love it!

There were many things missing, I felt:

The characters, they were changed somehow, going back through the other three books and this one, they were different! I dunno how, but they all reacted, talked, and were just different!

The spark between Edward and Bella was wavering! It was there, than it wasn't.

The fact that Alice, Jasper and Emmett were not as involved in the whole hting got to me.

Okay, now going to Book One; Bella and Edwards wedding, what do I say, it was sweet. But it was near the end of this book that I noticed the characters difference. Esp. Edward and Bella, they ddin't seem htem anymore, and their relationship didn't seem the same anymore, maybe because they were married but gahh...

Book Two: One thing, Jacob is halariouss! Reading through his POV was interesting and funny! I felt bad for him, as much as he cared for Bella, and the fact that they couldnt be together! It was sad. Bella, gahh, i got mad at her many times here, I know she didn't mean what she did, i mean if your a mum than obvously it is different for you. The way she was hurting everyone. But than getting on with the book, i felt that it was okay, she was doing what she thought was right! Rosialie and Jacob, I gotta say, I loved it, him and his blonde jokes just to irk Rose! It was funny. Bella almost dying, That was sad, seeing Edward and Jacob react to this, it was so sad. Than the imprint, Oh dear, was i really sad about this.. I wanted Edward and Bellla together, but the fact that Jacob imprints on Nessie, got to me. I saw Bella and jacob together as Best friends, but never connected like this! Nessie was special, at first she scared me, but later on, she grew on me as she did with the rest!

Book three: Bellla as a vampire, at this point, I Felt the characters were back, I really liked this one because it was different and seeing her adjust to everything was interesting. Her and Edward seemed to have the spark again. But as it progressed Meyers lost the charactes again, or so i feel. I was a bit dissappointed with Bella's gift, I felt her gift would be really unique and no one would have seen it before, but knowing that Somone from Voultri had her gift, though not as strong was a bit disapointing.. Them not figting was a relief, I didn't wanna see anyone dead. I really liked the note it ended on, again Meyers reagined Eddward and Bella the last few pages, but then it ended. Im a bit sselfing, i wanted more of Edward and Bella together, more as in, more convo from both of them, in this boko I didn't see much of there convo as in the other books!

I was sad, the point where Edward and Bella seemed more themselves the book ended! Overall the book was okay, It could have been better!

Im ganna go read the other three books now, just to get more edward and bella!

Now, All I can really look foward to is Twilight movie and Midnight Sun!

*I'll come edit this later, as I remember more things!*